chimera Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 6 of my acro's are now dead or nearing "death". bleached - including this one which p@#$%! me off the most (it's bigger than this now, but not that that matters at all :evil: )... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneo Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Bro I have to see this, do you still have that aqua knead it for me ? I might drop by during the week and take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 gutted for you Chimera. You gave me a frag of that beauty. You can get it back off me anytime your ready. I hope you sort this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KP Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Sounds very mysterious, what percentage of your acros are affected? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Bro I have to see this, do you still have that aqua knead it for me ? I might drop by during the week and take a look no prob's, i be around most nights i got thurs and fri off so will be looking at doing a 50% water change one of these 2 days. gutted for you Chimera. You gave me a frag of that beauty. You can get it back off me anytime your ready. I hope you sort this one out. thanks mate, appreciate it Sounds very mysterious, what percentage of your acros are affected? yeah really odd, only thing i can put it down to was fluidising the carbon, nothing else makes sense. fay and reef had a similar problem from what i recall by using too much carbon. most lps are closed up, some are out. add another to the list - just took a 2nd look at my pink monti thats going backwards too, very very light coloured pink and heading towards becoming bleached :evil: overall, probably looking at about a 50% loss of acro's, maybe a tad more. there are really only a couple of acro's that dont look effected at all - no real difference in where they are sitting compared to others. however, all acro's are effected in some way or another, either bleached partially, fully or looking as if they are lacking in polyps (eg: when feeding cyclopeeze) sux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bychineva Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 how much carbon are using at the moment? as i have read some forums can bleach acros whith a combination of extensive lighting and carbon use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 how much carbon are using at the moment? none as i have read some forums can bleach acros whith a combination of extensive lighting and carbon use go figure as i said, fay and reef had same problem by using too many kg's. my mistake was putting in a fluidised reactor which has the effect of water having the best contact with the media. hindsight is a wonderful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 fay and reef had same problem by using too many kg's. my mistake was putting in a fluidised reactor which has the effect of water having the best contact with the media. hindsight is a wonderful thing. No our problem was fluidising it too!! Out of interest <> anyone fluidise their carbon without problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 :oops: should have remembered then, my bad. still mega frustrating seeing coral loss happen so quick - especially when they take so long to grow :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Have you still not done your water change? I'd get cracking on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneo Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 If you lose the pink monti I have that frag you gave me going strong, say the word and its yours mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Bad shite dude, I use 4 cups MAX of carbon in bags near water movement in the sump every 6-8 weeks. I never put more than that in. I run 1400 litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 every single acro is now dead or dying beyond being able to be saved. the pink poccilipora is perhaps the only thing possible to be saved if i can get it to another tank for holding. absolutely gutted i cant actually put it into words. everything is basically gone, even a large staghorn. all lps are completely withdrawn. even xenia are so small they are about 1/5th of their normal size. from this... 10th Sept... to this... today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Have you done any large waterchanges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 that was the plan tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 continued... from this, 10th September... to this today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 If all types of corals are effected, I'd dump as much of the water as possible all at once, 100% if possible. Making sure that the replacement water is: • same or slightly lower salinity than existing. • same or slightly lower temp than existing. • pH is similar. Corals are hardy, they will recover so long as conditions are good. Making sure the water is right is the first part. Then i'd run halides for 4 hours a day for a few weeks, split into two 2 hour periods a day. This should stimulate zooxanthellae densities to increase. Those corals don't look dead... just bleached, they can recover. What bulbs are you using? Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 cheers. bulbs are 3 x 400W, from left to right 14k narva, 20k XM, 14k narva. currently been on for 3 hours a day for the 5 days or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 not running rowaphos, or zeo stuff any more either? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee-em Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 If you need a hand ... me and my trusty 1000 gph bilge pump is available. Pretty small but hey many bilge pumps make the water pump faster. Not much help on techo front but if you need some grunt help with water collecting I am keen to assist. I am on the peninsula so cant be too far away. 3m high at about 11 am ... bit hard with work an all. Otherwise night time raid is doable. I have about 300l at home collected before any of this rain that you are welcome too... If you want pickup during the day.. np I can let you know the secret location chrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 not running rowaphos, or zeo stuff any more either? nothing. If you need a hand ... me and my trusty 1000 gph bilge pump is available. Pretty small but hey many bilge pumps make the water pump faster. Not much help on techo front but if you need some grunt help with water collecting I am keen to assist. I am on the peninsula so cant be too far away. 3m high at about 11 am ... bit hard with work an all. Otherwise night time raid is doable. I have about 300l at home collected before any of this rain that you are welcome too... If you want pickup during the day.. np I can let you know the secret location cheers mate. i was trying to get hold of cracker and borrow his trailer and 1,000 litre container. will have to get water on friday morning, got to take wife in for minor surgery tomorrow morning. didnt realise high tide was so early. will call him tomorrow morning and see - unless you gotta trailer? how do you usually collect? i only got 10 x 20litre buckets which will take too long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee-em Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 No sorry, no trailer have station wagon with 2 x 50l containers .. stand upright and fit bilge pipe or pump into top to pump water in then back out. Other than that that another 57 l chilly bin and two 20l cans. So typically collect 180l per shot in back of station wagon. If any is a help ... even containers let me know. Other than that you happy with water condition though? Been raining pretty hard yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee-em Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Damn sorry only saw bit about wife now... hope its all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Other than that you happy with water condition though? Been raining pretty hard yesterday no, not happy at all - otherwise i wouldnt be looking at changing all of it but yeah - all kh, ca, mg, ph etc are fine. something else is obviously wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krama Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 I have a mate up here that has a large builders trailer, let me know if you need me to see if it is available.. 021739129 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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