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43 minutes ago, Jason C said:

Those look like hydroids. Here is a link from BRS: Spooky reef tank pests and how to get rid of them

Thanks! Thats what I initially thought, but my googling was only showing me the nem style like aiptasia. They look exactly like the second pic in the BRS link. 
I wish I knew how they got there as I have had that little rock for a decade with no signs and nothing added to the tank in years. 

Hi, I had a crash a month or so back. The tank is stabilizing but experiencing a bubble algae and cyano outbreak. 

When looking at the tank today I noticed a pest coral on some rock. I can't remember the name of these and my Googlefu is letting me down. 

It's the little ones on the left of the rock. Zoas are there for scale. 

This is what they look like today after 10-15 gallon water changes every other day. They are just melting. That toadstool used to go all the way across my 40 breeder. I even sucked up a bunch of the sinularia during the last 2 water changes. 

Salvageable or should I just take the rocks and coral out?

16 minutes ago, Zach0225 said:

Did a nem die or get caught in a powerhead? Did you check ammonia? 

I highly doubt it. They have not left the center rock formation in many years and the nero is up high on the glass. The way the skimmer is going and the algea covering the glass so quickly, it does point to a death though. 

I unfortunately don't have an ammonia test. I will pick one up. 

9 minutes ago, Blue Z Reef said:

I would assume ammonia is running wild, probably time for some Prime and do a wet skim water change. With skimmer overflowing, drain skimmate into bucket and replace with fresh salt water (do about 5 gals this way, direct change more). Definitely need more than a 5 gal change, with things this off id try and do more like 15 gal change.

Thanks! I am mixing 10g now but will add another 5 and start filtering more for tomorrow. That's a good point about replacing with saltwater. The ato had been clicking on more with how much skimmate its been pulling. The bucket is a good idea too. 

I woke up Friday to my living room smelling like the beach and my skimmer overflowing. Everything in my 40b was closed up and all my leathers shedding bad. Anemones were all splitting. 

I did a 5g water change and added carbon. Saturday things were worse and the leathers looked like they were melting and my skimmer is overflowing.

Things have been getting worse all week. The nems are pale and pretty little. Everything else is still closed up even the zoas and palys. Sps are dead. 

Temp is 78

Salinity is 1.024

Alk is high at 13.5 after the water changes. 

I am making another 10g of water now. 

Is there anything I can do? 

Pics are 2 weeks ago and today. 

I also have some hammers sitting in the corner of my tank I need to free up. If anyone lost corals and want a head or so, let me know and I can bring them to the meeting. Otherwise, they might end up at CNC this weekend. 

I have let one go for way too long and now i have a ton of long branches running towards any light. Let me know if you want some or else they are going to Jeff or the trash this weekend. All cuttings will be several inches long. 

I am in SE Portland but I have gsp, green sinularia, hammer, frogspawn, and German blue digi I could hook you up with. 

He posted a little bit ago that the are open for now. If you wait a bit, I might call first. 

Also, they might have had to switch to ground water only during the fire.

I was wrong. Looks like pwb started blending their 2 sources of water starting in August. 

https://www.portland.gov/water/news/2023/8/23/portland-water-bureau-begin-groundwater-augmentation

Please close. 

I am a supporting member 

Didi you sell those Neros?

1 hour ago, Eatfrenchfries said:

Duct tape and tweezers. Vinegar soak for tough to remove spines. Everclear works too

 

It largely depends on the type of bristleworm. 

Thanks! I tried the tape and it was getting some but felt like it was pushing more in. I was able to get most out with glue and vinegar has helped make the remaining spines soften. 

I have had a reef tank since cnc opened on Mississippi and this was the first time I really got hit. 

I am having a difficult day and noticed I lost my tang today as well. I went to do some maintenance and looks like I pissed some one off. 

What's the best way to remove the bristols? 

For sale is 20+ lbs of reef rock 2.1. I got this with a used tank a while ago. There are a couple spots of reef epoxy so it looks like they have been placed but not used. Lots of circle pices. 

10 hours ago, city hunter said:

Is it branching or non branching? I've got braching, but prefer the non branching.

I have some non branching struggling under almost no light in the corner of my tank if you want it. 

Lights are just ramping up so I can get better pics later if there is interest. 

There are a few of us with printers if you have specific questions. The enders are the budget entry printer. They work great but can take some tinkering. Bamboo labs supposedly makes amazing printers but there is some proprietary stuff with them. However, they have all the upgrades you will do to an ender, and they come assembled out of the box and ready to print. 

Looks like a great tank. Someone is going to get a steal. I wish I was not poor right now. 

After thinking about it, I might have set up my email notifications as a text message since I dont check my emails nearly as often as text messages. That would explain the sender. 

I thought so but I see it came from fusion@neptunesystems.com as a text message. 

23 hours ago, obrien.david.j said:

I suspect you blocked your cell phone before Nov'22.

 

DATE: 11/15/2022
TO: Apex Fusion Users
FROM: Neptune Systems on behalf of the service Apex Fusion
SUBJECT:  Notification of change of service – SMS (text) Notifications
EFFECTIVE: 11/20/2022

Unfortunately, due to factors outside our control, Apex Fusion will be no longer have the ability to send SMS/text notifications on 11/20/2022.

https://www.neptunesystems.com/sms/

 

 

Wait really? I got a notification on June 9th of 2023. I am running on a apex classic though. I am pretty sure I could recrate it too. 

So cool! I have not seen the Caribbean blue leg shrimp before. If I did not already have 2 regular pistols in my 40 I would take him. 

I have a couple German Blue Digis available in SE Portland.

One is a about 2.5 inches tall and has one split in to 2 branches but about to branch out. 

The second one is larger, about 3.5 inches, but has a little hair algae on it today. It's growing up to the glass so it needs a new home where it can have the space.