Sexy Corals Favia / Reef Odyssey Acan Blow-Out Grow-Out 2011!

[thewackyreefer]

Ok thanks, good news. I appreciate the updates unlike that other growout I just read about. Lol. I'm sure it's not funny to you or the other guys in it so I'm sorry for chuckling.

Well, I wouldn't consider this a "successful" growout at this point but I'm always going to keep you guys updated.

Trust me, the growouts I'm in now will definitely be the last unless someone decides to do an SPS growout and it's a well known reefer. But there's no way I'm going to host one again, way too stressful, especially when things go bad. If you haven't had tank issues yet, I hope you never do. It's a pretty helpless feeling especially when you can't figure out what the issue is and you have other peoples $ in your hands...

 

[Beerman]

I've been keeping tanks since the 70's so I've had my share of mishaps. I appreciate you doing this. We should all discuss in a few months about splitting up the stuff. Even if we only get half it may be worth it.

 

[thewackyreefer]

Well, I came home to another piece looking like crap.

I'm at a loss guys...I haven't received the interceptor yet but I have no idea what to do. Ian suggested my po4 may be too low since i'm reading 0.01-0.02 normally on my Hannah but I've never had issues with keeping it too low.

I have no clue what to do at this point. If anyone wants to give a try at them I'd be more than happy to send them but it's up to you guys if anyone wants to take in pieces that are having undiagnosed issues...

 

[thewackyreefer]

Here's a pic.

 

[thewackyreefer]

Do you guys think I should frag them up to keep the nice looking heads away from the rest?

 

[jdreef]

What the heck I sent it out that same day in a regular envolope to the address you gave me.. that stinks.. I wonder what happen since I didnt here from you I assumed you received the interceptor.

 

[Tabasco1]

I'm sorry man. I know it has to be stressful. I just really appreciate that you are being up front and honest. It is really stand up. I just wish I could offer better insight as far as resolving issues. It does seem like the most likely culprit is worms as you found them in the piece we most recently lost. Since we haven't treated for that there is no reason it should be resolved, so I am not sure if we should look at something else right now, but I don't think raising PO4 a little could do much harm either.

Seems like always the most important piece of mail gets lost. Luv, I know you have a dog, do you have a regular vet? If so they will likely prescribe some Interceptor for you. If you don't have a regular vet you can always try going to the vet you most recently went to and seeing if they will help you out. I think that would be the quickest way to get it into your hands. If not, I have been going to my vet for several years and I'm sure he will hook me up and I can send out to you. Let me know and I can pick it up and get it out on Monday. That way JDreef doesn't have deplete his stash.

As far as the fragging goes... it seemed like that great big nasty thread about worms did suggest doing that. I think they were even dissecting the piece to explore for worms. Maybe go ahead and try to get 2 or 3 pieces out so there are back ups if a piece is lost and if they make it then the fragging process is already started. I do think I remember them saying that it wasn't really helpful to wait.

 

[thewackyreefer]

I'm going to do a little chopping today. If anything it'll get unhealthy polyps away from the healthy ones and give them a chance to grow new heads...

 

[thewackyreefer]

Alright guys, tomorrow's Interceptor day. I'll keep ya posted.

 

[thewackyreefer]

No real update, interceptor went fine...the pieces I fragged look pretty good and the pieces that were looking bad, still look bad. I'll grab a shot or two tonight if I get a chance!

 

[jdreef]

Hope all is going well. Glad to here the intercepter went well.. Did you have any critters come out during treatment?

 

[thewackyreefer]

More pods than anything...definitely more bristle worms than I was expecting but nothing really out of the ordinary from what I noticed...

 

[jdreef]

Cool!!! Guess what just came back in the mail? Yep the interceptor!!!

 

[thewackyreefer]

Well, one of the frags I cut the other weekend is no more...

I guess it's time to spend the $ and send my water to a 3rd party for testing, I don't know of any other options at this point other than to just give up.

 

[thewackyreefer]

Alright guys. I've lost all hope these are ever going to turn around. Another frag I cut is withering away and I can see more skeleton on these pieces than I should. We've still got a good 8+ pieces but they look bad and I don't see any real positive change. Time to make a decision on what we want to do before I lose my mind.

 

[Beerman]

What do you guys think are our options?:
1) Keep trying in luvmyacans tank, 2) Someone else try growing, or 3) Split them out. Is this what we are looking at? Is it worth splitting out at this point?

 

[thewackyreefer]

I would say not worth splitting up really...they all need time to heal back up and put out some new heads. I can see skeleton on most if not all of them so it's going to be a long road if they ever make a comeback.

 

[Tabasco1]

The catch 22 is that it sounds like they should be moved. But shipping will likely kill them.

Do u have a small hospital tank that would be an option and not too much trouble?

 

[thewackyreefer]

The catch 22 is that it sounds like they should be moved. But shipping will likely kill them.

Do u have a small hospital tank that would be an option and not too much trouble?

I've got a small tank I could set up... I suppose anything's worth a shot at this point.

 

[thewackyreefer]

As a side note...I've been working to bring up my PO4 levels to around 0.08 and raise my nitrate levels a little as well.

Also thinking about starting some Amino dosing since I've been told my system is too "clean" for acans...