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Problem with frogspawn

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Topic: Problem with frogspawn

Posted By: Sarnack
Subject: Problem with frogspawn
Date Posted: January 23 2003 at 1:59am

I have had my frogspawn now for about 4-5 months. The last few days the olyps have been shriveled and now the tissue is receding exposing skeleton. I think about the same time my xenia shrunk, but it looks like it will come back. The tank has been up and running for about 7-8 months but I have moved the tank about a month ago. Here are some stats on my tank:

18 gallon acrylic cube with 3 gallon sump integrated

CPR clone skimmer running 24/7

Lighting: 2 x 32 watt (one 10k one actinic) on 12 hours per day.

test results from seachem reef basic test kit, ca test, and hydrometer,

SG 1.024, temp 78 F, pH 8.2, Alk 3 meq, Nitrite 0, Nitrate < 0.1, free ammonia 0, Total Ammonia <0.1, Ca ~470 mg/L.

Other inhabitants: mushrooms, xenia, woods polyps, yellow star polyps, green star polyps, sarcophyton, galaxia, cabbage. hermits and snails (no fish)

Other than the xenia shrinking and frogspawn deteriorating everything else looks fine. I don't feed my tank very often since my pepermint shrimp died, just phytoplex once a week or so.

Any ideas?

Replies:

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 23 2003 at 11:30pm

is you galaxia within sweeper tenticle range (about 8 inches) or has you leather shed recently, when leathers shed the stuff that sloughs off is toxic, (so i have read) either of those are possibilities as well, i have to isolate my frogspawn it stings everything within reach.

tyler

Posted By: Sarnack
Date Posted: January 24 2003 at 12:55pm

My galaxia is up at the top of the tank (about 10 inches) and the frogspawn is close to my sarcophyton and it does shed about every 3 or 4 days. I hadn't thought of that, thanks! I would hope my skimmer would pull it out fast enough but it is very possible that I dont have enough flow and the mucous is landing on other things.