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So, I have been keeping many gorgs over the past 7 years. I think at one point I could have had close to 16 different species in my 210g. I am now down to about 8 species.
Now when I began this tank with a couple gorgs and as my collection got larger and the gorgs began to grow, they managed to kill every sps, lps and most my zoas in the tank. I tried using the sump as a place for these others and they receded or died there. I tried hooking a separate tank up to the larger system to house the corals and they receded or died there. I tried hooking a carbon rx between the tanks (so all water into the 20l with the lps was filtered through carbon rx) and overflowed into gorg system and they receded or died in there.
Periodically the first few years, I tried different corals and each time they took a turn for the worst with my gorg system. Now, I have a 40g system for lps and I would take them from here, leave them with the gorg system unless I began to see issues (which all did over the course of up to a month) so I removed them and they came back healthy and happy in the lps system.
Now, I have not done this for years to test. All my gorgs were wild caught in the beginning. I did add some grube's and Eunicea that was ORA a couple years into my system.
What I am wondering from some of the more chemistry orientated members is do you think the toxicity issues with my gorgs will have died down the longer in captivity? Similar to dart frogs (due to diet I believe losing their toxic nature)?
I would try a few experiments and may, but not till after summer. Too many vacations (hard life).
What are anyone's thoughts?
Couple points to make: I use the same salt in both systems, both have protein skimmers, algae scrubbers and correct flow for the species. The gorgs are under MH and t5s and the lps is strictly t5s. I do have a calcium rx on the 210g. I even used rock from the 210g to start and run my 40g. In fact I just added a bunch of rock from my 210 to my 40 a few weeks ago. Just to give some comparisons of the two systems. 210g is about 12yrs running, the lps about 4yrs maybe I have had it in different tanks over the years.
Now when I began this tank with a couple gorgs and as my collection got larger and the gorgs began to grow, they managed to kill every sps, lps and most my zoas in the tank. I tried using the sump as a place for these others and they receded or died there. I tried hooking a separate tank up to the larger system to house the corals and they receded or died there. I tried hooking a carbon rx between the tanks (so all water into the 20l with the lps was filtered through carbon rx) and overflowed into gorg system and they receded or died in there.
Periodically the first few years, I tried different corals and each time they took a turn for the worst with my gorg system. Now, I have a 40g system for lps and I would take them from here, leave them with the gorg system unless I began to see issues (which all did over the course of up to a month) so I removed them and they came back healthy and happy in the lps system.
Now, I have not done this for years to test. All my gorgs were wild caught in the beginning. I did add some grube's and Eunicea that was ORA a couple years into my system.
What I am wondering from some of the more chemistry orientated members is do you think the toxicity issues with my gorgs will have died down the longer in captivity? Similar to dart frogs (due to diet I believe losing their toxic nature)?
I would try a few experiments and may, but not till after summer. Too many vacations (hard life).
What are anyone's thoughts?
Couple points to make: I use the same salt in both systems, both have protein skimmers, algae scrubbers and correct flow for the species. The gorgs are under MH and t5s and the lps is strictly t5s. I do have a calcium rx on the 210g. I even used rock from the 210g to start and run my 40g. In fact I just added a bunch of rock from my 210 to my 40 a few weeks ago. Just to give some comparisons of the two systems. 210g is about 12yrs running, the lps about 4yrs maybe I have had it in different tanks over the years.
Sorry for the blues. It was on the t5 only cycle. Plus my phone is not good. I tried filtering it, but did not help much.
