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March 9th, 2010Coral
February 24th, 2010Craiglist some coral for $50 after water test show good result
Calcium 480
dKH 12
nitrate 10
Green hairy mushroom, frogspawn, pom pom xenia, purple paly
Diatom bloom
February 22nd, 2010i have remove 2/3 CUC off my tank
currently have 10 Cerith, 3 Nassarius, 3 Nerite snails
i do have lit diatom bloom just around the live rock and part of sand around live rock
now my live rock have white powder stuff rusty stuff all over
i have seen copepods by the glass and heater before they are gone now after adding fish and snails
the PH buffer LFS give is maintain 8.3PH and raise alkalinity(they didnt tell me that)
i currently have API ammonia and Nitrate test kit
I just order reef test kit, i’ll get Calcium and alkalinity result in a few days
I add Koralia 2 in other side of the tank now
K2 output much flow then K1
Current have K1, K2 and mexijet1200 for skimmer
is it too much flow for 29 gallons tank?
Snail
February 18th, 2010My clean up crew (CUC) 20 Cerith 10 Nassarius 10 Nerite arrived yesterday
Percula clownfish
February 15th, 2010i bring my water sample to LFS, they say i’m safe adding fish
i still worry because i test myself still have low nitrite so they recommend me a bottle of instantly cycles aquariums and PH buffer
without patience i end up buy a pair of percula clownfish and flakes food
30″ Nova Extreme T5 2×24
February 12th, 2010Upgrade my tank light to Nova Extreme T5 2×24
It’s a regular 24″ T5 bulb fit in 30″ light fixture
AquaC Remora Skimmer
February 11th, 2010Added AquaC Remora Skimmer with Maxi-Jet 1200
A lot of microbubble come out waiting for kick in
Day 9
February 11th, 2010Rearrange my rock because stack too high
Day 5
February 9th, 201025 lb Key Largo Dry Rock (pre-cycled) added with 10 lb of live rock
Hole-in-the-Head Syndrome
December 31st, 2008 Hole-in-the-Head Syndrome
in Oscars
by Chelle & Dr. Barb
Hole-in-the-Head Syndrome (HITH), also known as Freshwater Head and Lateral Line Erosion (FHLLE), is an important syndrome which affects primarily gouramis, angelfish, discus, oscars and large South American cichlids. HITH can also occur in saltwater fish and is known as Marine Hole-in-the-Head Syndrome and also as Marine Head and Lateral Line Erosion (MHLLE). HITH lesions are most prevalent on the fish’s head, though they may appear on the fish’s flanks, following the lateral lines down the body. Fish with lesions can behave normally for quite a long time, but eventually they will become sluggish, lose their appetite and become hollow bellied.
An oscar has spots on its’ head called sensory pits, which are a series of fluid filled sacs with tiny hairs that sense vibrations and convert them to electrical impulses. Both the sensory pits and the lateral lines are responsible for a fish’s positional sense in the water. The sensory pits look like little pin holes, generally arranged in a cluster. Read the rest of this entry »