Blaise006
Supporting Member
60 gallon
Foods: frozen unless specified otherwise and rotated daily
Hikari brine shrimp
San Francisco Bay blendfish eggs
San Francisco Bay blend marine cuisine
Hikari squid
Rods food coral and original
PE mysis
Dry pellet food once a week
dosing: (daily unless noted otherwise)
esv b ionic 2 part
4ml Red Sea nopox
Red Sea coral nutrition a+b
30ml phyto
filtration:
11 gallon sump
Protein skimmer
Filed socks
Periodic carbon and GFO reactor when phosphate levels deviate from red field ratio.
Stocking list
All pictures as of Sept 2020)
BTA: Received from BAR member June 2020
Frogspawn 4x: April 2020
Birdsnest: May 2020 - recently was knockover into a frogspawn and has suffered significant tissue loss (90+ percent). Frogspawn appears ok.
SPS:June 2020
Zoas: April 2020
Latest tank stats
Other inhabitants:
Two clownfish
YWG mar 2020
Antenna Goby mar 2020
2Bar gobies mar 2020
3 chromies feb 2020
Duncans May 2020
Bowerbanki June 2020
Aussie lord June 2020
Deresa clan April 2020
Elegance coral June 2020
War favite mar 2030
Red blue/Jason fox favites April 2020
Lepto mar 2020
Teal favite April 2020
Goniopora mar 2020
Hollywood stunner challice Mar 2020
Ricodira Floridia mushroom June 2020
All inhabitants were moved to a new house in June 2020. No inhabitants were lost during the move.
feeding routine: 2x daily. Mostly frozen with selcon. Occasionally pellets.
August 2020: subordinate clownfish showing large tears in tail fin. Suspected emerald crab. Crab was removed. Post removal of the crab a new tear in the same fin was found. I noticed some aggression between the chromies and the subordinate clown but I am hesitating to attribute the issue to the chromies. No new tears were found towards the end of August.
issues as of sept 2020: a small Cyano outbreak covering about 5% of rocks and 5-10% of the sandbed. Considering vibrant treatment if it does not clear up by October. Phosphates have subsequently tested zero since it has shown up. Ran GFO for three day to attempt to bind any free phosphates before the Cyano got it. Did not appear to help. It has since been taken offline and I am attempting to bring phosphate slowly back to .03 ppm. No other algae issues are present other than some GHA in the sump which I regularly harvest in small amounts but likely inconsequential nutrient export due to small size of it.
Added 9/14/2020 New Coral
9/14/2020 -Bowerbanki Tissue DMG
unknown tissue damage noticed on Bowerbanki. Picture shows the largest amount of damage but there appear to be 4 more smaller spots of damage.
Cause: TBD
Montipora Update -Montipora Comparison
Continues to deteriorate. Lost roughly 20% of tissue from introduction to tank.
Problem: STN
Cause: suspect low ph or possible improper light acclimation.
PH as of 9/14/2020 @ 11:45 am - 7.7
Clownfish 9/14/2020 - two black spots noticed on the larger clownfish as well as damage to the tail fin And pectoral fin. Aggressive behavior has been noticed with the tang. No previous issues with this fish. The smaller clownfish tail fin is recovering and has no new injuries.
Cause: Unknown what is causing the fin damage. Suspect possible fighting due to the clowns maturing. Black spots have been noticed on clownfish that are attempting to host a new Coral based on accounts by the community. I have not seen any attempts.
9/14/2020 - Growth Update
Overall growth across lps and sps appears to have slowed considerably. Possible PH issue that I am looking find a way to rectify without throwing all the other parameters out of wack. Possible the smoke from the wildfire has been a driver. Considering a CO2 scrubber for the protein skimmer intake line.
The cotton candy Aussie lord has been shrinking and showing a gaping mouth from the right side head.
Possible that Cyano outbreak is actually slime algae.
Coraline algae growth appears steady with the majority of the new growth happening within the last 4 weeks.
Duresa clam shows no new shell growth under mantle which is concerning.
Zoas, Anemone, Duncan, Torches, ricordia mushroom, blasto, elegance, all favites, and chalices appear healthy.
9/22/20
Cyano appears to be receding.
CO2 scrubber has raised ph to the range of 8.0-8.2.
Coral colors are vibrant.
One torch has split and budded a new head.
The hammer has budded a new head.
New monti cap and stylophora appear healthy. They appear very vibrant at the bottom frag rack. Intend to move up 1-2 inches on 9/29/20.
GFO reactor was brought online and phosphates have since stabilized during early testing results, more data points are still required. Prior results show high volatility with large deviations from the mean. The largest deviation from the mean result took place after 60 hours of no nutrient import to the tank at all. Slightly baffled by that result.
Feedings have been reduced by 50% going forward until I am certain volatility in phosphate results is reducing.
Performed an equipment check. No rust, malfunctions, or precipitation was noticed except for two dosing lines lost their prime and the protein skimmer is beginning to show signs of wear.
Dosing line was primed again. Dosing heads May need replacing and calibrated. No impact to dosing schedule. Alk fell from 8.5 to 8.3. No concerns.
Protein skimmer is being replaced. Pump has started to show wear and frequently underperforms or overflows. Trying to decide the best way to break in the new skimmer while still maintaining nutrient export for carbon dosing.
9/25/20
Installed trident and APEX.
Update on most recent SPS additions -
9/30/20
Cyano still receding.
Phosphates have stabilized in the .02-.07 range with RowaPhos.
All new additions are acclimating well. The newest sps are demonstrating bright colors and great polyp extension. I will move them up about 4 inches early next week on the frag rack as phase two of light acclimation.
Noticeable changes:
Frogspawn look healthier than ever, great extension.
Elegance coral appears very healthy.
Anemone mouth has a slight consistent bulge around the mouth for the last week. Aside from that it has great extension, feeds regularly on left overs with a very strong feeding response, and strong grip to the rock.
10/05/2020
Added rainbow and purple encrusting monti from @Coral reefer earlier a couple days ago.
Great polyp extensions thus far. Starting out at the bottom of the tank.
All recent sps additions are doing well and show great PE. The stylophora had some burnt tips from the LFS, but they are looking great now.
Cyano has dissipated.
10/09/2020
All new sps are looking healthy with solid PE:
1 Acro (green/brown)
1 stylophora
3 montis (2 encrusting from coralreefer - rainbow/purple, 1 green playing lfs)
Bowerbanki tissue damage has healed.
Added mandarin goby and neon dottyback.
10/10/2020
Picked up gold tort and blue Millie from @Coral reefer.
Recent sps additions are doing well.
No signs of bleaching except for the very right tip of the blue Millie. It was pale during the dip while adding to the tank. Will continue to monitor.
Gold tort doesn’t have full polyp extension like other sps after 24 hours. Will continue to monitor.
Tank picture update
10/13/2020
Growth update:
Stylophora has grown substantially in just 3 weeks.
Pandora Zoas are not doing well. 5 polyps are turnin black.
Cause: TBD
Notes: All other Zoas are vibrant and open fully.
Most recent additions:
Blue Millie still has the same two spots of bleaching since pick up, but has not increased. Polyps are out frequently, but I feel they are not 100% yet. Hard to tell until I observe it more.
Gold tort: Polyps are extended, but not all of them.
Overall: Frags look healthy and I am optimistic they will fare better once I move them up a bit closer to the light next week.
10/26/2020
Since adding the CO2 scrubber I have seen a lot of positive growth and am extremely happy. SPS frags seem to be taking with noticeable size differences every 7 days when I log pictures and weigh the hardier frags. Another animal that has shown surprising growth is the Deresa clam. In the last two weeks the shell near the mantle continues to get noticeably bigger.
I am aiming to lower my alkalinity a little bit after talking with fellow club members. Most have suggested 8-9 dkh and I am going to shoot for 9-10 with 9.5 being optimal for the foreseeable future. I will consider another drop in two weeks since I am not in a rush.
One issue I am running into is that the CO2 media needs replacing frequently. I ran the skimmer intake line out our window to hopefully prolong the media’s life a bit. Either way I can’t recommend enough maintaining PH between 8.0-8.3 from 7.7-7.9.
One thing that caught me off guard was the increased alkalinity demand that came with the increased PH. My alkalinity demand almost tripled. I went from dosing ~20ml at 7.7- 7.9 to ~55ml at 8.3. Once I did some research I felt much more comfortable about raising the dosage by so much over only a week. I was extremely nervous and testing every two hours for about a week thinking my equipment was wrong and that dose amount is crazy. Looking back I wish I didn’t lose as much sleep as I did trying to figure out what was “wrong”. I raised calcium in a similar manner.
Another item I’m extremely happy about is that the blue Millie I got from @coralreefer is beginning to color up again and is showing great PE extension. I am confident any bleached spots on the frag will be gone entirely in the coming weeks.
growth update link: https://imgur.com/a/TMpH0vB
11/01/2020
Growth update pictures, no major changes.
imgur.com
11/03/2020
Added 2 frags from Battlecorals.
Sky dopple and Kerm Granny
imgur.com
4 more sps additions expect 11/5
11/05/2020
Sps additions are acclimated in the tank and already showing good PE. Will provide in-tank pictures in next update. A 6th frag was given as a freebie not shown below. A mycedium coral.
imgur.com
11/08/2020
Growth update. No other major updates.
imgur.com
11/18/2020
Growth update : https://imgur.com/a/ThbhUpP
No major changes to report. Small alk swing of .5 occurred earlier in the month but doesn’t appear to have caused any issues.
Alk consumption has been steady at about 42-44ml a day. Expecting an increase due to new frags.
11/19/2020
BattleBox additions - https://imgur.com/a/esVvzKg
11/29/2020
Growth update: https://imgur.com/a/Es1RO67
12/1/2020
Blue Millie from coral reefer had RTN overnight.
Cause: Upgrade lighting recently. Possibly to weak from recent bleaching for the increased par.
Investigating brown algae that seems to only form on new frag plugs.
Foods: frozen unless specified otherwise and rotated daily
Hikari brine shrimp
San Francisco Bay blendfish eggs
San Francisco Bay blend marine cuisine
Hikari squid
Rods food coral and original
PE mysis
Dry pellet food once a week
dosing: (daily unless noted otherwise)
esv b ionic 2 part
4ml Red Sea nopox
Red Sea coral nutrition a+b
30ml phyto
filtration:
11 gallon sump
Protein skimmer
Filed socks
Periodic carbon and GFO reactor when phosphate levels deviate from red field ratio.
Stocking list
All pictures as of Sept 2020)BTA: Received from BAR member June 2020
Frogspawn 4x: April 2020
Birdsnest: May 2020 - recently was knockover into a frogspawn and has suffered significant tissue loss (90+ percent). Frogspawn appears ok.
SPS:June 2020
Zoas: April 2020
Latest tank stats
Other inhabitants:
Two clownfish
YWG mar 2020
Antenna Goby mar 2020
2Bar gobies mar 2020
3 chromies feb 2020
Duncans May 2020
Bowerbanki June 2020
Aussie lord June 2020
Deresa clan April 2020
Elegance coral June 2020
War favite mar 2030
Red blue/Jason fox favites April 2020
Lepto mar 2020
Teal favite April 2020
Goniopora mar 2020
Hollywood stunner challice Mar 2020
Ricodira Floridia mushroom June 2020
All inhabitants were moved to a new house in June 2020. No inhabitants were lost during the move.
feeding routine: 2x daily. Mostly frozen with selcon. Occasionally pellets.
August 2020: subordinate clownfish showing large tears in tail fin. Suspected emerald crab. Crab was removed. Post removal of the crab a new tear in the same fin was found. I noticed some aggression between the chromies and the subordinate clown but I am hesitating to attribute the issue to the chromies. No new tears were found towards the end of August.
issues as of sept 2020: a small Cyano outbreak covering about 5% of rocks and 5-10% of the sandbed. Considering vibrant treatment if it does not clear up by October. Phosphates have subsequently tested zero since it has shown up. Ran GFO for three day to attempt to bind any free phosphates before the Cyano got it. Did not appear to help. It has since been taken offline and I am attempting to bring phosphate slowly back to .03 ppm. No other algae issues are present other than some GHA in the sump which I regularly harvest in small amounts but likely inconsequential nutrient export due to small size of it.
Added 9/14/2020 New Coral
9/14/2020 -Bowerbanki Tissue DMG
unknown tissue damage noticed on Bowerbanki. Picture shows the largest amount of damage but there appear to be 4 more smaller spots of damage.
Cause: TBD
Montipora Update -Montipora Comparison
Continues to deteriorate. Lost roughly 20% of tissue from introduction to tank.
Problem: STN
Cause: suspect low ph or possible improper light acclimation.
PH as of 9/14/2020 @ 11:45 am - 7.7
Clownfish 9/14/2020 - two black spots noticed on the larger clownfish as well as damage to the tail fin And pectoral fin. Aggressive behavior has been noticed with the tang. No previous issues with this fish. The smaller clownfish tail fin is recovering and has no new injuries.
Cause: Unknown what is causing the fin damage. Suspect possible fighting due to the clowns maturing. Black spots have been noticed on clownfish that are attempting to host a new Coral based on accounts by the community. I have not seen any attempts.
9/14/2020 - Growth Update
Overall growth across lps and sps appears to have slowed considerably. Possible PH issue that I am looking find a way to rectify without throwing all the other parameters out of wack. Possible the smoke from the wildfire has been a driver. Considering a CO2 scrubber for the protein skimmer intake line.
The cotton candy Aussie lord has been shrinking and showing a gaping mouth from the right side head.
Possible that Cyano outbreak is actually slime algae.
Coraline algae growth appears steady with the majority of the new growth happening within the last 4 weeks.
Duresa clam shows no new shell growth under mantle which is concerning.
Zoas, Anemone, Duncan, Torches, ricordia mushroom, blasto, elegance, all favites, and chalices appear healthy.
9/22/20
Cyano appears to be receding.
CO2 scrubber has raised ph to the range of 8.0-8.2.
Coral colors are vibrant.
One torch has split and budded a new head.
The hammer has budded a new head.
New monti cap and stylophora appear healthy. They appear very vibrant at the bottom frag rack. Intend to move up 1-2 inches on 9/29/20.
GFO reactor was brought online and phosphates have since stabilized during early testing results, more data points are still required. Prior results show high volatility with large deviations from the mean. The largest deviation from the mean result took place after 60 hours of no nutrient import to the tank at all. Slightly baffled by that result.
Feedings have been reduced by 50% going forward until I am certain volatility in phosphate results is reducing.
Performed an equipment check. No rust, malfunctions, or precipitation was noticed except for two dosing lines lost their prime and the protein skimmer is beginning to show signs of wear.
Dosing line was primed again. Dosing heads May need replacing and calibrated. No impact to dosing schedule. Alk fell from 8.5 to 8.3. No concerns.
Protein skimmer is being replaced. Pump has started to show wear and frequently underperforms or overflows. Trying to decide the best way to break in the new skimmer while still maintaining nutrient export for carbon dosing.
9/25/20
Installed trident and APEX.
Update on most recent SPS additions -
9/30/20
Cyano still receding.
Phosphates have stabilized in the .02-.07 range with RowaPhos.
All new additions are acclimating well. The newest sps are demonstrating bright colors and great polyp extension. I will move them up about 4 inches early next week on the frag rack as phase two of light acclimation.
Noticeable changes:
Frogspawn look healthier than ever, great extension.
Elegance coral appears very healthy.
Anemone mouth has a slight consistent bulge around the mouth for the last week. Aside from that it has great extension, feeds regularly on left overs with a very strong feeding response, and strong grip to the rock.
10/05/2020
Added rainbow and purple encrusting monti from @Coral reefer earlier a couple days ago.
Great polyp extensions thus far. Starting out at the bottom of the tank.
All recent sps additions are doing well and show great PE. The stylophora had some burnt tips from the LFS, but they are looking great now.
Cyano has dissipated.
10/09/2020
All new sps are looking healthy with solid PE:
1 Acro (green/brown)
1 stylophora
3 montis (2 encrusting from coralreefer - rainbow/purple, 1 green playing lfs)
Bowerbanki tissue damage has healed.
Added mandarin goby and neon dottyback.
10/10/2020
Picked up gold tort and blue Millie from @Coral reefer.
Recent sps additions are doing well.
No signs of bleaching except for the very right tip of the blue Millie. It was pale during the dip while adding to the tank. Will continue to monitor.
Gold tort doesn’t have full polyp extension like other sps after 24 hours. Will continue to monitor.
Tank picture update
10/13/2020
Growth update:
Stylophora has grown substantially in just 3 weeks.
Pandora Zoas are not doing well. 5 polyps are turnin black.
Cause: TBD
Notes: All other Zoas are vibrant and open fully.
Most recent additions:
Blue Millie still has the same two spots of bleaching since pick up, but has not increased. Polyps are out frequently, but I feel they are not 100% yet. Hard to tell until I observe it more.
Gold tort: Polyps are extended, but not all of them.
Overall: Frags look healthy and I am optimistic they will fare better once I move them up a bit closer to the light next week.
10/26/2020
Since adding the CO2 scrubber I have seen a lot of positive growth and am extremely happy. SPS frags seem to be taking with noticeable size differences every 7 days when I log pictures and weigh the hardier frags. Another animal that has shown surprising growth is the Deresa clam. In the last two weeks the shell near the mantle continues to get noticeably bigger.
I am aiming to lower my alkalinity a little bit after talking with fellow club members. Most have suggested 8-9 dkh and I am going to shoot for 9-10 with 9.5 being optimal for the foreseeable future. I will consider another drop in two weeks since I am not in a rush.
One issue I am running into is that the CO2 media needs replacing frequently. I ran the skimmer intake line out our window to hopefully prolong the media’s life a bit. Either way I can’t recommend enough maintaining PH between 8.0-8.3 from 7.7-7.9.
One thing that caught me off guard was the increased alkalinity demand that came with the increased PH. My alkalinity demand almost tripled. I went from dosing ~20ml at 7.7- 7.9 to ~55ml at 8.3. Once I did some research I felt much more comfortable about raising the dosage by so much over only a week. I was extremely nervous and testing every two hours for about a week thinking my equipment was wrong and that dose amount is crazy. Looking back I wish I didn’t lose as much sleep as I did trying to figure out what was “wrong”. I raised calcium in a similar manner.
Another item I’m extremely happy about is that the blue Millie I got from @coralreefer is beginning to color up again and is showing great PE extension. I am confident any bleached spots on the frag will be gone entirely in the coming weeks.
growth update link: https://imgur.com/a/TMpH0vB
11/01/2020
Growth update pictures, no major changes.
Growth Update 11/01/2020
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11/03/2020
Added 2 frags from Battlecorals.
Sky dopple and Kerm Granny
Sky Dopple & Kerm Granny SPS additions
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4 more sps additions expect 11/5
11/05/2020
Sps additions are acclimated in the tank and already showing good PE. Will provide in-tank pictures in next update. A 6th frag was given as a freebie not shown below. A mycedium coral.
Sps 11/05/2020
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11/08/2020
Growth update. No other major updates.
11/08/2020 Growth Update
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11/18/2020
Growth update : https://imgur.com/a/ThbhUpP
No major changes to report. Small alk swing of .5 occurred earlier in the month but doesn’t appear to have caused any issues.
Alk consumption has been steady at about 42-44ml a day. Expecting an increase due to new frags.
11/19/2020
BattleBox additions - https://imgur.com/a/esVvzKg
11/29/2020
Growth update: https://imgur.com/a/Es1RO67
12/1/2020
Blue Millie from coral reefer had RTN overnight.
Cause: Upgrade lighting recently. Possibly to weak from recent bleaching for the increased par.
Investigating brown algae that seems to only form on new frag plugs.
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