Mayja's RSR 450 Reef Adventure!

[Mayja]

I bet you it was.. Especially the way you described it. It just sounded strange and I had never heard of that(if you recall).. I bet you now that, that jerk is gone, you might have better success.. But.. Do they shoot offspring?

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It's possible, which is why I'm not running out to buy a new clam just yet.

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[Hutch]

Mayja feeding bubble algae to the foxface - as requested!

 

[Wrangy]

Now that's cool!!

 

[Mayja]

It's been a wonderful summer filled with much planning and anticipation.

Today, @Hutch and I get married!

Then it's off to the French Riviera for our honeymoon!

I'm beyond excited and it's going to be an amazing day!

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[StirCrayzy]

Awesome ! Congrats both of you, have fun !!

@Hutch Did you setup a Webcam on the tank?

 

[Oxylebius]

Congratulations to you and @Hutch !

 

[MatroxD]

Congrats, congrats, congrats to you both!

from note 7

 

[Wrangy]

Congratulations to you and Hutch!! It fills my heart with joy to hear this

 

[Squatch XXL]

I just read this entire chronicle.
Thank you.

The clam issue was almost certainly the polyclad.

Have you had any issues with disappearing snails or do you think that it was a solo rogue worm?

Then it's off to the French Riviera for our honeymoon!

Congrats and have a good time Both of you.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

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[Blue Space]

Congrats Mayja and Hutch from the crew at RS!!!

 

[Hutch]

Thanks everyone!

@StirCrayzy, we do indeed have a camera on the tank. Here's a current pic:

 

[Mayja]

I just read this entire chronicle.
Thank you.

The clam issue was almost certainly the polyclad.

Have you had any issues with disappearing snails or do you think that it was a solo rogue worm?

Luckily, this indeed was a solo, rogue worm that I was so lucky to have caught right away. I had just put in a new frag of zoas on a large rock (I did my dips/acclimation and that sucker stayed hidden) and I think he came in off that one and just got started on eating snails... and my clam.

 

[Mayja]

@Hutch and I are back from honeymoon and are in the process of getting organized. I have so much to do with updating name changes on everything - ugh! The tank did pretty well while we were gone. As @Hutch posted earlier, we do have a private webcam with live feed on the tank. Plus, we have the Reef Angel monitoring the tank in case of anything going awry. I have some extra bubble algae to clear, but that will be a treat for my foxface for sure.

I did notice that my smaller of my two dwarf angels was not looking so hot just before we left. Sure enough, he is nowhere to be found in the tank. I was looking for him days into our trip on the webcam and I couldn't spot him. So, we say goodbye to our mini dwarf angel. They came as a pair and I know that those two are at least 6 or 7 years old. It was most likely his time.

What is really unfortunate is that I've lost my favorite zoas (orange/purple). Totally bummed about that, but at least they are very easy to replace.

I'll be doing a water change and testing to make sure everything's balanced. Once we settle down a bit with post-wedding stuff, I'll be able to focus more on the tank. I'll post a few pics too!

 

[Oxylebius]

How's it going?

 

[Mayja]

How's it going?

Not well, I'm afraid. Two weeks ago I came downstairs in the morning to check in on the tank and I saw most of my corals retracted, some looking really bad. A water test confirmed ammonia! How? From what?

We did a massive water change. Retested. Much better. Okay, phew! Caught that one, but where did it come from?

Next morning, same situation! This time, I have corals dying. Fish are twitching. What the hell? Another water change. I started to look for something dead and decomposing in the tank. All fish and major inverts were accounted for. I carefully moved rocks and sand just in case. Nothing. I checked the sump. Nothing. While I was doing all this, Hutch checked the ATO... bingo.

My ATO was slimy to the touch on the inside. I was filling it with pristine RODI water only to have it become contaminated before it got pumped into the sump. We pulled the ATO out from the cabinet and I scrubbed it and the pump with bleach.

The ATO tank got contaminated because the tube that went into the sump fell into the sump water. Bacteria backtracked to the ATO. It's really dark under there, and I never noticed it. Epic fail. I don't check under there much since everything is so automated.

I've lost my torch, hammer, chalice, duncans, candy canes, some zoas, and a few heads from my huge frogspawn colony. I wasn't fast enough. I'm heartbroken, and feel like a failure and an idiot of massive proportions.

No fish have died, and my three sets of mushrooms have exploded with growth. Go figure.

My three leathers survived. So did my brain, some other zoas, and part of the frogspawn. [emoji24] [emoji24] [emoji24]

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[Oxylebius]

Sorry to hear this.

We think maintenance only means water changes, cleaning pumps and the skimmer, but there is so much more to it then that. Reminds me that I should take a look at mine. I rotate between two holders of water for the ATO. One is dry while the other is working. But, both are due for a vinegar bath.

 

[Oxylebius]

Did you hear that MACNA is in NOLA this year. Are the two of you planning to go? No wedding this time to get in the way. We haven't fully committed yet.

 

[Mayja]

Did you hear that MACNA is in NOLA this year. Are the two of you planning to go? No wedding this time to get in the way. We haven't fully committed yet.

Amazingly enough, Hutch's brother is getting married next year in England! So. We'll have to see if we'll have enough time off and money for two trips.

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[Mayja]

For the first time in the history of my reef keeping, my clownfish are breeding:

Honestly, I didn't think we'd be pregnant so quickly after the wedding! [emoji12] [emoji12] [emoji12]

I just read a few threads on how to hatch them. Whew boy! That would take some effort, but not impossible. I think @Hutch wants to give it a try...

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