well it happened

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  1. dumbderk

    dumbderk Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Well it happened, the very nice coral that I had strategically placed underneath a very large and heavy ledge has broken into 2 large pieces with a couple nickel sized frags. I was moving a piece of rock out of the way of my anemone because I didn't like how it was crowding him into his hole because well the anemone is bleaching >.< I have no idea what is wrong but I do have an idea I think it is either the new water from the RO/DI water system I just hooked up or it is a low amount of lighting in the tank. The bulbs I have been suspicious about for awhile, I ordered the ballast and they came with the bulbs so I thought this is a good deal well as a 250W 14k bulb I expected the water to be bluish, nope it is a yellowish :angry: anyways I expect that the lights or water is the cause for the algae and the sick anemone. Anyone know how to help a sick anemone get better?!?

    Wow I veered off track for a bit there, anyways I was moving a rock away from the anemone and I barely bumped a rock and next thing I know my ledge with all of my SPS corals comes crashing down! I moved my hand very fast to protect the anemone and luckily I saved anything from hitting it or smashing my glass, but alas in the process I smashed the rock right on top of my very nice coral (I have no idea what it is called) I picked up all of the rocks and placed them more level and evened out and tested the rocks sturdiness this time and everything is solid and the only damages were I broke the coral in half and my birdsnest I am getting healthy again the brownish looking one, I broke a piece off of that but I placed it in the bridsnest again and it should fuse so I am not worried about that but the bowl coral I picked up and placed each large piece in a crevice around the tank and I have to say it looks better than it did before and when it grows nice and big it will look even better ;D;D;D
     
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  3. crank2211

    crank2211 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I like this line: :lol:
     
  4. dumbderk

    dumbderk Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Lmao I should get karma for that genius quote there I think that was like a fragmented thought meaning I must have paused for something in the midst of typeing