Is my Flowerpot (Goniopora) sick?

deeze · 03/08/2006, 06:36 PM

Does this look normal for a Flowerpot coral? I'm trying to figure out what's going on with my tank. The first photo is of the flowerpot looking normal, the second is what he looks like today and the third is of my clams acting weird.

This moring my clams were about 40% open but the fleshy part of the clam was pointing up and closed. There's a milky color in the tank too... Any ideas as to what could be happening? Spawning?

reefD · 03/08/2006, 06:40 PM

yuck! do a water change asap!

acroconut · 03/08/2006, 07:04 PM

Ditto on the water change/ changes, and if you don't use GAC now might be a good time to start

deeze · 03/08/2006, 07:49 PM

What's GAC?

nemofish2217 · 03/08/2006, 08:27 PM

granular activated carbon.... run it in a reactor (like a phosban reactor) or through a filter sock...

wpar · 03/08/2006, 08:51 PM

Agree with above, and get the goniopora out of the tank!

Bill

M. Python · 03/08/2006, 09:06 PM

Did you over dose kalkwasser or another additive?
What are your parameters?

deeze · 03/08/2006, 09:26 PM

Holy moley... I figured it out! My UV sterilizer pump was bad (in my sump) and sending a small electrical current in the water. I have a grounding plug but I guess it couldn't counter the live broken pump. What led me to figure it out was the OUTRAGUS temperature of 87 degrees and after I turned my lights off to help cool it went up to 88 (normal is 78). The pump was leaking scalding water into my system. I think it initiated a survival spawning from my corals. I hope all is well in the am. Still going to do a water change... jeesh... keep an eye on those pumps.

nemofish2217 · 03/08/2006, 10:00 PM

i would still run some carbon....never hurts...

deeze · 03/08/2006, 10:02 PM

I will. I have a new carbon filter from my quarantine tank... I'm going to put it in the sump tonight...
Thanks,

03/08/2006, 06:36 PM	#1
deeze Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 68	Is my Flowerpot (Goniopora) sick? Does this look normal for a Flowerpot coral? I'm trying to figure out what's going on with my tank. The first photo is of the flowerpot looking normal, the second is what he looks like today and the third is of my clams acting weird. This moring my clams were about 40% open but the fleshy part of the clam was pointing up and closed. There's a milky color in the tank too... Any ideas as to what could be happening? Spawning?

03/08/2006, 06:40 PM	#2
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	yuck! do a water change asap! __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

03/08/2006, 07:04 PM	#3
acroconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 523	Ditto on the water change/ changes, and if you don't use GAC now might be a good time to start __________________ "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day." Current Tank Info: 75 gal. sps running 2 x 250w HQI 14K AC's, and 2 x 110w URI VHO actinics, 1 Tunze stream and (1) 3/4" sea swirl, Deltec MCE 600 skimmer, small fuge, and 1/10 hp. chiller.30 gal sps and some LPS, 7 gal. mostly various zenias 150g being set up

03/08/2006, 07:49 PM	#4
deeze Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 68	What's GAC?

03/08/2006, 08:27 PM	#5
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	granular activated carbon.... run it in a reactor (like a phosban reactor) or through a filter sock...

03/08/2006, 08:51 PM	#6
wpar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Coast Posts: 90	Agree with above, and get the goniopora out of the tank! Bill

03/08/2006, 09:06 PM	#7
M. Python Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pa. Posts: 200	Did you over dose kalkwasser or another additive? What are your parameters?

03/08/2006, 09:26 PM	#8
deeze Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 68	Holy moley... I figured it out! My UV sterilizer pump was bad (in my sump) and sending a small electrical current in the water. I have a grounding plug but I guess it couldn't counter the live broken pump. What led me to figure it out was the OUTRAGUS temperature of 87 degrees and after I turned my lights off to help cool it went up to 88 (normal is 78). The pump was leaking scalding water into my system. I think it initiated a survival spawning from my corals. I hope all is well in the am. Still going to do a water change... jeesh... keep an eye on those pumps.

03/08/2006, 10:00 PM	#9
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	i would still run some carbon....never hurts...

03/08/2006, 10:02 PM	#10
deeze Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 68	I will. I have a new carbon filter from my quarantine tank... I'm going to put it in the sump tonight... Thanks,