ying yang
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Hi all,hope all is well.
Well just woke up and toadstool ripped off from frag plug and on sand bed.( happened at worse possible time as tommorrow morning i go on holiday for 1 week)
If dont want read back story of coral jump to "PLAN" at bottom off page.
So question is it was attached by a really thin rope/string threaded through its base onto a a frag plug ( frag plug was hollowed out so to speak)
I bought the coral about 2-3 weeks ago maybe and first 2 weeks i stood on sand bed giving it less light flow so could aclimintise and as it was shrivvelling up and new to corals i epoxied plug onto rockwork in middle of tank ( still good 12 inch from water level and 15 inch from my 4 bulb t5 lights.
Im thinking was to much flow for the coral as got 2 power heads facing each other and the water hits each other and flows down past the coral.whilst on sand bed it was fully open first 3- 4 days with polyos extended etc but then polyps retracted and i believe started shedding.then moved onto rockwork at slight angle and shrivelled up ( did think at time that worse case could get ripped off as pushing against the string at its base.
The coral doesnt smell bad and still firm to tje touch.
PLAN:
So question is my plan sound as best as can be .
Pulled plug off rockwork.
Clean out what i can off toadstool from centre of frag plug.
Razor blade straight bottom off toadstool.
Wrap 1 or 2 elastic bands over the top of toadstool and around bottom off plug .
Put in a qt/hospital tank i have set up for fish ( never been medicated) and hope it re-attaches over the coming days while im away.
I not tested nitrates/phosphates in this qt tank but im guessing they 0 as been empty and not fed for maybe 5 months ( still kept running though)
I dont think good idea putting stressed toadstool back in dt as im going on holiday as mother in law who coming to feed fish will not pull it out tank if starts melting or if fish srart dying i know for a fact.
Buy some carbon once lfs opens at 11 am in 3 hours and place in some kind mesh net or even pair of tights/ pantyhose i think americans call them.incase toadstool released toxins in tank.
Luckily i have a 15% water change ready to do a wc as plan was wc today anyway.siphon up loose parts of toadstool that on sand.
Sound like a plan ?
Once test qt tank nitrates and phosphates if they 0 then ask mother in law to drop bit if pellet food or clam into tank couple times whilst im away maybe to try elevate nutrients.
Unfortunately not got calcium/magnesium tests.
In dt in last week i checked.....
Nitrates = 20-50 salifert
Phospates= 0.25
Alk= came at i think 7.9 or 8.9 but first time using test so was unaware how fast colour changed pink lol ,re-tested and did slower got full dkh higher ,will try look and change here once moved coral.
Qt lights are really rubbish,a very low small led light just to light tank for the fish but as dont think good idea put in dt,this next best option and got an internal canister filter with sponge and plastic bio balls on qt and internal sponge filter that i removed sponge juat to use for extra flow.
Will clean up frag plug best i can and wrap elastic band around toadstool and put in qt whilst i await an answer and test alk/nitrates/phosphates/amnonia etc in qt.
Also other torches are torch still looking ok and extended/lobo still fluffed up/zoa and paly frag still opened/gsp frags on back wall dying/melting away still from last 1 month ( never really opened back up since cut up and glued on overflow.need anymore info will add when i can,thanks in advance ^_^
Well just woke up and toadstool ripped off from frag plug and on sand bed.( happened at worse possible time as tommorrow morning i go on holiday for 1 week)
If dont want read back story of coral jump to "PLAN" at bottom off page.
So question is it was attached by a really thin rope/string threaded through its base onto a a frag plug ( frag plug was hollowed out so to speak)
I bought the coral about 2-3 weeks ago maybe and first 2 weeks i stood on sand bed giving it less light flow so could aclimintise and as it was shrivvelling up and new to corals i epoxied plug onto rockwork in middle of tank ( still good 12 inch from water level and 15 inch from my 4 bulb t5 lights.
Im thinking was to much flow for the coral as got 2 power heads facing each other and the water hits each other and flows down past the coral.whilst on sand bed it was fully open first 3- 4 days with polyos extended etc but then polyps retracted and i believe started shedding.then moved onto rockwork at slight angle and shrivelled up ( did think at time that worse case could get ripped off as pushing against the string at its base.
The coral doesnt smell bad and still firm to tje touch.
PLAN:
So question is my plan sound as best as can be .
Pulled plug off rockwork.
Clean out what i can off toadstool from centre of frag plug.
Razor blade straight bottom off toadstool.
Wrap 1 or 2 elastic bands over the top of toadstool and around bottom off plug .
Put in a qt/hospital tank i have set up for fish ( never been medicated) and hope it re-attaches over the coming days while im away.
I not tested nitrates/phosphates in this qt tank but im guessing they 0 as been empty and not fed for maybe 5 months ( still kept running though)
I dont think good idea putting stressed toadstool back in dt as im going on holiday as mother in law who coming to feed fish will not pull it out tank if starts melting or if fish srart dying i know for a fact.
Buy some carbon once lfs opens at 11 am in 3 hours and place in some kind mesh net or even pair of tights/ pantyhose i think americans call them.incase toadstool released toxins in tank.
Luckily i have a 15% water change ready to do a wc as plan was wc today anyway.siphon up loose parts of toadstool that on sand.
Sound like a plan ?
Once test qt tank nitrates and phosphates if they 0 then ask mother in law to drop bit if pellet food or clam into tank couple times whilst im away maybe to try elevate nutrients.
Unfortunately not got calcium/magnesium tests.
In dt in last week i checked.....
Nitrates = 20-50 salifert
Phospates= 0.25
Alk= came at i think 7.9 or 8.9 but first time using test so was unaware how fast colour changed pink lol ,re-tested and did slower got full dkh higher ,will try look and change here once moved coral.
Qt lights are really rubbish,a very low small led light just to light tank for the fish but as dont think good idea put in dt,this next best option and got an internal canister filter with sponge and plastic bio balls on qt and internal sponge filter that i removed sponge juat to use for extra flow.
Will clean up frag plug best i can and wrap elastic band around toadstool and put in qt whilst i await an answer and test alk/nitrates/phosphates/amnonia etc in qt.
Also other torches are torch still looking ok and extended/lobo still fluffed up/zoa and paly frag still opened/gsp frags on back wall dying/melting away still from last 1 month ( never really opened back up since cut up and glued on overflow.need anymore info will add when i can,thanks in advance ^_^
