72x30x18 DIY build thread

[Nate Chalk]

you got extra air stone going ?
skimmer on ,no cup ?
would recommend...

Skimmer is rolling full go all the time, plugged initially per @F i s h y . Unplugged now. Nothing looks stressed but going to test just to make sure i can water change. If not, then ill carbon swap only.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Wait did I miss how the brisket turned out? Sorry about the anthias. Good luck qith the treatment.

The flat was a little dry, point was absolutely perfect. Super good, everyone got seconds.

Anthias. Ty... Sad, but will try again for the current single female to have friends.

Treatment is looking good so far

 

[Nate Chalk]

I think first couple slices of flat (recommended to cube for chili)

then rest served for slicing

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Skimmer is rolling full go all the time, plugged initially per @F i s h y . Unplugged now. Nothing looks stressed but going to test just to make sure i can water change. If not, then ill carbon swap only.

Keep the skimmer running for oxygenation...

 

[Nate Chalk]

Skimmer running for oxygenation...

It's always running 100% of the time + the Oxydator is full of H2o2 Not too worried about oxygenation

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

It's always running 100% of the time + the Oxydator is full of H2o2 Not too worried about oxygenation

Sorry, I though you said you unplugged it.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Sorry, I though you said you unplugged it.

O the drain plug! : D the @fishguy242 method

Speaking of... the cup is nasty ill send a picture when i get off this meeting lol.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Reporting

No change in zoas still tall and pinched thinning. No worms seen. No starfish on rock. Nothing looked remotely upset from the flatworm exit.

Cleaned skimmer cup (forgot to picture)

Did the calcium cloud clarify

Tonight need to test tonight, and water is taking forever to clear up after mixing salt.

Planted all the sticks! Everything is polyps out looking good. No losses. :d

Puffer staying in its lane still

 

[Nate Chalk]

Second try at the Space Lazer is doing it. Very proud my photos suck idk why

Pixel 6 and a macro lens idk....blurry compared to @Lost in the Sauce . Maybe through my 1/2 inch glass and 15 inches from glass . Who knows. Assure the polyps are yellow and tissue is yellow

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Second try at the Space Lazer is doing it. Very proud my photos suck idk why

Pixel 6 and a macro lens idk....blurry compared to @Lost in the Sauce . Maybe through my 1/2 inch glass and 15 inches from glass . Who knows. Assure the polyps are yellow and tissue is yellow

Looking good. Mine seems to be stalled and possible losing.

Tanks and mostly testing are taking a back seat recently

 

[Nate Chalk]

Looking good. Mine seems to be stalled and possible losing.

Tanks and mostly testing are taking a back seat recently

Thanks bud, hope everythings okay and you're just busy having fun.

Tests tonight came in small water change in affect to help with any toxins. Will change carbon end of week. Nothing really seems bothered.

 

[Goaway]

That was on the zoa rock only lol... Think we knocked them back?

Zoas still on decline though? Or looking like they are recovering?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Zoas still on decline though? Or looking like they are recovering?

Still declining those ones, or rather same.... but i remember fragging them they stayed ticked for a week.

Hopefully they regain some strength. Otherwise I dont know what else to try...

Worms gone, dipped the grow out plug (didnt help) only other thing I can think of that would affect a whole rock of them.... is bacteria or starfish?

Theres pods (or look like pods) living in them reaching out and grabbing food (i think) I dont know if thats normal?

 

[Nate Chalk]

I see you mentioned this before @Goaway .... Wrasse should be eating but hes a baby. dunno if hes enough for the full population. This is what mine sorta look like. Pods down in the center

 

[Goaway]

Still declining those ones, or rather same.... but i remember fragging them they stayed ticked for a week.

Hopefully they regain some strength. Otherwise I dont know what else to try...

Worms gone, dipped the grow out plug (didnt help) only other thing I can think of that would affect a whole rock of them.... is bacteria or starfish?

Theres pods (or look like pods) living in them reaching out and grabbing food (i think) I dont know if thats normal?

2 things can be true at once. There's several scenarios.
Starfish started to attack zoas, infection kicked in.
Zoas got infected, infection attracted starfish.
maybe ask the cafe on zoa treatment again? I've only treated for unwanted algae which involved peroxide.

I was doing well with zoas at one point with my current system. Once my foxface went to town on them. I seem to be cursed. I really wish I could offer a treatment to help here.

There are micro brittle starfish.
Very long thin limbs and they hide their main body while fishing for food. Could that be what you're seeing?

 

[Nate Chalk]

2 things can be true at once. There's several scenarios.
Starfish started to attack zoas, infection kicked in.
Zoas got infected, infection attracted starfish.
maybe ask the cafe on zoa treatment again? I've only treated for unwanted algae which involved peroxide.

I was doing well with zoas at one point with my current system. Once my foxface went to town on them. I seem to be cursed. I really wish I could offer a treatment to help here.

There are micro brittle starfish.
Very long thin limbs and they hide their main body while fishing for food. Could that be what you're seeing?

Definitely pods in the zoas colony, reaching out and snatching food. Their whiskers sticking out between the polyps.

Ill see if i can get a picture... They are so small. But I saw that post and was like... ehh maybe its the zoa eating pods.

 

[Goaway]

I see you mentioned this before @Goaway .... Wrasse should be eating but hes a baby. dunno if hes enough for the full population. This is what mine sorta look like. Pods down in the center

Oh no.... for those amphipods you NEED a nocturnal wrasse...
@Petcrazyson do you remember the name of the night shift wrasse?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Oh no.... for those amphipods you NEED a nocturnal wrasse...
@Petcrazyson do you remember the name of the night shift wrasse?

Just got some really good pictures of them...

Is this my problem? Only zoas affected so far. Wrasses are my friend.

See them right in the middle of a healthy colony?

 

[Goaway]

Just got some really good pictures of them...

Is this my problem? Only zoas affected so far. Wrasses are my friend.

See them right in the middle of a healthy colony?

Oh boy. Watch the video in this post. Tell me if the look the same.

Amphipods Eating Palys/Zoas

I've made a few threads about my suffering paly and zoa colonies. After returning home from a short vacation, I noticed my Sunny D palys had a spot that appeared to be eaten away. My first thought was my hermits went rogue. I decided to inspect at night time, here is what I found. I've invested...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Petcrazyson]

Oh no.... for those amphipods you NEED a nocturnal wrasse...
@Petcrazyson do you remember the name of the night shift wrasse?

Halichoeres and Anampses are mostly diurnal but they can sometimes readily be hunting at night, definitely hunting these amphipods as it’s a great opportunity for food. There isn’t a specific one though, but chrysus and leucoxanthus for halichoeres and meleagrides for anampses are good choices for the nocturnal hunting IME. I also want to point out that since Macropharyngodons are skittish and will be active when lights go out especially in the first few days of addition these are also good candidates.