Tank Issues

[justahobby]

Did you clown ever "clean" the sand by swooshing her tail rapidly? That would explain why the sand reappeared.

Another hypothesis: when you sprayed the turkey baster, your clown got scared and its colors lightened, making it harder to see the spots.

[ShAgMaN]

How much do you guys think coral will add to the bio load?

Of course it depends on the size of coral. For example, when I added a bunch of gorgs to my tank after my trip to Florida, I was nervous about crashing my tank. I'm also concerned when I add a bunch of frags or colonys at once...but I've never really had a problem.

[Mr Cob]

Oh man Allan, u crack me up. Thx for the laugh.

Terry, I say it depends on the coral and how much u feed that coral. For example a daily fed anemone would add a lot to the bio-load....what goes in must come out.

And some Corals are great filter feeders and will assist in filtering the water.
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[ShAgMaN]

Ya, good point. It's not really the coral just like it's not the fish. It's the waste they create which is based on how much you feed them. I was just thinking about how much certain coral stink - kinda like uncured live rock - xenia and some mushroom are real bad. Just seems like if you added a lot of that it wouldnt be good.

[Mr Cob]

Yeah I agree, I think it's both. A lot of anything is never good.

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[lindo]

Did you clown ever "clean" the sand by swooshing her tail rapidly? That would explain why the sand reappeared.

Another hypothesis: when you sprayed the turkey baster, your clown got scared and its colors lightened, making it harder to see the spots.

No she never did, she seemed really weak for some reason, I did just add a second Maxi Jet 400 but the flow was never so much that it would throw her around the tank. As for the color issue, that makes sense, Im going to probably leave the tank alone except for the minimal feeding of the anemone for a couple of weeks until everything levels out, then Ill continue.

[lindo]

Update:

Here is a picture of the white spots in my tank! Has anyone seen this before??

http://img823.imageshack.us/i/p1020594b.jpg/

[justahobby]

You say you got a lot of them? Start researching Hydroids ....

http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1...w=1152&bih=769