fishyfish22
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what i did was i took out both brains and put them in a 10 gallon tank with fresh seawater. added a small filter for circulation and led light's that i was using to grow xenia in my fuge thing i have going on down in my stand. the lights were ok, but i didn't think they were strong enough for the brains. anyways, after about a week the brain started to deteriorate until there was nothing left but skeleton on most sides. it took it out due to the fact that it was not only dying and letting loose flesh all over the 10 gallon, but it made things difficult because i would have to do daily water changes because it was rotting in the tank and there was brown slime stuff on it. it smelled terrible. strangely enough, the welso got better but it would never puff up completely. it would puff up, but not to the point where the skirt was extended greatly. anyways all was well until the yellow tang, the tomini tang, and the desjardini tang started picking on a rather favorable fish of mine. after a battle of wits and me eventually removing half of my rockwork i was finally able to take them out of the tank. that being said, a 10 gallon is way to small for them, so i had to switch from the 10 gallon to the 40g breeder i had, which i had previously mistaken for a 30 gallon. after switching the 10 to the 20 i realized that i wouldn't be able to manage the tank with the welso and the tangs at the same time. i put the welso back in the main tank. right now, it went back to the condition it was in before, and after testing the water i realized that the three elements were not that bad. not where i want them, but not that bad still. i believe it may be the lighting that bothers the welso.
on another note, the results were
Ca:485
dKH:12.8
Mg:1320
where i want them
Ca:400-450
Mg:1250-1350
to be truthful i have never tested alkalinity before. can anyone provide input on where it should be kept please? i keep finding acceptable ranges all over the place.
what i did was i took out both brains and put them in a 10 gallon tank with fresh seawater. added a small filter for circulation and led light's that i was using to grow xenia in my fuge thing i have going on down in my stand. the lights were ok, but i didn't think they were strong enough for the brains. anyways, after about a week the brain started to deteriorate until there was nothing left but skeleton on most sides. it took it out due to the fact that it was not only dying and letting loose flesh all over the 10 gallon, but it made things difficult because i would have to do daily water changes because it was rotting in the tank and there was brown slime stuff on it. it smelled terrible. strangely enough, the welso got better but it would never puff up completely. it would puff up, but not to the point where the skirt was extended greatly. anyways all was well until the yellow tang, the tomini tang, and the desjardini tang started picking on a rather favorable fish of mine. after a battle of wits and me eventually removing half of my rockwork i was finally able to take them out of the tank. that being said, a 10 gallon is way to small for them, so i had to switch from the 10 gallon to the 40g breeder i had, which i had previously mistaken for a 30 gallon. after switching the 10 to the 20 i realized that i wouldn't be able to manage the tank with the welso and the tangs at the same time. i put the welso back in the main tank. right now, it went back to the condition it was in before, and after testing the water i realized that the three elements were not that bad. not where i want them, but not that bad still. i believe it may be the lighting that bothers the welso.
on another note, the results were
Ca:485
dKH:12.8
Mg:1320
where i want them
Ca:400-450
Mg:1250-1350
to be truthful i have never tested alkalinity before. can anyone provide input on where it should be kept please? i keep finding acceptable ranges all over the place.
