Etomp's 34 Red Sea Max

[EmilyT]

after a very confusing conversation on RG, i was convinced that there is nothing really wrong with the torch. just a little sleepy i guess.

recently, ive been doing a bit of window-shopping
heres what im thinking of getting

cynarina sp. from indonesia

and

yellow feather duster.
what do you think?
also theres a pretty cool 6-headed dendro on the site you guys can check out they're asking for $199 maybe you can do a GB
http://www.reefscience.com/web/ultra_corals1.php (below the feather dusters).

 

[EmilyT]

oh the dendro's reduced to 175 BTW :shhh:

 

[inkblue]

niCe

 

[jhale]

don't get roped into spending money on expensive coral now.

keep it simple and enjoy the tank IMO. you have plenty of time to set up tanks full of dendro's in the future

 

[EmilyT]

yah i was just suggesting to other ppls i dont think im ready for dendros.

 

[reefman]

dendros r hardy corals, only it needs regular feedings. althought i agree with the spending part. maybe just get 1 or 2 polyps.

 

[EmilyT]

i dont think ill buy the dendro..... ill look for a one or two headed, but im more interested in the cynaria sp. and the featherduster.

 

[EmilyT]

well, i settled for just the feather duster. when i was just about to check out, i noticed they charged me $50 for shipping and handling. i think ill stick with the not-so-local lfs

 

[jhale]

good plan. I think it's better you see what your getting when you start out.

 

[EmilyT]

ugh ive had a bad day. my zoas are acting weird. half of them are closed up, and streaming brown gunk from their mouths. they have seemed to get better they are all opening now. the perams are fine except the temperature is a little low, but didnt get below 69.5 though.
should i be worried?? water change=tonight or tomorrow depending if its urgent enough not to age the water. should i QT?

 

[ellebelle]

Is there anything near them that might be irritating them?

 

[EmilyT]

i must confess to picking them up to see if that was the case, there was a tiny bristle worm, but the same species as my harmless long guys, right near them. i dont think it was trying to eat them because its mouth is practically microscopic. they were positioned in a little cove of lr, in the case they werent getting enough light, i moved them to the middle of the sandbed a little. ill keep you updated on how they are doing

 

[ellebelle]

I had a ricordia just start spewing it guts, shrivel up and die on my one time. All parameters great, nothing bothering it, other corals thriving .... sometimes, these things happen.

 

[EmilyT]

:sad2:
they are all opened but the sickness continues...

 

[KathyC]

Don't worry too much ET, your zoas are going to do whatever they want to do..it's just the way they are.
What they are expelling is Zooanthellae (go do a search and learn about it ) and it is not uncommon for them to do so. If you're sure all of your water parameters are in the good range, just wait it out. No QT necessary.

One thing zoas don't like is to be moved! Leave them where they are now (I read you'd just moved them). They like being in the light on the sandbed. In time, if you see them stretching to get more light you can then move them up a couple of inches per week, and then see how they adapt to the new location.
The bristle worms didn't bother them. I have zillions of bristleworms and if they bothered zoas, trust me, I'd be freaking out.

Here is my big conern..did you really say your tank got down to 69.5 degrees??? Why? Don't you have a heater in there? If not, you need one, and I wouldn't waste anytime getting to the store!

 

[EmilyT]

i have a heater, and its on! i have to check what setting its on. my bristleworms crawl over them alot but i know that wasnt the cause. Im sorry about moving them. i did realize that a few were stretched out. that was a bad idea, but i kinda freaked out at the moment. another reason i moved them was because a couple weeks ago i found those invisible slug things with antennae around them so i moved them.
now theyre all open and theyve stopped expelling the zooanthellae, thank god.
thanks for all the help. ive learned alot from this

 

[KathyC]

Let me try this again before another database error...

Yes, check the setting on the heater. If your temp is where you want it now, turn the heater to the point the light just comes on..then back it off a tiny bit so that it will maintain your temp if it falls below where it is now.

You did the right thing in moving the zoas ET. Leave them alone for now and see how they do. If they continue to stretch toward the light move them about 2 or 3" higher up. Do you have a current pic of them?

 

[EmilyT]

no i do not have a current pic sorry i left my camera charger in new jersey. i checked the thermometer it was at 72 i turned it up to 76. maybe it was damaged during the short.

 

[EmilyT]

hi guys! thats right! im not dead(again)!
the tank has not changed at all. still one lonely clownfish and nothing has died which is good. im ordering replacement parts for the red sea max. i have been soo busy with school and stuff i haven't had the time to post on these wonderful forums! i will try to get on the forums when i have the time. sorrry if you were worrying about me :biggrin:

 

[steveo32]

Good that your back and everything is well. When you do get some time be sure to posts some pics.