Chance's 4 Gallon

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  1. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Well now I'm not sure it's dino, there's hair like algae with bubbles at the end, but it just looks like gha, not the slimey texture that dino has. I'll attempt to take a picture.
     
    Chance, Oct 12, 2013
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  2. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    watcha think?
     
    Chance, Oct 12, 2013
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Hard to say, it does not have that long hair thin appearance. The bubble development does look like it though. If it's not killing your zoanthids or corals you're probably safe to let it run it's course. Dino killed my zoanthids first.
     
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  4. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    It's mostly zoanthids, so if it was dyno it would kill the zoanthids, and then the snails, right? Hopefully its nothing serious.
     
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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yes Dino killed my zoanthids and snails. No other corals were adversely affected. It was unsightly, the typical growth pattern was the development of strings from the tips of the corals and the development of bubbles along those strings. I could clean it in the am and literally watch it grow back within hours if the lights were on.

    You might consider a black out.
     
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    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I took your advise, and finished day one of the blackout. How long do you think I should go?
     
    Chance, Oct 16, 2013
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  7. Coachty34

    Coachty34 Astrea Snail

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    Awesome tank Chance!!! I know you said it was a DIY tank. If you don't mind can u do an itemized list of what you have & the approximate cost if the set up?
    Thanks,

    Coach
     
    Coachty34, Oct 16, 2013
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  8. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Well, It's no longer a "DIY" tank. I switched over to a 10" cube that had about the same water volume as the previous display.

    The original tank was a 5.5g standard tank, with an overflow on one side. The overflow was just a piece of acrylic that fit the tank. Then I used a maxijet to pump the water back into the display. Over all, the cost of the whole thing, tank, acrylic, silicone, maxijet, you're looking at about $50 if you do it right.
     
    Chance, Oct 17, 2013
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    Coachty34 Astrea Snail

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    Awesome thanks for the feed back Chance!!!


    Coach
     
    Coachty34, Oct 22, 2013
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  10. Chance

    Chance Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Whelp. You can't win em'all.

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    Huge power outage in NE Ohio, 6 inches of snow. Did my best to keep it warm but temp got down to about 60 degrees.
    Major casualties include:
    Sea Cucumber
    All my snails
    Lobo
    Large chunks of Zoanthids

    All is not lost! I have a 5g bucket with what is still alive. My house is still freezing lol.
     
    Chance, Oct 25, 2013
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