ctripi
10/16/2009, 12:13 PM
As the title states, I came home after work to find my Eheim battery powered auto-feeder sitting on the LR. It contained about 1.5 TBSP of Spectrum pellets
Coral status....
Xenia not happy (Dark stalks that use to be opaque white with partial polyp expansion(PE));
Green star polyps not happy (no PE).
Montiporia partially happy (reduced PE but certain spp ok)
Acro's more happy (slightly reduced PE to normal PE)
Birdsnest and stylo normal.
Dendro slighly unhappy.
Invert status....
Hermits and Cleaner Shrimp happy.
Happy Clams too!!!
LR-based sponges & tunicates happy thus far but argueably upset.
After removing the feeder, I performed a 25% water change and put in Act. Carbon (BRsupply lignite).
Test parameters this morning after WC/Carbon:
Ammonia,Nitrite,Nitrate,Phos = Zero.....(Admittedly API tests)
Questions.....
Could corals be unhappy because of electrical current as the batteries probably discharged in the display?
Should I perform additional water changes?
Should I be concerned about heavy metals (Copper) or can I consider them to be a non-issue because the inverts are happy thus far.
Any additional suggestions or should I just wait this out.
Thanks in advance.
Coral status....
Xenia not happy (Dark stalks that use to be opaque white with partial polyp expansion(PE));
Green star polyps not happy (no PE).
Montiporia partially happy (reduced PE but certain spp ok)
Acro's more happy (slightly reduced PE to normal PE)
Birdsnest and stylo normal.
Dendro slighly unhappy.
Invert status....
Hermits and Cleaner Shrimp happy.
Happy Clams too!!!
LR-based sponges & tunicates happy thus far but argueably upset.
After removing the feeder, I performed a 25% water change and put in Act. Carbon (BRsupply lignite).
Test parameters this morning after WC/Carbon:
Ammonia,Nitrite,Nitrate,Phos = Zero.....(Admittedly API tests)
Questions.....
Could corals be unhappy because of electrical current as the batteries probably discharged in the display?
Should I perform additional water changes?
Should I be concerned about heavy metals (Copper) or can I consider them to be a non-issue because the inverts are happy thus far.
Any additional suggestions or should I just wait this out.
Thanks in advance.