Help!

[cfrank84]

Just got a used Biocube 14g with included live rock

2 questions..

The lights.. there are actnic and the regular ones.. how long do i leave each on.. together or seperate or some time with both.. also the LED moonlights.. can i leave them on all the time without an issue?

second question is what the heck are these<P>

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there are probably 5 of them on the different pieces of live rock

thanks for any and all help.. :-D

Chris

sorry about the pic i took it with my iphone

 

[kirru]

your pic looks like an aptasia, if it is confirmed as an aptasia, then you might try joe's juice or a lime juice concentrate mix. not sure about it though. never had one *KNOCKS ON WOOD VERY HARD AND LONG*


i leave my moon lighting on all the time as for the actinics, i have mine come on at 8a then the daylights come on at 9a and go off at 7p then the actinics of at 8p. mine is only ten gallons plus a fuge. fuge lights are reverse cycle from regular lighting.

others may have different suggestions

 

[ericmcj31]

def. aiptasia--you need to get those out asap--joe's juice works great-they multiply QUICK! The light schedule sounds good that Kirru suggested

 

[cfrank84]

where do i get joes juice? also what do i do if i cant find all of them?

 

[kirru]

oooo goody, got a few things right on my first advice, i'm accomplished now thanks eric.

you can get joe's juice at a LFS I'm sure. where are you in atlanta? i'd call a few places that are open tomorrow to see if they have any.

 

[ericmcj31]

any LFS should have it--it's gonna be something you're gonna fight for a while-just b/c you won't be able to see all of them; it would help to get a couple of peppermint shrimps as well. They're kinda hit and miss, though--you just stick the syringe in the aiptasia's "mouth" and squirt it-and poof! literally makes pieces of the aiptasia--just stay on it for the next couple/few weeks and you should nip it in the bud.

 

[kirru]

how long has the tank been running, if you just put it up and there were no inhabitants, i'd move the rock around to see if I could get all of them just to be sure and make it less of a pain in the future.

 

[ericmcj31]

ditto to what kirru said-if nothing's in there-just take it out and 'cook' it.

 

[cfrank84]

just put it up today.. took out the 2 pieces i could see it on.. going to just buy some new rock from Chris at einsteins.. i dont want to even chance missing any and i dont know what else may be in the rocks that i dont know about

 

[ericmcj31]

any rock you get could potentially have it--not to knock Chris or anything, he's a great guy-but it could happen anywhere. If you just 'cook' the rock or just let it sit outside for a few days then rinse off real well you will be fine-I wouldn't throw it out-that's a good waste of LR

 

[kirru]

but if you really wanted to... i"ll be happy to come get it i need some for my 40 breeder build.

 

[ericmcj31]

If I were you I'd just take it all out and cook/dry out---b/c chances are it could have spread on the others you just don't see it yet-

 

[cfrank84]

i still have quite a bit left in the bucket it came in.. i live on buford highway in atlanta if anyone wants to come take it ill take some newbie corals as trade or anything really as i have just few that came with the tank.. 2 big shrooms and some zoas.. im not knocking the rock i got... but it isnt quite creating the aquascape i wanted i had this vision on a big sorta rock on a pedestal with like a hole in the middle for fish to swim through lol .. guess im wanting something i prolly wont find

 

[ericmcj31]

you'll prob. find it-just keep a watchful eye out;

 

[cfrank84]

if i sit a plate coral on the rock with it eventually adhere?

 

[kirru]

I'd come get that rock, but i dont have much corals either as my tank has been only running since sept 10 but i dont think my corals are beginners except the two zoa frags i have. o and my star polyp frag, but when they grow out I'll frag some if you haven't got them already

 

[cfrank84]

whatcha think so far?

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[cfrank84]

just noticed that aptasia stuff attached to a coral.. jeez

 

[cfrank84]

also starting to notice some worm looks things on the rock kinda like ringworm looking

 

[grouper therapy]

is this the same rock that was in the tank when you bought ??it