Why I got into the hobby - the Floating Heteractis Magnifica

xiongsy · Apr 25, 2023

Day after 1st doze. Photo may not show but it does seem to look better. Mouth is not gaping open. Tentacles are not fully inflated but not flat either. Just realized my goby went missing so did a quick test:

Ammonia (RedSea): 0.2, or did it look like 0.4? Can never tell. It has been testing 0.2 for the longest.

Nitrate (Hannah High Range): 57 ppm

Dose #2 will be done ~8:30 p.m. tonight.

I was planning to have the light off completely during the dosing period, but decided I will let the light resume as normal. Not sure if it's a good idea to leave it on?

xiongsy · Apr 25, 2023

Looks like I was following the wrong protocols for treatment. Instead of treating for nems at 500mg straight to DT, I was dosing ((85L x .125)/10)=1.1ml which is for corals. Thankfully, this was caught before it was too deep in the medication process.

tstor · Apr 26, 2023

Can you confirm Nitrate is 50+ ppm? That's probably causing harm to the nem.

xiongsy · Apr 27, 2023

tstor said:
Can you confirm Nitrate is 50+ ppm? That's probably causing harm to the nem.

No other way to confirm other than Hannah. I have 2 Haddonis and they're fine. The Mag is doing much better after 1st dose. A 5 gallon WC using AF Reef Salt is scheduled for tomorrow to bring the nitrates down a tad bit.

xiongsy · Apr 27, 2023

After 2nd day of dosing and it's back to normal looking. Have yet to do the 5 gallon wc as it is 5 degrees above where I want it. Sometimes the OSFF looks like it wants to be a clown and it, too, wants to swim in the nem. Very curious fish for sure. It's NFL Draft day so I'm ready to pop some IPA. It's Taco Thursday!