Crowther's E-260

[Crowther]

Some progress.

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[Crowther]

The conch has picked up its pace today. Grinding up everything in sight.

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[Crowther]

Does this coral look happy? It seems like only a couple of the heads open up each day. It was like that at the store too. I liked the bulbous look, but now I'm wondering if it's just irritated or something.

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[mr_tap_water]

It looks ok just closed up and usually close up when the lights are low or off you could try replacing it where it's a bit brighter and take it from there.[emoji846]


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[Crowther]

It looks ok just closed up and usually close up when the lights are low or off you could try replacing it where it's a bit brighter and take it from there.[emoji846]


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Thanks. I just moved it up to the top of the rock. Hopefully, it will like it better up there.

 

[Crowther]

Everybody's happy now. The zoa seems to like less current.

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[Crowther]

These dartfish are fascinated by their reflections. Talk about narcissism.

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[Crowther]

After removing, scrubbing, and replacing the non-foundational rock, I'm feeling slightly less self-conscious about my algae situation.

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[Crowther]

Time gets away from you. Here is the current condition of things. If anyone can ID the red tubular growths that are appearing on the rock, I'd be most interested. I suspect that they are some kind of worm or sponge.

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[SPR]

I'm not sure what the Red things are, but it looks like you have got hair algea forming, and you want to take back control of that before it takes over as it can grow very quickly.

What are your water parameters, in particular Nitrate and Phosphate?

 

[Crowther]

I'm not sure what the Red things are, but it looks like you have got hair algea forming, and you want to take back control of that before it takes over as it can grow very quickly.

What are your water parameters, in particular Nitrate and Phosphate?

Thanks for your response SPR. My nitrates and phosphates are reading zero. I have a biopellet reactor and am dosing NOPOX daily. These are some stubborn remnants of a prior outbreak. For some reason, none of my CUC will touch the super long strands. I guess manual plucking is in my future.

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[nanoreefing4fun]

maybe vermetid snail - have spider web looking webs?
They cast out mucus nets from the ends of their open tube shells. The mucus acts like a sticky trawling net trapping plankton and detritus that passes by.

 

[Crowther]

maybe vermetid snail - have spider web looking webs?
They cast out mucus nets from the ends of their open tube shells. The mucus acts like a sticky trawling net trapping plankton and detritus that passes by.

I haven't seen anything coming out of the red growths, but it seems something probably does? Interestingly, my xenia has been sending out a long strand that it reels back in periodically. I looked more closely at it yesterday and it appears that there is some sort of brownish organism in one of the stems sending it out. Is that normal for xenia or is it some kind of hitchhiker or parasite?

 

[Crowther]

I haven't seen anything coming out of the red growths, but it seems something probably does? Interestingly, my xenia has been sending out a long strand that it reels back in periodically. I looked more closely at it yesterday and it appears that there is some sort of brownish organism in one of the stems sending it out. Is that normal for xenia or is it some kind of hitchhiker or parasite?

Never mind. Something (pencil urchin?) just ate two of my three xenia stalks including the one that housed the brownish organism.

 

[Crowther]

Some tank updates: it's so much easier to procrastinate while working from home now.

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[Crowther]

What's wrong with my candy cane? Nitrates got a little high while I was out of town. Do I need to cut off the diseased-looking ends?

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