Beck's 29g BC

[05spooln]

Definitely plenty! Acans are awesome

Ok Bribo, got an Aussie acan lord coming tom. Will post pics

 

[05spooln]

New Acan today. I'm thinking it's liking it so far but kinda new to them

 

[bribo12]

They look puffy to me. That's a good thing haha. Nice pick up!

 

[05spooln]

They look puffy to me. That's a good thing haha. Nice pick up!

Sweet!!! Thanks man. I didn't realize they puff that much

 

[05spooln]

Sweet!!! Thanks man. I didn't realize they puff that much

I thought the diatom bloom was starting to clear up but it's kinda back to where it was. No I don't have an ro/di unit yet and am forced to use distilled for now. Is this what's really causing it or is the bloom normal for like a month or two?

 

[bribo12]

Mine took a month to clear up, so it takes a little while IMO. Also about the acans I have one that's super puffy and another that doesn't puff as much so they all have different degrees of puffiness haha

 

[05spooln]

Mine took a month to clear up, so it takes a little while IMO. Also about the acans I have one that's super puffy and another that doesn't puff as much so they all have different degrees of puffiness haha

Am I safe to just continue with distilled under I buy a ro/di unit? Hahaha yea I never new they puff. Then I accidentally numbed it and it like concaved. I put it in a different spot prob in the middle low to medium flow hope it will puff bigger! Oh here are the corals with just the stunner. May end up adding another strip

 

[bribo12]

Yep you should be fine until your unit comes. Also that hammer is insane! Both look great under the stunner.

 

[05spooln]

Yep you should be fine until your unit comes. Also that hammer is insane! Both look great under the stunner.

Cool thanks bribo! Yea I think I might get another stunner and new MH bulb. Maybe the Pheonix? What do you think?

 

[bribo12]

Definitely the Phoenix, if I had gone mh I would have definitely gotten the Phoenix bulb.

 

[05spooln]

Definitely the Phoenix, if I had gone mh I would have definitely gotten the Phoenix bulb.

Should get the bulb this week. I've seen videos and the difference between stock bulb and the Pheonix is night and day

 

[05spooln]

Noticed a branch on the hammer is dying. Is this because of the tentacles at night from the others?

 

[05spooln]

Also the diatoms are leaving the sand and are on the glass. I haven't cleaned it because I'm afraid they will go back to the sand. Is this true or am I over thinking. I know they will disappear when the silicates are gone but just wondering

 

[bribo12]

Noticed a branch on the hammer is dying. Is this because of the tentacles at night from the others?

Hmm no the tentacles won't sting itself. I'd check your parameters. Also, the diatoms shouldn't go back to the sand if you wipe them off.

 

[05spooln]

Hmm no the tentacles won't sting itself. I'd check your parameters. Also, the diatoms shouldn't go back to the sand if you wipe them off.

Parameters were good except for salinity was 1.022. Water change tonight

 

[05spooln]

Emerald crabs, Bribo?

 

[bribo12]

Attacking it? Maybe they stressed it really bad, I know mine used to pick food out of my hammers mouth

 

[05spooln]

Attacking it? Maybe they stressed it really bad, I know mine used to pick food out of my hammers mouth

I know when it was first in the tank, a crab was under it cleaning. But nothing has been near it for awhile. Problem is, I already see the skeleton on that branch. Not sure if I can do anything

 

[bribo12]

I know when it was first in the tank, a crab was under it cleaning. But nothing has been near it for awhile. Problem is, I already see the skeleton on that branch. Not sure if I can do anything

Is there brown stuff coming out of it? Do the other heads still look fine?

 

[05spooln]

Is there brown stuff coming out of it? Do the other heads still look fine?

No brown stuff. Just white skeleton. Others are perfectly fine. This one was the biggest branch too