ZEOvit/200G Build Journal - 34G Solana

[JDigital]

Sounds like you had a better day with your tank than I did with mine.. Congrats on the Sailfin!! Can't wait to see the pics Justin...

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by JDigital

Sounds like you had a better day with your tank than I did with mine.. Congrats on the Sailfin!! Can't wait to see the pics Justin...

Oh no...what happened?

I will take some pics tomorrow for sure.

I will have to ask the original owner but I am pretty sure he is Zebrasoma desjardinii. He has a lot of spots.

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Oh no...what happened?

I will take some pics tomorrow for sure.

I will have to ask the original owner but I am pretty sure he is Zebrasoma desjardinii. He has a lot of spots.

Oh just the first battle to rid my tank of some flatworms, well A LOT of them, plus did 4 separate 5G water changes throughout the day after a Chemi-clean treatment couple days ago, so that I could bring my Skimmer back online.. Was a long day of husbandry...

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by JDigital

Oh just the first battle to rid my tank of some flatworms, well A LOT of them, plus did 4 separate 5G water changes throughout the day after a Chemi-clean treatment couple days ago, so that I could bring my Skimmer back online.. Was a long day of husbandry...

Oh no...do I dare ask which kind of flat worms?

I have had some but never the bad kind. Mine were just the harmless brown ones that don't eat anything. All they can do is block light from corals if there are lots of them but I find they like shade only. And die off on their own since I don't think they find food in our tanks.

But I am assuming you have the bad kind

AEFW?

How did the chemi-clean work?

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Oh no...do I dare ask which kind of flat worms?

I have had some but never the bad kind. Mine were just the harmless brown ones that don't eat anything. All they can do is block light from corals if there are lots of them but I find they like shade only. And die off on their own since I don't think they find food in our tanks.

But I am assuming you have the bad kind

AEFW?

How did the chemi-clean work?

As far as I know (and Christys ID) they are just red commensal flatworms, which are harmless, but a total eye sore, and they are (less now) all over the place.. siphoned a alot today.. but there are lots I can't get the tube into.. so hoping my new mystery wrasse will start to munch on those ones..

AEFW?

Chemiclean didn't seem to do much, and I HATED having my skimmer off. It was a rush decision one night (that I regret doing because it caused more headaches than good these past 2 days) after reading a thread on RC and thinking to myself "I'm gonna try that right now!!!"... I think I will stick to Pohls Coral Snow for keeping cyano in check..

I should probably be typing this in my own build thread, instead of jacking yours.. LOL!!

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by JDigital

As far as I know (and Christys ID) they are just red commensal flatworms, which are harmless, but a total eye sore, and they are (less now) all over the place.. siphoned a alot today.. but there are lots I can't get the tube into.. so hoping my new mystery wrasse will start to munch on those ones..

AEFW?

Chemiclean didn't seem to do much, and I HATED having my skimmer off. It was a rush decision one night (that I regret doing because it caused more headaches than good these past 2 days) after reading a thread on RC and thinking to myself "I'm gonna try that right now!!!"... I think I will stick to Pohls Coral Snow for keeping cyano in check..

I should probably be typing this in my own build thread, instead of jacking yours.. LOL!!

AEFW...Acro Eating Flat Worms, you would know if you had them (dying acros) and you can't really see them with the naked eye. Well its really hard. They are clear and take on the color of the coral they are eating.

The ones you have will go away with time on their own and are harmless. Yes an eyesore but not that bad.

Glad its just those ones.

[spoot]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Yeah I am happy it went so well. I was really worried. This is the one species of tang I have always wanted but never had the tank for one. I would have loved to have found a small one and watched it grow this big but its always always nice to be able to give a fish a bigger home.

I am really amazed at how big an 8" Sailfin looks. I would have easily guessed it was more like 10"-11". I think its because they are so 'tall'.

Give me a call if your in my area and you can come by and see him and the tank.

Definitely, but most likely not for a few weeks, as it's finals season, and I have a lot of catching up to do.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

A few pictures of the new Sailfin at breakfast this morning. Obviously taken with a flash and no tank lights.









You can kind of see how thick he is in this one!

[Delphinus]

Desjardini - because the yellow lines in the dorsal fin are arcs instead of straight stripes. Not that it matters, both desjardini and veliferum are very pretty tangs IMHO.

Flatworms - look into a canary wrasse (sometimes called a yellow coris wrasse but it is not a coris relative at all). I don't think Chemiclean will do a thing for flatworms. That's more a cyano treatment.. But look into a canary wrasse, they do a bang up job of eating flatworms. Mine took about 2-3 weeks to completely eradicate the flatworms in my 115g. And they are a very pretty fish. Another alternative is the exquisitedly coloured close relative, the radiant wrasse.

And AEFW, yeah, you'd know if it was. Inside the tank, you'll only see the damage on your SPS. You'll only see the flatworms if they fall off your acros when you dip them..

Sorry for the hijack GSP just figured I'd do a quick brain dump before I disappear back to work..

[Lance]

Nice score Justin. He's a beauty; and I'm sure he'll fit in with no problems. My Sailfin is a model citizen and one of my favourites. Have fun with him.