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Originally Posted by WarDog (Post 949881)

Look after him Brian, the wife and I got quite attached to the little devil. :sad:

Upgrade to a bigger tank and you can have him back :wink:

So what kind of fish are going to replace the recently evicted?

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Originally Posted by rishu_pepper (Post 949922)

Upgrade to a bigger tank and you can have him back :wink:

Ya! It's gotta be time for an upgrade already. :boink:

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Originally Posted by rishu_pepper (Post 949922)

Upgrade to a bigger tank and you can have him back :wink:

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Originally Posted by daplatapus (Post 949937)

Ya! It's gotta be time for an upgrade already. :boink:

Don't tempt me!

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Originally Posted by gregzz4 (Post 949897)

We need to see some pics of you actually 'mounting corals' !!!
Enough of the Horten von Ware, get on with the mounting :razz:
And sell that ugly green birdsnest already ...

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Originally Posted by Wretch (Post 949928)

So what kind of fish are going to replace the recently evicted?

Birdsnest is gone. Things are on hold at the moment... see the next post :sad:

Last night (literally minutes before leaving for the U2 concert) I noticed something wrong with the Blueberry Tenius.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5466/1...422f3e6b_o.jpg

I frantically texted Rich and he diagnosed RTN. Oh man.

I quickly dipped and turkey basted the frag for several minutes.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5462/1...876bda74_o.jpg

No signs of AEFW, just skin and pods. Then several minutes in Lugols Solution, a rinse and back in the tank as we headed out the door.

Tried to calm myself and enjoy the show, which we did!

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5341/1...f708a59c_o.jpg

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7706/1...70ef8d75_o.jpg

This morning I have been researching RTN and STN, and the appropriate actions to take. I'm thinking just to make fresh cuts of the frag.

If I lose the piece, so be it, that's part of the game. I am worried about all the other pieces and wondering if there is anything I need to do to treat the tank, or is the infection localized? Any insight would be helpful.

I am no expert by any means but i had the same problem about a month ago...for me it was low alk and mag to start with, then i discovered my skimmer pump had a snail stuck in it and wasnt pumping much water all. fixed all that and they stopped stning after a day or 2, i also cut back on feeding the fish a tiny bit.. So i beleive i had too high nutrients, not enough oxygen and too low alk and mag

I did end up fragging up the pieces it was too late for and they are thriving now...

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Originally Posted by Roskoreef (Post 950281)

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Originally Posted by Roskoreef (Post 950282)

I did end up fragging up the pieces it was too late for and they are thriving now...

Thanks Rosko, everything seems to be in check. Tested yesterday. I wouldn't mind checking my o2 levels.

Alk : 8.3
Ca : 430
Mg : 1275
Salinity : 1.025
NH3 : 0
NO2 : 0
NO3 : 5 (finally dropping)
PO4 : 0 Salifert (bought a Hanna, but haven't tried it yet)
pH : 8.24 - 8.31

Sorry to hear about the grief Warren
I wouldn't fret about O2 if your skimmer is producing micro bubbles under the foam head