Vicarious Cynic Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 OK - so I have a 40 gallon tank that I started in May of 2010. http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/showthread.php?21604-Vicarious-Cynic-s-40-gallon-long&highlight= For most if not all of 2011 I neglected it. No water changes, scraping - au natural. A few weeks ago I was contemplating just taking it down. Instead - I've been cleaning it out. The good news - Royal Gramma is alive and well, Ricordia are actually thriving - There are 9 in the tank (up from four). Candy Cane coral are alive - and returning well. Even a couple of zoas starting to grow, and the GSP is still alive (with teeny tiny polyps). The bad news - lots of stuff is gone. Torch coral and lots of different zoas, some polyps. The really bad news - bryopsis, cyanobacteria, and flatworms. Seven partial water changes in two plus weeks, alot of scraping, more scraping, filtration changes and toothbrush scrubbing of half the rocks - plus a cuc (hermits, turbos and an Emerald crab) and the bryo seems manageble. The cyno was treated. Waiting to treat the flatworms til I have more gunk out of the tank. Been trying to filter them out with every water change. I think that my royal gramma has owned the reef - the emerald crab seems to be hiding in a small pile of rubble in the corner. It was underneath the flap of a large ricordia for a couple of days. I think I need to take the rock down and rebuild it differently before I put another fish in. I'd like to try a six line wrasse before using the eXit drops for the flatworms. Thoughts, opinions and advice are welcome. PS - anybody have a used RO/DI unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarious Cynic Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ok here are some photos of the tank today. Still struggling with the bryopsis, but the cyano and the flatworms are gone. I added a blue chromis and a six line wrasse (after rearranging the rock). They are both flatworm mackers. Did not need the chemical treatment. The one photo of the white palys - that plug was bare after I cleaned my tank - these things started growing like mad! I don't have any photos of the zoos that Big John Woody hooked me up with today - but they are all open and beautiful. Thanks for the sweet hook up John! Full tank http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/Aquarium/c36c8294.jpg Miracle palys http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/Aquarium/616aec15.jpg Candy cane coming back http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/Aquarium/2b05de9e.jpg Three ric rock (I'll get a better photo of this soon) http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/Aquarium/6578c668.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohaynow Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 do you have a befor shot? I can understand on getting burnt out, it happens to the best of us. Nice job on picking up the pieces and putting it back together tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yeah man thats lookin great =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarious Cynic Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 I don't have a before shot - it had a coating of hair algae maybe an inch thick over everything, along with mats of red cyano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarious Cynic Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Couple more photo - all a little too blue. I'm working on that. Turbo leaning on a stem. This is the stem that has resurrected with palys since the cleaning of the tank. They are pure white - which is cool. I'm thinking they may color out to turquoise as I had some turquoise on that stick. http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/a5122cc9.jpg Candy apple red polyps from Big John Woody - with my gramma swinging through for a looksie. http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/adcacc01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Looking good!! Sounds like you have been in a battle from the start. Glad to see you are winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarious Cynic Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 GSP coming back from the dead. http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/Aquarium/251a1339.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 That is some ghostly lookin GSP from the picture it looks like the polyps are white. Does it have any green to it or is it really that white? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarious Cynic Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 It was all green a year ago - then I let my tank get away. When I cleaned it out a month ago there was just some purple mat left. The polyps are coming back out but they are white and very small. Excited to see them grow and color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjohnwoody Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Glad to hear everything made it. Tank is looking good. Glad you got inspired again instead of shutting it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarious Cynic Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 A ricordia on a rock - its about 1 1/2" http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af155/VicariousCynic/Aquarium/8e68f2d7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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