Steph's 90 Gallon Rescue Tank

[~reefchik~]

Ok, as of tonight (didn't clean the tank or the glass--sorry!) with the PCs on plus the LED strips:





This is basically the left side of my tank.  All the SPS are clustered there under the LEDs for now.


The green and pink pocillopora I got from Justin, which were turning brown under just the PCs


New chalice frag from Gerbers


Another pocillopora or maybe stylophora?


Duncanopsammia (whiskers) and the Candy Apple Acan frag that my Klein's chewed up, but it might be recovering.

[~reefchik~]

More:

These are the new (well, within the past 2-3 wks) zoas that won't open  :'(  The second one is Red Hornets, too!




and my VILE refugium:


And my green open brain that I thought was dying for sure, seems to be recovering as well:


I know it looks like crap now, but it was almost nothing but skeleton just a week ago.

[~reefchik~]

Just a comparison of that green/pink pocillopora - a month ago (before LEDs)


and tonight:


Even with the fish in the way you can see how much browner they both were. 

Is Cyphastrea supposed to look like this?


You never see polyps from it.  It's like having a colored golf ball in your tank.

[jd]

That's strange about the Zoas, Steph. Might take them a little bit to get used to the flow and lighting. Check the for white spots (zoa pox) and 'melting'

This: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1252294&page=1

has apparently helped alot with zoas, but I haven't tried it myself.

[~reefchik~]

Thanks for that.  I was thinking about checking it out over there but sometimes it's darned hard to find a particular topic! 
I added a bit of Vit C and we'll see what happens.  I'm glad I have the good expensive buffered stuff 

[HUNGER]

sometime u mite need to move them and help them find a place in the tank they like and will open up

[lazylivin]

Looks like your hard corals are responding well to the extra light. The zoa's may just be acclimating still, some can be really finicky but they look healthy, no irregular form, shiny and plump. Looks like you might have some dinoflagellates in the sump which can be irritating to softies if left un-checked also see a bit of cynao bacteria that may be affecting them as well. Wish I could be more help, keep us posted.

[rayviv]

That's strange about the Zoas, Steph. Might take them a little bit to get used to the flow and lighting. Check the for white spots (zoa pox) and 'melting'

This: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1252294&page=1

has apparently helped alot with zoas, but I haven't tried it myself.

The thread that rc is referring to is no longer there. Anyone have it?

[jd]

The thread that rc is referring to is no longer there. Anyone have it?

I don't know where the article she was referring to is, but the thread has some good info.

[~reefchik~]

The thread that rc is referring to is no longer there. Anyone have it?

Ray try this link:  http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1252294
and if that doesn't work, search Vitamin C - threads.  Because the search function works again over there 

[rayviv]

Ray try this link:  http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1252294
and if that doesn't work, search Vitamin C - threads.  Because the search function works again over there 

OK I'll try it.

[~reefchik~]

Looks like your hard corals are responding well to the extra light. The zoa's may just be acclimating still, some can be really finicky but they look healthy, no irregular form, shiny and plump. Looks like you might have some dinoflagellates in the sump which can be irritating to softies if left un-checked also see a bit of cynao bacteria that may be affecting them as well. Wish I could be more help, keep us posted.

What is it that makes you think dinoflagellates?  I don't guess I know what that would look like!

[lazylivin]

What is it that makes you think dinoflagellates?  I don't guess I know what that would look like!

These area's here look like dinoflagellates

[~reefchik~]

Well, let me expound on those and see if you still think it's dinoflagellates. 

What you see is strings of skinny caulerpa, with red fuzzy stuff growing off of it and lots of bubbles trapped in it.  It really looks like dark pink wool, and I've never seen anything like this before.  There's a lot of it, it's in the chaeto as well.  Weird stuff.  Plus there's a lot of cyano on the overflow to the pump/skimmer area and on the back wall.  I scraped it off today and sucked out all I could. 

If that sounds like dinoflagellates, what is the cure?

On a positive note, I bought Cyberwollf's T5 lights today, and they are SO much brighter than the PCs.  Along with the LEDs I now have super lighting and lots of glitter lines without the heat and expense of halides.  Hope my corals will be as happy as I am 

[rayviv]

OK I'll try it.

Here is the article on dosing w/vitamin C :
 
  http://www.athiel.com/lib2/pguide/vitami1.html


I'll post this in proper place.

[~reefchik~]

Thanks, Ray.  Also there's a ton of threads at RC on vitamin C.  I'm using it now too.  On day 3. 

[ghurlag]

Well, let me expound on those and see if you still think it's dinoflagellates. 

What you see is strings of skinny caulerpa, with red fuzzy stuff growing off of it and lots of bubbles trapped in it.  It really looks like dark pink wool, and I've never seen anything like this before.  There's a lot of it, it's in the chaeto as well.  Weird stuff.  Plus there's a lot of cyano on the overflow to the pump/skimmer area and on the back wall.  I scraped it off today and sucked out all I could. 

If that sounds like dinoflagellates, what is the cure?

On a positive note, I bought Cyberwollf's T5 lights today, and they are SO much brighter than the PCs.  Along with the LEDs I now have super lighting and lots of glitter lines without the heat and expense of halides.  Hope my corals will be as happy as I am 

Awesome!  I highly advocate that fixture if you are looking to stay way from halides.  You should be happy with it

[~reefchik~]

Yeah, Brian, I'm really liking it!  I ordered all new tubes for it, so it will get even better soon. 

[ghurlag]

What bulbs did you get? 

[~reefchik~]

2 SlimPaq T-5 High Output (HO) Fluorescent 10000°K and 2 Actinics (420nm)
 

[cyberwollf]

2 SlimPaq T-5 High Output (HO) Fluorescent 10000°K and 2 Actinics (420nm)
 

It'll be intresting to see what color you end up with.  I had aquablue+ as the other 2 tubes.

[lazylivin]

Well, let me expound on those and see if you still think it's dinoflagellates.  

What you see is strings of skinny caulerpa, with red fuzzy stuff growing off of it and lots of bubbles trapped in it.  It really looks like dark pink wool, and I've never seen anything like this before.  There's a lot of it, it's in the chaeto as well.  Weird stuff.  Plus there's a lot of cyano on the overflow to the pump/skimmer area and on the back wall.  I scraped it off today and sucked out all I could.  

If that sounds like dinoflagellates, what is the cure?

Possibly dinoflagellates although it takes on many forms. It excretes a snotty consistency which commonly captures bubbles, often Red, Black, Green and Brown. What you see is actually the secretion not the dinoflagellates itself. Here are some pictures of the more common forms and more extreme cases.

[HUNGER]

that looks yummy

[~reefchik~]

As depressing and disgusting as those photos are, they are a fairly good representation of my fuge.

By raising my pH back to normal levels and by reducing the photoperiod in the fuge, I hope my issues will resolve.  I've been keeping the lighting on the sump 24/7.  With a pH of around 7 as it has been for a bit, that explains why the outbreak, according to Randy Holmes Farley.

[HUNGER]

ya u dont want ur light on ur sump on 24 7    like 6 to 8 hours a day like at nite when ur main tank light are off