half a 'nem

dionysusjg · 10-07-2009, 07:55 AM

Hey all.
one of my 'nems had a run-in with a power-head yesterday. I pulled him out, and he was in bad shape. I put the two mushed up pieces onto a piece of LR and both gripped on, so I figured I'd leave them to try and recover.
24 hours later, and one half is looking ok, and I think will make it. The other half is in a little puddle in a hard-to-reach back corner of the tank. So my question is... what shall I do about the 'puddle' half? shall I attempt to remove what is left of him, the risk being that he will disintegrate in the net and be blown all over the tank, or... just leave him to decompose, and get cleaned up by the cuc?
I don't want to end up with a tank nuke, so I'm guessing my next move is rather critical.

My tank is 55g + sump, and the disintegrating nem section is about the size of a small oyster.

cheers

dionysusjg · 10-07-2009, 07:58 AM

I just had the thought that I could syphon him out?

Good idea?

BigAl07 · 10-07-2009, 10:43 AM

I'd get that mess out ASAP. Net, siphon or whatever. The more you get out the better off you are.

Also I hope you've made some type of "provisions" to keep the remainder out of your powerheads.

jeeve · 10-07-2009, 11:13 AM

Just out of curiosity... what kind of powerhead was it? Are there any "nem safe" powerheads?

dionysusjg · 10-08-2009, 10:31 PM

it is a koralia-copy power head. I was under the impression that these were fairly 'nem safe, but I guess I was wrong

So I decided to risk it and give the 'dying' section another 24 hours, and it seems that I may have been wrong. The section seems to be holding together and has retained its colour. It has been 72 hrs and counting. I am ready to syphon it out if it takes a turn for the worse.

I'll keep you updated.

dionysusjg · 10-11-2009, 10:33 AM

So, an update....
I left the puddle-o-nem in the corner of the tank, and now several days on, although it still doesn't look great, it has started to inflate a bit, and seems to be attached to the LR! Looks like I may end up with a new 'nem in my tank!
The larger part of the nem seems to be making a great recovery, which I am very happy about.

GreatWhiteShark · 10-14-2009, 08:16 AM

Good luck, hope they both survive!!

codeh27 · 10-17-2009, 08:16 PM

Yea good luck that sucks

10-07-2009, 07:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
dionysusjg Sea Pen Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	half a 'nem Hey all. one of my 'nems had a run-in with a power-head yesterday. I pulled him out, and he was in bad shape. I put the two mushed up pieces onto a piece of LR and both gripped on, so I figured I'd leave them to try and recover. 24 hours later, and one half is looking ok, and I think will make it. The other half is in a little puddle in a hard-to-reach back corner of the tank. So my question is... what shall I do about the 'puddle' half? shall I attempt to remove what is left of him, the risk being that he will disintegrate in the net and be blown all over the tank, or... just leave him to decompose, and get cleaned up by the cuc? I don't want to end up with a tank nuke, so I'm guessing my next move is rather critical. My tank is 55g + sump, and the disintegrating nem section is about the size of a small oyster. cheers

10-07-2009, 07:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
dionysusjg Sea Pen Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: half a 'nem I just had the thought that I could syphon him out? Good idea?

10-07-2009, 10:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: half a 'nem I'd get that mess out ASAP. Net, siphon or whatever. The more you get out the better off you are. Also I hope you've made some type of "provisions" to keep the remainder out of your powerheads. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-07-2009, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
jeeve Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: half a 'nem Just out of curiosity... what kind of powerhead was it? Are there any "nem safe" powerheads?

10-08-2009, 10:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
dionysusjg Sea Pen Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: half a 'nem it is a koralia-copy power head. I was under the impression that these were fairly 'nem safe, but I guess I was wrong So I decided to risk it and give the 'dying' section another 24 hours, and it seems that I may have been wrong. The section seems to be holding together and has retained its colour. It has been 72 hrs and counting. I am ready to syphon it out if it takes a turn for the worse. I'll keep you updated.

10-11-2009, 10:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
dionysusjg Sea Pen Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 320 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: half a 'nem So, an update.... I left the puddle-o-nem in the corner of the tank, and now several days on, although it still doesn't look great, it has started to inflate a bit, and seems to be attached to the LR! Looks like I may end up with a new 'nem in my tank! The larger part of the nem seems to be making a great recovery, which I am very happy about.

10-14-2009, 08:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
GreatWhiteShark Star Polyps Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: United States, WI Posts: 166 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: half a 'nem Good luck, hope they both survive!! __________________ The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. - Jacques Cousteau

10-17-2009, 08:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
codeh27 Tubeworm Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 31 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: half a 'nem Yea good luck that sucks __________________ 55g 3 Seabae Clownfish 1 Hoevans Wrasse 1 Ocellaris Clownfish 1 Coral Banded shrimp 1 Pom Pom Crab 1 Blue Damsel 3 hermit crabs 1 snail

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