need help catching blenny

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Not at all. Anthony's comment about clams is especially wrong Sponges, who cares.
I've drained my tank many times to catch fish. I wouldn't even try any other way.

You leave your clams exposed to the air??? At over $100 each and getting harder to find nowadays, that's not a risk I'm willing to take.

Also, sponges exposed to air can very quickly die and then you'll end up with dying sponges creating an ammonia spike & you go through a mini-cycle. Ornamental sponges are hard enough to keep alive as it is without the added stress of air exposure.

For these two reef inhabitants, a few seconds is not a big deal. However, if they're going to be exposed to air for longer (which is usually the case when completely draining your tank, catching the fish and then refilling the tank), I would move them to a holding container to stay submerged during the whole process.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

You leave your clams exposed to the air??? At over $100 each and getting harder to find nowadays, that's not a risk I'm willing to take.

I would leave it sitting on the table for 30 minutes if I needed to. They do just fine. I've also soaked them in RO for an hour, no issues there either.

As for sponges, I've hardly ever seen a tank with enough sponge that could die and cause any kind of spike.

I've left acros outside for 2 hours and put them back in the tank, did fine too.

These things are way tougher than you give them credit for.

[jason604]

man i guess i gotta find a bunch of large containers to hold the water now lol. might as well do a water change as well while im at it

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by jason604

man i guess i gotta find a bunch of large containers to hold the water now lol. might as well do a water change as well while im at it

Good things to keep on hand. I have 3 50g barrels just for times like that -lol

[Reef Pilot]

Actually, I've had the tips of some birdsnest frags die on me when they were out of the water too long. This happened when I removed my frag rack for some cleaning in my DT, and it was out of the water a little longer than I had planned. All my other SPS frags were OK, but several of the birdsnest tips were damaged. I guess they are so thin, and just don't hold the water as much as the others.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

OK. I've always been told not to have clams or sponges exposed to air. Never felt the need to test it out with one of my own clams

Learn something new every day. Thanks Brad for this info. I still don't have the nerve to leave my clams sitting out for half an hour.

Corals, I'm not so worried about. When I'm fragging or doing a big water change, the corals may be exposed for more than a few minutes, usually with no ill effects.

[Simmy]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

OK. I've always been told not to have clams or sponges exposed to air. Never felt the need to test it out with one of my own clams

Learn something new every day. Thanks Brad for this info. I still don't have the nerve to leave my clams sitting out for half an hour.

Corals, I'm not so worried about. When I'm fragging or doing a big water change, the corals may be exposed for more than a few minutes, usually with no ill effects.

Did you catch your Flame Angel Anthony?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I would leave it sitting on the table for 30 minutes if I needed to. They do just fine. I've also soaked them in RO for an hour, no issues there either.

As for sponges, I've hardly ever seen a tank with enough sponge that could die and cause any kind of spike.

I've left acros outside for 2 hours and put them back in the tank, did fine too.

These things are way tougher than you give them credit for.

+1 as well