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Forum: SPS Keepers 01/01/2008, 03:42 PM
Replies: 26
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Posted By Newreeflady
Fair enough. I unplugged it. I'll adjust the dose...

Fair enough. I unplugged it. I'll adjust the dose in a week or so.

Looks like my Leng Sy cap is going to make it, that is my last stony.

All other animals look good (clams, blasto, anem,...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/30/2007, 01:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
Jay, I should remove the phosphate media?...

Jay,

I should remove the phosphate media? Won't I go through this again then when I add it back???

-A

Thanks all for the kind words. I'm really sad about this. These corals grew and colored...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 09:48 PM
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Posted By Newreeflady
Hi, No, I don't believe it was the feeder....

Hi,

No, I don't believe it was the feeder. The feeder was even clogged when I got home:/

The pump actually died after I got back. I had shut down the power and when I turned it back on.... no...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 04:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
Well, I had an auto-feeder and a doser. I think...

Well, I had an auto-feeder and a doser. I think that the only problem was the alk. I really am guessing this was all coming to a head after the phosban reactor was added.

Right now i'm just...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 04:09 PM
Replies: 26
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Posted By Newreeflady
Yep, this was not bleaching. It was RTN. I just...

Yep, this was not bleaching. It was RTN. I just pulled everything affected from the tank and now all of my coral is drying out on my living room floor.

The tank is cloudy-ish, def ammonia. I'm...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 03:45 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
Well, just turned the light on and anything that...

Well, just turned the light on and anything that hadn't already bleached is in the process of RTN. One sole survivor thusfar, a monti cap. The other cap is on its way out.

I'll make water for a...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 02:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
Yes, I did. I had been using the media in a bag...

Yes, I did. I had been using the media in a bag previously, so I didn't think it'd be such a shock, but maybe the bag wasn't effective at all. :/

I just set up the new pump and all is running....
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 12:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
Ok, i'll just raise the lights. The light was...

Ok, i'll just raise the lights. The light was previously about 6" above the tank and it's now a foot higher. Is that enough?

Also, I should note that I recently added a phosban reactor (before the...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 11:35 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
I am hesitant to keep the light high up because I...

I am hesitant to keep the light high up because I have other animals that are not bleached (namely, I have a carpet anemone and two crocea clams.)

I think i'll move them down to the sand. I am...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 11:31 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
"I keep my alk at 2.5 to 3.0 meq/l and sps have...

"I keep my alk at 2.5 to 3.0 meq/l and sps have great color."

That's just great. This is not helpful information. Many aquarists also keep the alk much higher and have great luck. That is NOT the...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 11:17 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
It was at 3.77 when I left. I think the...

It was at 3.77 when I left.

I think the heat bleached them.

What other thing did you propose? My ears are wide opened.

What now?

-A
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/29/2007, 11:10 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,278
Posted By Newreeflady
Unhappy SPS bleached within mere hours. Now what?

Background:

Left town for a week. My caretaker did not follow instructions and alkalinity dropped. Ok. Got back and everything looked fine. Main pump stopped working the next day and the...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/17/2007, 11:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,064
Posted By Newreeflady
Really, my foxface never touched either of my...

Really, my foxface never touched either of my clams...

Are they known for this? Or, is it just yours??

(fyi, my foxface is dead now after a 6 month stay, I think a recent dino bloom had...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/17/2007, 05:53 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By Newreeflady
I ran TONS of carbon (see my pictures in...

I ran TONS of carbon (see my pictures in johnnybravo's thread above titled "New Clam")

-A
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/17/2007, 05:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,612
Posted By Newreeflady
Here are a couple pix of my clams with PM. ...

Here are a couple pix of my clams with PM.

Beginnings:
clam 1:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/chemdork1/2-3.jpg
clam 2:
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/chemdork1/2-4.jpg
...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/17/2007, 05:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,612
Posted By Newreeflady
Could be PM. My two came down with PM a few days...

Could be PM. My two came down with PM a few days after there addition a year ago. I set up a "carbon reactor" (similar to a phosban reactor, but with much greater flow) and ran like 3 cups of carbon...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/17/2007, 05:42 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,001
Posted By Newreeflady
Wow, immediate happy response. It was a little...

Wow, immediate happy response. It was a little closed today> I think it wanted to let go but was afraid to fall, lol!!

Opened within 10 seconds of the move. Looking great!

The clownfish, which...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/17/2007, 05:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,001
Posted By Newreeflady
Ok, clam has been relocated to the top of the...

Ok, clam has been relocated to the top of the reef. :)

Thanks!
Angela
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/16/2007, 11:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,001
Posted By Newreeflady
I will make a thread cutting attempt after my...

I will make a thread cutting attempt after my final tomorrow. I'm scared to do anything drastic because i'm not going to be here for a week after Wednesday. I assume this will be less stressful than...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/16/2007, 01:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 866
Posted By Newreeflady
I had one of those lamps and it is rather dim...

I had one of those lamps and it is rather dim compared to higher wattage halide...

I wouldn't do it. I could not even get most sps to grow under that lamp (only montipora digitata). Are you...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/16/2007, 01:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,001
Posted By Newreeflady
Well, I wasn't running carbon or phosphate media...

Well, I wasn't running carbon or phosphate media for a little bit, but I am now. The bulb has been replaced, but with another of the same (250w de geisseman megachrome coral bulb on pfo hqi ballast.)...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 12/15/2007, 09:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,001
Posted By Newreeflady
Why would a clam drop its threads? One of...

Why would a clam drop its threads?

One of my crocea also did this. It was anchored under the sand for about a year and recently started moving, then just tipped over. I noticed it was no longer...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/02/2007, 03:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,345
Posted By Newreeflady
Thanks! I love that beauty, too:D -A

Thanks! I love that beauty, too:D

-A
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 12/01/2007, 04:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 653
Posted By Newreeflady
So, here's a link to my 36g Reef Pictorial...

So, here's a link to my 36g Reef Pictorial thread:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=974585

It has pix of my tank from last year this time, and from today. I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/01/2007, 04:16 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,345
Posted By Newreeflady
Evolution of 36g aquarium

Tank Changes in the last year:


Livestock changes:


Added 2 clams from Clamsdirect

Added and lost a foxface fish
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