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[Lorna]

here are a couple of the set up......also, could this be the dreaded aiptasia?

 

[Limi310]

Oh my, I don't know what aiptasia is, but in the second picture your tank is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SALTY WATERS]

Nice pics!

I would say yes that looks like aiptasia... better get rid of it now while there is only one.

 

[FishGeek]

What is aiptasia? Your rockwork is beautiful!!! Good Job!!!

 

[ram man]

aiptasia is a pest ananomine that will harm corrals

 

[OCCFan023]

joes juice time!


your tank is looking awsome Lorna, that rock work is killer. Did you use any aquarium glue or a way to secure the rocks for saftey?

 

[prettypleco]

Beautiful rock work and tank.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

now this is lighting and great live rock

 

[Lotus]

Looks wonderful! Good job

 

[wayne]

It look a little more like a majano anemone, but the problem and treatment are the same as for aiptaisia

 

[Lorna]

Okay time to kill it. There are a few very small ones at the back of the same piece, look sort of like palm trees in a group of three only about 1/4 inch high....Can I just pull them off or is there a better way?

The rocks are really stable, though for safety I will get my husband to drill a hole down through the top pieces and into the bottom ones and I will then put a rod of pvc through it to stabilize. I don't want to use glue in case I have to take them out sometime. That one large piece on top was over 20lbs. glued to the bottom would make the two weigh almost 40lbs.....hard to manipulate later.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

pull them off...no. You risk to have more if you do this, and anyways they're so hard to catch. Use joe's juice, they'll die instantly and it's safe for other inverts

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Rockwork looks lovely. I bet fish will love the little tracks you made.

Can't you squirt a tiny squirt of hot something in there to kill the aiptsia, instead? (Yes, I know that's not a lot of help...)

 

[Lorna]

Thanks for the aiptasia clues....going to find some Joe's Juice. I think I have heard of it.

Thanks for the compliments on rock. There is a lot of colour on the rock, lots of purple coraline. I sure hope it doesn't fade. But with those halides it should come back. The ammonia is dropping and I think I will try and introduce a few clean up crews in a week or so once everything zeros out.......

 

[1979camaro]

actually, with the halides it is less likely to come back. coraline tends to thrive in slightly less bright environments.

those are some biiiiiig hunks of rock

 

[fish outa wata]

Great looking tank. I think that rock landscape looks perfect. Trying to get an idea of how big your tank is. How many gallons does it hold? Great start though.

 

[Lorna]

sorry it is a 75 g all glass not drilled.

so no overflow or sump (YET)

 

[Mushroomman]

Great tank, great lighting. Very nice.

Funny, Ive found my coraline is really blooming quite well under my halide, even in the brightest spots, its doing very well

 

[SALTY WATERS]

yeah certine types of coraline algae's do better in stronger light conditions, where as others will die.. and vice versa!

 

[Lorna]

Okay, everything has stablized at zero and I notice some obnoxious aiptasia that I will need to attend to asap. I would like to introduce a few cleanup guys namely some scarlet reef hermits and some assorted snails. I would like to add a couple peppermint shrimp and a couple brittle stars too. I was thinking of adding 5 blue/green chromis at the same time. Then let these guys all have at it for a few weeks and see how things go.