Help needed please

[DanyL]

Yeah, I just located my bone cutters and they're rusted too. I'll use my rotary saw to cut and when the scalpel comes in tomorrow I'll work on the finer details. Thank you for the help!

Sure thing, good luck!

Also, please make sure to rinse your tools with RODI and wipe them dry after use so that they won’t corrode once again.

 

[KrisReef]

I have no love for Aiptasia. I have had a foxface for algae but it jumped or died?
Corals have to be trimmed and I try to take the extra to a LFS but sometimes it just doesn’t get there anymore.

 

[DanyL]

The Duncan surrounded by paly

Oh that’s a bit of Duncan inside a Paly colony, and not the other way around :oops:

Definitely cut what you can save and toss the rest.

 

[DeSoDo]

Sure thing, good luck!

Also, please make sure to rinse your tools with RODI and wipe them dry after use so that they won’t corrode once again.

Will do! I'm extremely forgetful about doing that.

 

[DeSoDo]

Oh that’s a bit of Duncan inside a Paly colony, and not the other way around :oops:

Definitely cut what you can save and toss the rest.

It started with 1 or 2 heads of paly, I thought they were cool. Next thing you know, it took over that whole area. I actually tried to pull the frag out and it was tough to do so, so i just left it. I'm finally back walking around after foot surgery, so I need to go ahead and get on these things.

 

[DeSoDo]

I don’t know the composition or strength of Aiptesia X, nor its viscosity outside the water - but it should be similar to what I make, and worth a try. Maybe get it back to the old tank a day and than reapply the coating once more just to be sure.

Since all of your corals are branching, than they are very easy to frag and handle.
A Dremel will make it even easier, but it’s not a requirement and they can also be cut using coral bone cutters.

Successfully moved over 2 corals. 1 hammer and 1 Duncan. I was able to cut just the frag plug off of the Duncan and scraped the entire skeleton and was able to remove all algae and vermitid snails. On the hammer, I had to cut almost to the base of the skeleton because it was covered in vermitid snails, green bubble algae and had some hard hair algae. Thank you for the help and advice as well as everyone else. I'll post more pics when they decide to open up.

 

[DanyL]

It started with 1 or 2 heads of paly, I thought they were cool. Next thing you know, it took over that whole area. I actually tried to pull the frag out and it was tough to do so, so i just left it. I'm finally back walking around after foot surgery, so I need to go ahead and get on these things.

Looking at that one paly sitting on a base of another coral and not taking action immediately, to then find a full colony growing there shortly after..

Yup, we all have been there at some point, even if most reefers won't like to admit it

Successfully moved over 2 corals. 1 hammer and 1 Duncan. I was able to cut just the frag plug off of the Duncan and scraped the entire skeleton and was able to remove all algae and vermitid snails. On the hammer, I had to cut almost to the base of the skeleton because it was covered in vermitid snails, green bubble algae and had some hard hair algae. Thank you for the help and advice as well as everyone else. I'll post more pics when they decide to open up.

Looks like you're making some progress, looking good so far.
Take your time with it and keep observing the bases for any pest that might come up and start regrowing.
If you do notice something, either scrape it off or do the coating treatment.

 

[DeSoDo]

Looking at that one paly sitting on a base of another coral and not taking action immediately, to then find a full colony growing there shortly after..

Yup, we all have been there at some point, even if most reefers won't like to admit it



Looks like you're making some progress, looking good so far.
Take your time with it and keep observing the bases for any pest that might come up and start regrowing.
If you do notice something, either scrape it off or do the coating treatment.

I glued the entire bottom of both and didn't see any additional holes anywhere, but I'll definitely keep an eye out.

 

[DeSoDo]

Is this too much flow for my corals?

 

[DanyL]

Nice to see I'm not the only one listening to Outkast once in awhile lol

Generally, what I like to see on LPS are gentle, long pulses of flow, though some can also live happily under a more chaotic flow.

Personally I'm SPS dominated, so the "left over" from the strong flow I have on the upper end of the tank which is tailored for acros, is enough to produce a nice flow for the LPS on the bottom.

If you notice, on your video some corals are moving a bit chaotically, while others barely move - I would try to distribute it better with a less narrow flow and spread it more along the width of the tank.
You can also try to create a gyre affect, which creates waves from side to side and produce a nice even movement - that's one of the easiest ways to implement a good flow without over thinking it.

 

[DeSoDo]

Nice to see I'm not the only one listening to Outkast once in awhile lol

Generally, what I like to see on LPS are gentle, long pulses of flow, though some can also live happily under a more chaotic flow.

Personally I'm SPS dominated, so the "left over" from the strong flow I have on the upper end of the tank which is tailored for acros, is enough to produce a nice flow for the LPS on the bottom.

If you notice, on your video some corals are moving a bit chaotically, while others barely move - I would try to distribute it better with a less narrow flow and spread it more along the width of the tank.
You can also try to create a gyre affect, which creates waves from side to side and produce a nice even movement - that's one of the easiest ways to implement a good flow without over thinking it.

I may be overdoing it with 2 wavemakers in a 65g. A single head and a dual head with adjustable tips. Lights are already out for the night, so I'll unplug the single head and adjust them both in the morning. I have an acro that I haven't placed on rock yet, as well as a branching anacropora. But I'll get it figured out. And yeah, 90% of what I listen to its pre-2010.