tube worm and mushroom rock

[....]

I added a giant fanworm and a small rock with several mushrooms to my tank
two days ago, i looked at the tank a few moments ago and i noticed the tube
worm (probably sabellastarte magnifica?) shed its crown, and my clownfish
appear to be doing poorly. one is being pushed around by the current near
the top of the tank, whilke the other is in the back to the bottom. Would
the addition of these two cause that much of a problem to my tank? or could
it have been bad water from the LFS that might have gotten into the system?

[Marc Levenson]

Always test your water when you post these types of questions, because that is
the first thing we will ask you about.

Never add LFS water to your tank, if you can avoid it. Acclimate your new
creature as you wish, then lift it out of the water (or net it) and add it to
your tank to lower the risk of contamination.

Featherdusters can shed their crown when stressed, but don't give up on it
because it could grow a new one again.

Marc


"...." wrote:

> I added a giant fanworm and a small rock with several mushrooms to my tank
> two days ago, i looked at the tank a few moments ago and i noticed the tube
> worm (probably sabellastarte magnifica?) shed its crown, and my clownfish
> appear to be doing poorly. one is being pushed around by the current near
> the top of the tank, whilke the other is in the back to the bottom. Would
> the addition of these two cause that much of a problem to my tank? or could
> it have been bad water from the LFS that might have gotten into the system?

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[Rod]

Featherdusters expel their crown to conserve energy while they aree slowly
starving. An article that Dr. Shimek wrote on th esubject can be seen here
http://www.dtplankton.com/frameset1.htm
Rod Buehler
www.asplashoflife.com

[....]

Sorry for the late post, my ISP was down.

ph = 8.3
nitrite = < 0.3
nitrate = ~25
ammonia = 0
kh = 13
calcium = 480
specific gravity = 1.024

working on lowering the nitrate and the kh.
probably the problem.

I tried keeping the LR/mushroom rock submerged while i put in my tank. There
appeared to be some sponges on it also.Thats how the LFS water got in my
system. Moved the Feather duster, who is still alive, burried the rear half.
The clownfish ar OK, dont know what was going on with them, maybe sleeping.
The mushrooms are soaking up the light and doing well.

Should I try to target feed the feather duster until it grows back its
crown?


Chris Cutting


"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> Always test your water when you post these types of questions, because
that is
> the first thing we will ask you about.
>
> Never add LFS water to your tank, if you can avoid it. Acclimate your new
> creature as you wish, then lift it out of the water (or net it) and add it
to
> your tank to lower the risk of contamination.
>
> Featherdusters can shed their crown when stressed, but don't give up on it
> because it could grow a new one again.
>
> Marc
>
>
> "...." wrote:
>
> > I added a giant fanworm and a small rock with several mushrooms to my
tank
> > two days ago, i looked at the tank a few moments ago and i noticed the
tube
> > worm (probably sabellastarte magnifica?) shed its crown, and my
clownfish
> > appear to be doing poorly. one is being pushed around by the current
near
> > the top of the tank, whilke the other is in the back to the bottom.
Would
> > the addition of these two cause that much of a problem to my tank? or
could
> > it have been bad water from the LFS that might have gotten into the
system?
>
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>
>

[Marc Levenson]

You could try to, but you'd almost have to turn off the circulation and filters
to keep the food in that area.

If you've not started feeding with Phytoplankton, now's the right time to do
so. You can buy DT's Live Phytoplankton at most LFS now. Just feed the correct
amount every other day and your filter feeders will do very well.

When you introduce livestock to your tank, unless it absolutely calls for it,
you can usually remove the item from the bag and put it into your tank without
issue. Some of these creatures deal with low-tide for hours on a daily basis.
Sponges (real nice pretty ones) must stay absolutely submerged, some starfish
too. But most everything else is fine.

For future reference, if you do have a critter that must remain submerged, you
would do it this way:
Put the creature and the LFS water in a dish that will continue to keep it
submerged. If that isn't possible, stand the bag up in a bucket and clip it so
it can't fall over. Allow your tank to drain into the bag very slowly (drip
acclimation) and wait. As the water overflows the bag, it will fill the bucket
slowly. You can speed things up slightly be forcing some of the water out of
the bag after some time has elapsed. Replenish your system with fresh
sal****er.

After a couple of hours, you should be able to squeeze out some excess water
again, letting it pour into the bucket. Lift the bag into your tank and release
the livestock under the water. More than likely you've replaced all the LFS
water with your own tank water after this type of acclimation process.

Marc


"...." wrote:

> Sorry for the late post, my ISP was down.
>
> ph = 8.3
> nitrite = < 0.3
> nitrate = ~25
> ammonia = 0
> kh = 13
> calcium = 480
> specific gravity = 1.024
>
> working on lowering the nitrate and the kh.
> probably the problem.
>
> I tried keeping the LR/mushroom rock submerged while i put in my tank. There
> appeared to be some sponges on it also.Thats how the LFS water got in my
> system. Moved the Feather duster, who is still alive, burried the rear half.
> The clownfish ar OK, dont know what was going on with them, maybe sleeping.
> The mushrooms are soaking up the light and doing well.
>
> Should I try to target feed the feather duster until it grows back its
> crown?
>
> Chris Cutting
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Always test your water when you post these types of questions, because
> that is
> > the first thing we will ask you about.
> >
> > Never add LFS water to your tank, if you can avoid it. Acclimate your new
> > creature as you wish, then lift it out of the water (or net it) and add it
> to
> > your tank to lower the risk of contamination.
> >
> > Featherdusters can shed their crown when stressed, but don't give up on it
> > because it could grow a new one again.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > "...." wrote:
> >
> > > I added a giant fanworm and a small rock with several mushrooms to my
> tank
> > > two days ago, i looked at the tank a few moments ago and i noticed the
> tube
> > > worm (probably sabellastarte magnifica?) shed its crown, and my
> clownfish
> > > appear to be doing poorly. one is being pushed around by the current
> near
> > > the top of the tank, whilke the other is in the back to the bottom.
> Would
> > > the addition of these two cause that much of a problem to my tank? or
> could
> > > it have been bad water from the LFS that might have gotten into the
> system?
> >
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> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
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> >
> >

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[....]

Thanks for the information, I was feeding my fish today and was scoping out
the rest of the tank when i noticed the fan worm has grown a new crown,
nothing magnificent, but it is still alive. the crown is about an inch in
diameter, almost twice as wide as the tube itself. I guess the cold snap
woke it up...



"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> You could try to, but you'd almost have to turn off the circulation and
filters
> to keep the food in that area.
>
> If you've not started feeding with Phytoplankton, now's the right time to
do
> so. You can buy DT's Live Phytoplankton at most LFS now. Just feed the
correct
> amount every other day and your filter feeders will do very well.
>
> When you introduce livestock to your tank, unless it absolutely calls for
it,
> you can usually remove the item from the bag and put it into your tank
without
> issue. Some of these creatures deal with low-tide for hours on a daily
basis.
> Sponges (real nice pretty ones) must stay absolutely submerged, some
starfish
> too. But most everything else is fine.
>
> For future reference, if you do have a critter that must remain submerged,
you
> would do it this way:
> Put the creature and the LFS water in a dish that will continue to keep it
> submerged. If that isn't possible, stand the bag up in a bucket and clip
it so
> it can't fall over. Allow your tank to drain into the bag very slowly
(drip
> acclimation) and wait. As the water overflows the bag, it will fill the
bucket
> slowly. You can speed things up slightly be forcing some of the water out
of
> the bag after some time has elapsed. Replenish your system with fresh
> sal****er.
>
> After a couple of hours, you should be able to squeeze out some excess
water
> again, letting it pour into the bucket. Lift the bag into your tank and
release
> the livestock under the water. More than likely you've replaced all the
LFS
> water with your own tank water after this type of acclimation process.
>
> Marc
>
>
> "...." wrote:
>
> > Sorry for the late post, my ISP was down.
> >
> > ph = 8.3
> > nitrite = < 0.3
> > nitrate = ~25
> > ammonia = 0
> > kh = 13
> > calcium = 480
> > specific gravity = 1.024
> >
> > working on lowering the nitrate and the kh.
> > probably the problem.
> >
> > I tried keeping the LR/mushroom rock submerged while i put in my tank.
There
> > appeared to be some sponges on it also.Thats how the LFS water got in my
> > system. Moved the Feather duster, who is still alive, burried the rear
half.
> > The clownfish ar OK, dont know what was going on with them, maybe
sleeping.
> > The mushrooms are soaking up the light and doing well.
> >
> > Should I try to target feed the feather duster until it grows back its
> > crown?
> >
> > Chris Cutting
> >
> > "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Always test your water when you post these types of questions, because
> > that is
> > > the first thing we will ask you about.
> > >
> > > Never add LFS water to your tank, if you can avoid it. Acclimate your
new
> > > creature as you wish, then lift it out of the water (or net it) and
add it
> > to
> > > your tank to lower the risk of contamination.
> > >
> > > Featherdusters can shed their crown when stressed, but don't give up
on it
> > > because it could grow a new one again.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > >
> > > "...." wrote:
> > >
> > > > I added a giant fanworm and a small rock with several mushrooms to
my
> > tank
> > > > two days ago, i looked at the tank a few moments ago and i noticed
the
> > tube
> > > > worm (probably sabellastarte magnifica?) shed its crown, and my
> > clownfish
> > > > appear to be doing poorly. one is being pushed around by the current
> > near
> > > > the top of the tank, whilke the other is in the back to the bottom.
> > Would
> > > > the addition of these two cause that much of a problem to my tank?
or
> > could
> > > > it have been bad water from the LFS that might have gotten into the
> > system?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> > >
> > >
>
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>