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Great advice on the conch. I think they're really cool actually. Do you think my Halloween Hermit would play nice with it? I really hope it's not dinos. My tank is about 3 months old. It seems isolated to the top of the sand bed and disappears with the lights off.
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Well, I have some homework for in the morning. I kind of said it wrong. They don't necessarily disappear at night, but you cant see them as well under non white lights and when i have only ambient light in the room and no tank lightsI believe Halloween hermits are the risky ones with conches.
And if they are disappearing at night, I would be worried you might have ostreopsis dinos or possibly prorocentrum dinos. If that's the case, as ScottB says, welcome to the club no one wants to be in:
A Dinoflagellate Treatment Guide
As the title suggests, this is intended as a short guide on what to do when you suspect dinoflagellates are trying to overtake your system. It is an attempt to boil down the protocols discussed across 11,000 posts in this "Are you Tired" thread...
Lot of people here dealt with them before, though, so you're in good company! And let's hope for diatoms!
You can order online from Thunder Mountian or just fly over and get you some!
How old is the tank? What filtration/media are you using? Dry rock or live rock? And do you know nitrates and phosphates? Totally possibly you're just going through diatoms. Keep an eye out for stringy bubbles.
Let us know when you do, I’m guessing it should be by the end of July
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Hey Tim, I was hoping he settled in and felt comfortable before I started bribing him with free birdnest frags if he gets a tailspot blenny! Now you probably scared him away.
Oh my gosh that looks amazing!Good morning Smorgs!
Eggs Benedict over crushed avocado with water cress and scones with clotted cream from my favorite cafe across from Harrod's.
Mmmm, scones with clottedarteries, erm, cream!
You are truly one of us! My last post was before I saw this. Just let me know when you want to drive over and pick up some birdnest frags!
Omg ( that’s oh my god for you older reefer) that looks amazing, I can almost taste it.Good morning Smorgs!
Eggs Benedict over crushed avocado with water cress and scones with clotted cream from my favorite cafe across from Harrod's.
Mmmm, scones with clottedarteries, erm, cream!
It’s nice they left the lights on for you!Guess what time it is lol
Amazon has a great phone filter for taking pictures it is the one Luis and I use here's the link if you'd like to take a look at it.
If that is the first algae to show up I would put my money on diatoms. They feed on silicates and are gone on their own when there is nothing left to eat. Adding copepods can speed up the process. Ya, I wouldn’t add a conch with a Halloween crab but you could add a sand sifting goby and nassarius snails to keep the sand turned over.
Good morning Jojo!Good morning Smorgs!
Eggs Benedict over crushed avocado with water cress and scones with clotted cream from my favorite cafe across from Harrod's.
Mmmm, scones with clottedarteries, erm, cream!
Oh no, I'm looking at that delicious breakfast and you already put lunch, let me have coffee and see if my hunger goes away lolLunch at my favorite lunch place, The Hare & Tortoise: a giant bowl of curry laksa and genmaicha tea.
Gotta catch a train. Ciao Smorgs!
