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Old 01-18-2006, 09:57 PM
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OK I am at my wits end here.If I lose the brain I am pulling the plug from the hobby for good. Discus looks good right about now. I cant keep acro,milli,monti,stags,candy canes,trumpets,and now my brain is sliding slowly but surely. I had a flame angel that was taking chunks of it and eating it I found another home for her but the brain is just deteriorating into just a skeleton.....What am I missing.

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Old 01-18-2006, 09:58 PM
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Slow down there! Before you pull the plug give us more info on your system, levels etc. Maybe there is a simple solution.
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Old 01-18-2006, 10:26 PM
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George if you babysit a big colony of zoos I'll nurse back that brain for ya then you can seen those candies how well there doing
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Old 01-18-2006, 10:56 PM
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Murry I PM'd you....

Danny, the test results I took are as follows
PH 8.2
temp 80
Amonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate .5mg/L
Calcium approx 460mg/L
Salinity 1.024
Alkalinity 2.06
KH 5.8

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See everything else in the tank is growing like crazy.My mushrooms have doubled in size some re about the size of a teacup saucer.My zoo.s spread like crazy, My clam hasnt been visited by the grim reeper yet toadstool is fine...Just anything that has a skeleton.....aaaarrrrgggggghhhhhh

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Old 01-18-2006, 11:03 PM
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Wondering if there isn't a little "chemical warfare" going on with the other corals and the brain? What other corals are near or have contact with it?
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How big is the tank?
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Jim,,,,, buddy nice to hear from ya..where I have the brain he is donwn on the sandbed.To his right was a galaxy but I moved him up as the galaxy tentacles were getting close.I found the candy cane sitting on it about a week ago.But picked it up and put it backwhere it belonged.Now it is sitting all by his lonesome self.But like I said the flame was taking fair size chunks outa it before I found her a new home.
Give me a call sometime Jim


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to be exactit worked out to be 85.6gal withthe dimensions.

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I lost my open brain in my early reefing experience. It was deteriorating as you described. Late in his decline, I used to target feed it at night under a weighted margarine container and it showed signs of improvement for a bit. I believe this would have saved it if I thought of it earlier. Hope this helps or gives you food for thought.

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