29g Saltwater Nano Tank

[PheonixKingZ]

Top shot:

 

[Colin_T]

Spread them out, some are too close together

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Spread them out, some are too close together

Which ones?

The mushrooms could stand to be spread out a tad more.

 

[Colin_T]

the ones on the sand, in a row

 

[PheonixKingZ]

My loot from yesterday’s live sale!

Finally going to get a nem, along with a couple “collector” zoas.

And that Utter Chaos is going to be WICKED in real life.

I also won a POTO hoodie, so that’s gonna be sweet!!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

the ones on the sand, in a row

They are fine. I don’t have any toxic coral that shouldn’t be together, touching one another.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Ok, haven’t updated in a while.

I took out 2 of the top rocks the other day and blasted them off. Felt pretty good to get that algae off.

I’m going to take this base rock out and do the same today, if I have time:

Coral pics:

FTS:

Side shot:

AND, check out all of these new heads growing on the Duncan. I’ve counted over 10, it’s crazy:

 

[OliveFish05]

Wow, thats looking really nice! Those new zoas are gonna look awesome!!!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

A rare look at my sunrise dottyback:

I wish he would come out more, because I love him.

 

[Rocky998]

A rare look at my sunrise dottyback:

I wish he would come out more, because I love him.

Ya know whats good about a fish that you really like and doesnt come out much? When they do come out, you can enjoy them more

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Ya know whats good about a fish that you really like and doesnt come out much? When they do come out, you can enjoy them more

This is true. ;p

 

[PheonixKingZ]

You can see the comparison from when I first got the forest fire digi and now.

Then:

Now:

The skeleton has grown but the color has vanished. (It’s gotta be from the tank crash)

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Today is my first day of school for this year, so wish me luck.

Some parting shots before I leave:

The favia looks wonderful, but the digi is just stricken of color.

 

[Colin_T]

You can see the comparison from when I first got the forest fire digi and now.

Then:

Now:

The skeleton has grown but the color has vanished. (It’s gotta be from the tank crash)

It's fading or bleaching. Bleaching is from high temperatures (28C is max for most corals) and too many nutrients. It causes the coral to expel the zooxanthellae (symbiotic algae) and the coral goes white.

Fading can be from lack of light, either not enough hours of light or not enough intensity. You can have the light on for up to 16 hours a day. I think you upgraded the light a while back so it was brighter, so that should be ok.

What happened with the tank crash?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

It's fading or bleaching. Bleaching is from high temperatures (28C is max for most corals) and too many nutrients. It causes the coral to expel the zooxanthellae (symbiotic algae) and the coral goes white.

Fading can be from lack of light, either not enough hours of light or not enough intensity. You can have the light on for up to 16 hours a day. I think you upgraded the light a while back so it was brighter, so that should be ok.

What happened with the tank crash?

While I was gone on a mini vacation, my light somehow switched to a different setting, in which it had 100% on both channels. Wayyyy too bright to say the least.

The corals looked horrible and I thought they were all going to die. But I blacked the tank out for 2 days, and then introduced them to sunlight for the next 4. Now the lights are on 50% of what they usually are.

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So should I reduce the temperature? I don’t think this is the problem though.

Also could a lack of nutrients cause white coloration?