Rp.McMurphy

Is the 6 or 4 gallon still available?

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I bought it as a HOB for a 12L tank but never ended it up putting it on. Bought from Petco but didn't keep the receipt so they said take a hike. I'm in inner SE Portland. 

1 hour ago, Trailermann said:

I too like the color, but I could not help but notice that you still have some room for more corals.

Very true, but I'm hoping to let some of these grow out. Pretty hard to resist adding more though. 

Need to get the nerve up to get one of these. They're so good lookin'. 

Yes, everything looks better under blues, but I'm still a sucker for a nice pic with pretty natural light coming in from a window. 

Picked up some nice acans today, can I get in in the raffle too?

Timely post. I just found 3 of these a couple days ago and pulled them out just in case. Found one I missed though so I'll let this one go and see what happens. 

Photo isn't up to my standards but you get the picture....

I'm a peri-operative nurse. Love it. 

Mookie. Cocker spaniel. 

They're gone.

Broke down two freshwater tanks and thought I'd post here before taking them to goodwill or the landfill. Both are about a year old, in good shape, but haven't been cleaned. 20 gallon is a standard, not a long. 

Won't hold on to them for long since I don't have a lot of storage room. I'm in inner SE Portland. 

They're home and happy- hope they stay that way!

Got it. Thanks. 

Originally had it in the corner- only way for it to get less light would be to put it in shadow.  Is that what you recommend?

Temp has been a steady 79. Have the AC running around the clock. 

Tried spot feeding it mysis. Don't have reef roids, etc. Could grind up some pellets though. 

Could the vermetids be the sole cause? If not, thoughts on placement or ways to help it recover? 

1 minute ago, CuttleFishandCoral said:

Those are vermetid snails and can irritate the coral. I would recommend covering its  mouth with super glue gel. 

 

Will do. Thanks. 

Bought this torch from cuttlefish approx 3 weeks ago. When I got it it was deep purple with white tips. Brought it home, Bayer dip and temp acclimated, and placed it in a medium flow spot on the bottom of the tank. Within a week the color loss was noticeable, now it's just alarming. 

Tried moving it up halfway in the tank thinking it might've needed more light. I have two frogspawn at the top with great color and seem happy, so I figured that might be a good idea but it hasn't helped. 

Running a single AI Prime over a Nuvo 20 (settings below). I don't feel as though I'm overpowering the tank.

Last night the torch expelled a fair amount of what I assume is zooxanthellae (from stress?).  Now I'm seeing brown around the edges of the coral (especially in the middle where it branches).

Moved the torch to get a pic of the back side and noticed a fairly large growth there, ID help anyone?

SG- 1.026

NO3- 10 (salifert)

PO4- less than .05 (seachem)

Don't currently test for alk, etc. water changes of 20% weekly  

Any advice please?

Three and a half months in and I'm happy with how things are coming along. No major issues yet (knock wood), rocks are coloring up nicely, and the fish seem to be enjoying life. Getting pretty quick at my water changes now and have figured out how to not get everything surrounding the tank wet in the process. 

Biggest issue now is a purple torch I got from cuttlefish last week that is losing color. Had him midway up in the tank and have since moved him down. Hopefully that the direction it wanted to go.

NO3- 10 (salifert)

PO4- less than 0.05 (seachem)

Salinity- 1.026

Temp- 78

That's all I test for at home. All my other corals are doing pretty good.

Ideas?

7 hours ago, lewisriverfisherman said:

Welcome  to the forum!   Nice aquascape.  Looking forward to seeing your tank fill out .

Thanks. Probably going with an lps garden. Trying to be deliberate with my choices, using Japanese gardens as my inspiration. 

7 hours ago, Exodus said:

Bagging Purigen works great, I wouldn't be too worried about adding to much or little, you can occasionally inspect it to see how well its doing.  Just keep in mind when it comes to what kind of Mesh bag you use, most lightweight materials don't survive after the 24 hour Bleach Recharge.

Thank you, sir. Have it in a nylon bag- might be too much of a nervous Nellie to play around with the bleach to recharge though. 

17 hours ago, ChrisQ said:

And to try and answer your original question.

If you have a 20g tank (less because of rock/sand displacement) and you buy your purigen in the little bags that treat 100 gallons, net weight of 60 grams. 60 divided by 5 gives you 12 grams so i figure that gives you 5 refills of 10-12 gram bags. Just have to figure out how to measure it out.

 

 

Man that a weird thought for me, i stick 2 100g bags in my reactor in a 125g system 

Yeah- looks like you can't really overdose so I put a few spoonfuls in a nylon media bag. Thanks for writing that out for me. 

Thanks Alberta. 

Yep- I know algae is inevitable and even encouraged as a sign as a maturing tank but that doesn't make it any easier. Fear of the unknown and all that...

One per tank of the lawn mowers? Or do you mean the lawnmower and the goby will fight? Been looking forward to getting a lawnmower but that means I'd have to have algae for him, quite a catch 22. 

Thanks!