+BobcatReefer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Ty, what happens w/ your CUC while the fish are in QT? I've been tossing in 1/4 of Spirulina Brine every couple of days just to make sure they have something to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Ty, what happens w/ your CUC while the fish are in QT? I've been tossing in 1/4 of Spirulina Brine every couple of days just to make sure they have something to eat. What CUC do you have? I only have conchs, snails, and urchins so I just toss some algae pellets from NLS in there on occasion. I was going to also start using the algae feeder contraption that sandwiches the nori and suction cup it to the bottom for the snails to snack on as well.FWIW, unless you have crabs, I would stop feeding spirulina brine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I have 4-6 emerald crabs, a big brittle star, sea hare, big conch, shortspine urchin, 3 big (1.5") nassarius snails, couple of decent size trochus snails and a dozen or so tiny nassarius snails. The big nassarius have all been super inactive the last couple of weeks, which is way out of their character. The brittle star, sea hare and urchin are all roaming around places they don't usually and I feel like they are hungry, looking for food they'd usually be getting from fish feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Do you have any easily removable rocks you can transfer from the DT to the QT to supplement feeding? The sea hare is going to be tricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Potassium nitrate? Dude you have two bottles of AcroPower! If you don't want them I'll take them, I've already worked my way through most of a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Potassium nitrate? Dude you have two bottles of AcroPower! If you don't want them I'll take them, I've already worked my way through most of a bottle.I'm using it too, though for aminos. My tank has no nitrates still so that's why I'm dosing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 They're losing color even with the amino supplements? Maybe you're just not dosing enough for your population density? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 They're losing color even with the amino supplements? Maybe you're just not dosing enough for your population density?That is very likely but I'm not 100% sure the impact of aminos on coloration of SPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Do you have any easily removable rocks you can transfer from the DT to the QT to supplement feeding? The sea hare is going to be tricky. The CUC is in the DT, not the QT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Do you have any easily removable rocks you can transfer from the DT to the QT to supplement feeding? The sea hare is going to be tricky.The CUC is in the DT, not the QT.Sorry, read that wrong.Yeah, I try to feed pellets because they sink and easier to grab for the CUC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Gotcha - I have pellets and can do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I think aminos provide corals with a good deal of what they need. Here's a quote from an advanced aquarist article: "It has been found that amino acid uptake can be a significant source of nitrogen. For Stylophora pistillata, amino acids can account for 21% of the nitrogen uptake (Grover et al. 2008), although this will vary under different environmental conditions" http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/3/corals I think amino acids in addition to suspended nutrients in the water is enough food for corals in order to get their necessary biological building blocks. Having fish pooping in the water is probably the best way to do this. Anyway, I would dose amino acids as my primary source over nitrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Nice, I'm sure I read that at one point but the fact that aminos supply nitrogen stick in my head. Thanks for pointing that out. I like the idea of doing both. Keeping a reasonable nitrate level in the tank and also dosing aminos. That's what I've been doing for awhile and I like the results. I think they are just really missing the fish poop these days as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Yeah I imagine your corals are missing a large portion of their diet without the fish poo. Amino acids are good, but they aren't a fully balanced meal for them. I think amino acids are great if you have high density populations of corals as it helps "fill in the holes" of their diets when they don't get as much food. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Yeah I imagine your corals are missing a large portion of their diet without the fish poo. Amino acids are good, but they aren't a fully balanced meal for them. I think amino acids are great if you have high density populations of corals as it helps "fill in the holes" of their diets when they don't get as much food.I'm going to start throwing my dog's poop in the tank for the interim. Gotta have pretty SPS corals... don't mind the smell! It's worth it! [emoji50] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardlaw Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 If you want real results you can have the poo from these two. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Are your urchins at least still releasing gametes into the water column? Nvm, I'm not going there... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 If you want real results you can have the poo from these two. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G928A using Tapatalk Those two would choke up a lake let alone my tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 Sump is officially dark! Well, here's a picture of it lit but from now on, no more light down there! Also, looks like the conditions in a plastic tub, right by a heater, with the water quality hovering around 60 ppm nitrates and 0.2 ppm of phosphates is ideal for the next generation of clowns. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 I saw my first amphipod in over 1.5 years in my tank last night! This is why I started phasing out Bayer and started using the Potassium dip instead. Welcome home little buddy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 If an amphipod was introduced into your tank, what else could have been introduced?!? Pyramid snails? Acro bugs? SEA SPIDERS?!? Bomb it all Ty before it's too late!!! [emoji95] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 If an amphipod was introduced into your tank, what else could have been introduced?!? Pyramid snails? Acro bugs? SEA SPIDERS?!? Bomb it all Ty before it's too late!!! [emoji95] AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 If an amphipod was introduced into your tank, what else could have been introduced?!? Pyramid snails? Acro bugs? SEA SPIDERS?!? Bomb it all Ty before it's too late!!! [emoji95] Don't forget red AND black bugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 If an amphipod was introduced into your tank, what else could have been introduced?!? Pyramid snails? Acro bugs? SEA SPIDERS?!? Bomb it all Ty before it's too late!!! [emoji95]Don't forget red AND black bugsI'm pulling all my corals again and putting them through the FarmerTy Triple Dip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 might as well pull the fish, sand, rock, silicone and glass out of your tank while you are at it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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