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On 3/1/09, I realized something! The day before, I had been looking on-line for someone else regarding hitchhiking animals on live rock at a site I had been to before. I put in the evening food. One piece landed on what looked like a hair. Later, I saw the food was at the other end of the "hair." I finally realized what those creatures are. I have a few vermitid snails in the 6 gallon tank. They are snails that look like tube worms but you really only see the tube. The snails are fixed with their calcareous tube. They throw out a line of mucus and use that to reel in prey, in this case, a small piece of squid I think. I can sometimes see a little bit of a head but otherwise, it would be hard to say that they are animals. My vermitid snails do not seem to throw out complex mucus nets, just strings. They are living on the dead brain coral live rock piece. Strange indeed.
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 76.7 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.91
6 Gallon Tank: 75.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.01
Make up water: 75.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.44
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 75.7 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.12
6 Gallon Tank: 75.1 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.04
Make up water: 75.2 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.40
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 76.1 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.76
6 Gallon Tank: 75.3 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.93
Make up water: 75.7 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.06
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 76.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.71
6 Gallon Tank: 76.1 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.90
Make up water: 75.9 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.27
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 76.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.95
6 Gallon Tank: 75.8 degrees F, 1.0255 SG, pH 8.02
Make up water: 76.4 degrees F, 1.0252 SG, pH 8.34
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 76.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.96
6 Gallon Tank: 75.5 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.04
Make up water: 76.4 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 8.34
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.5 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.04
6 Gallon Tank: 76.4 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.08
Make up water: 75.9 degrees F, 1.0252 SG, pH 8.44
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.4 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.99
6 Gallon Tank: 76.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.04
Make up water: 75.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.39
I disconnected the 6 gallon lid and put the old one back on. They say it just "pops" off. That is ridiculous. I have to take off the pieces that hold the lid on with the lid and then break them off to change lids which I did before when the first lid quit. I wish I had known how easy it was to fix it; the little mushroom coral in there would not have suffered in the dark for so long. I then opened up the newer hood which I had just taken off. I examined the fans. The left fan would whirl around quickly when touched or blowed upon. The right fan though was stuck and only turned by hand. My father thinks the bearings were shot. So, now I have two working 6 gallon lids, five working 6 gallon fans (I ordered two replacements that I did not end up using), and four working 12 gallon fans (I got two of those two for the future). Now, I will have to make another order and get the moonlight fix for the 12 gallon. I was not sure if it was something I could do which is why I just got one to try out first.
Later, I did the usual tank cleanings.
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.2 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.20
6 Gallon Tank: 77.3 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.10
Make up water: 76.5 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.46
The pH readings were a little higher than usual. I will recalibrate the pH meter next time. It may have been altered when I used it the Sunday before to test my ponds' pH.
That night, with the moonlights on, the green Ricordia mushroom coral was fluorescing, so beautifully!
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 79.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.84
6 Gallon Tank: 79.2 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.02
Make up water: 76.4 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.38
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.91
6 Gallon Tank: 77.0 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.97
Make up water: 76.4 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.31
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 79.2 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.89
6 Gallon Tank: 79.5 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.97
Make up water: 76.5 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.42
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.8 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.90
6 Gallon Tank: 77.3 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.00
Make up water: 76.2 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.39
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.1 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 7.95
6 Gallon Tank: 76.7 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.01
Make up water: 76.1 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.36
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 78.2 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.97
6 Gallon Tank: 77.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.00
Make up water: 76.4 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.35
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 78.3 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.99
6 Gallon Tank: 77.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.00
Make up water: 76.5 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.26
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 75.9 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 7.98
6 Gallon Tank: 75.0 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.95
Make up water: 73.8 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 8.29
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.1 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.84
6 Gallon Tank: 76.3 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.93
Make up water: 76.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.35
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.1 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.94
6 Gallon Tank: 76.1 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.99
Make up water: 75.1 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.35
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.9 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 8.00
6 Gallon Tank: 77.1 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.00
Make up water: 76.5 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.29
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.1 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 7.67?
6 Gallon Tank: 76.7 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.00
Make up water: 76.1 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 8.28
Jose was doing well in 2009. But, now I am pretty sure that I have not seen him in a few weeks. It was not unusual to not see him for days as he hides in the live rock but I usually saw him every few days when I put food in the tank. I fear he may be gone. I do not know if I should get another firefish or not. I worry that maybe Nemo did him in, and the hermit crabs and other animals ate his body.
An hour later, I glanced in the tank and found a new animal! I was surprised to still find a new species especially one this big. I am not sure what it is. It is worm-like, very soft. The body can range from one to three inches depending on whether it is stretched out or sucked in. It can change its length in just a second. The body is brown with white stripes. When it stretches all the way out, it extends some white plumes at the end that resemble those of a tube worm or feather duster worm although the plumes are short. It is free-living (not attached to anything) although hiding in the live rock. It might be a peanut worm but does not look like the photos I found on-line of those.
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.0 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.81
6 Gallon Tank: 76.2 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.89
Make up water: 75.4 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.21
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.3 degrees F, 1.024 SG, pH 7.41
6 Gallon Tank: 76.4 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.82
Make up water: 75.8 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 8.20
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 76.6 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.75
6 Gallon Tank: 75.9 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.81
Make up water: 76.4 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.24
The water test results for the day were:
12 Gallon Tank: 77.2 degrees F, 1.0245 SG, pH 7.72
6 Gallon Tank: 76.2 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 7.88
Make up water: 75.3 degrees F, 1.025 SG, pH 8.25
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