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Fear of floods or getting Palythoas in my tank. Fish deaths are sad also.Thankfully, the good outweighs the bad, but there are still some challenges to reefing that make us want to swim away. Some of these things we don't like may be simple inconveniences, like cleaning our tanks, while others are devastating, like the loss of our favorite reef members. No matter which way you look at it, there are definitely some parts of the salty life we wish we could bypass...But if you had to pick one:
What is the WORST part of reefing?
When your new, expensive fish starts swimming upside down:
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Is there any way to get rid of palys once they're in there?I have a list guys:
•expenses
•cruddy palys ruining my life (palytoxins have made me SO sick the past few days)
•scrubbing algae
•things dying for no apparent reason
•coral killing other coral even though they are like 6 inches away! I mean, how long do there feeding tentacles have to be?!
•fish not getting along
•cyano
• (I know this is gonna sound pathetic) tank maintenance
I think Aiptasia-X might workIs there any way to get rid of palys once they're in there?
Isn’t it crazy that for the price of a 1” acro frag you could buy enough plants to fill a 40 breeder?Coral deaths 100%. Nothing sucks more than a coral you paid $100 for doesn't make it past 1 month.
Those are good ideas! Are there any fish that eat them? I'm terrified of PalysOr super glue
Clown crabs eat them…but I wouldn’t get a clown crab if you only have like one paly.Those are good ideas! Are there any fish that eat them? I'm terrified of Palys
That's great to know, thanks! I'm going to research those crabs just in case.Clown crabs eat them…but I wouldn’t get a clown crab if you only have like one paly.
I'm so happy I don't care for acros. Those prices are insane for tiny frags. On top of that they are not easy. I'll probably stay clear from acros my whole time in the hobby lol.Isn’t it crazy that for the price of a 1” acro frag you could buy enough plants to fill a 40 breeder?
It dawned on me that the 3 pithos crabs and single harlequin shrimp I’m picking up this weekend are worth more than stocking an entire angelfish planted community tank.
This! Pretty much what I was thinking when I voted other - not knowing what’s wrong.I mentioned "other" because the main issue is not knowing what’s wrong. I've been back in the hobby for about eight years and moved my tank 400 miles six years ago. I’m still trying to figure out what’s going on. Sometimes, everything seems fine, but I tend to over-test with my test kits and the Apex Trident. I do ICP testing every four to six months.
My phosphate levels (PO4) seem low, so I’ve started to overfeed a bit, and now they're at 0.12, whereas they used to be between 0.03 and 0.05. I do have a little bit of algae—just a few strands of hair algae and some signs of cyanobacteria. Some of my corals aren't looking great either.I replaced my ORP probe a couple of months ago, but my Apex keeps alarming that the ORP is too high. The reading has been rising steadily and is now above 520. Is that a problem?
Please Help
Are you allergic to Palytoxin? It is extremely rare to be allergic, they are not just Lethally Poisonous. Paly's get a bad rap because a couple of people get sick, but in reality all they are, is a slightly larger cousin to the Zoanthids. I have 3 or 4 different varieties in my tank including Toxic Green Paly, which is just a name, they are not any more toxic than any other Palythoa.Those are good ideas! Are there any fish that eat them? I'm terrified of Palys
The greatest gift of mercy from the gods of reefing is my indifference towards SPS corals.I'm so happy I don't care for acros. Those prices are insane for tiny frags. On top of that they are not easy. I'll probably stay clear from acros my whole time in the hobby lol.
Are you allergic to Palytoxin? It is extremely rare to be allergic, they are not just Lethally Poisonous. Paly's get a bad rap because a couple of people get sick, but in reality all they are, is a slightly larger cousin to the Zoanthids. I have 3 or 4 different varieties in my tank including Toxic Green Paly, which is just a name, they are not any more toxic than any other Palythoa.
There are Nuclear Green Grandis paly, I have some of these in mine.
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The worst thing for me so far, along with Coral and Fish Death has been hitch hikers, Vermatids, Aiptasia, etc. I am finally get the Aiptasia under control, in the display at least, Sump is next!