Stlrockguy
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How's your hammer corals doing since you moved them
How's your hammer corals doing since you moved them
I have also had a Cyano breakout I haven't seen in years. I think I have it figured out, the Cyano outbreak is the key.
About 6-8 months ago I started a reactor with bio beads. The idea is to increase available carbon for bacterial growth. Cyano is a bacteria and also flourishes with additional available carbon. I think the little bit of phosphates kicked off a Cyano bloom. Cyano is toxic to corals in two ways, if it smothers it, or it's ingested with other zooplankton. The coral gets sick from the Cyano and pulls it's polyops in.
So I have shut down the bio beads and will do additional water exchanges for a few weeks as well as push the phosphates back down to .05ppm.
It's kinda amazing and somewhat satisfying ( lol) that even after all these years of having one of the " premier" reefs around that even you have troubles every now and then just like the rest of us ,... It really just goes to show us just how fragile this whole saltwater setup actually is,.... I guess if it was easy then everyone would have one,... I suppose we'll never stop learning just how to take care of our reefs,... Good luck Greg ,..we all know you'll figure everything out and we'll all learn a little from you.,... It's truly a fascinating hobby.
Maybe we should say practicing Reefing, like practicing medicine lolIf I ever acted like I have a clue, it was a mistake. The more I know, the more I know, I know very little. Like computing or medicine, there is no way to know it all. Mixing corals from all over the world with fish all over the world should be impossible.
If I ever acted like I have a clue, it was a mistake. The more I know, the more I know, I know very little. Like computing or medicine, there is no way to know it all. Mixing corals from all over the world with fish all over the world should be impossible.
The only way we learn is by the mistakes of others
How would they do with a conch?I need a new CUC for the big reef. My problem is large wrasses and a blue jaw triggerfish. Shrimp would be toast and I am pretty sure snails would be escargot for the trigger. Any suggestions?