Where to begin?
So Friday I went down to Fin N Feather and purchased a Percula Clownfish and a Bubble Tip Anemone. For the record, this isn't the "correct" anemone for Percs but behind the Redwood Curtain options are limited and I would rather not mail order.
I should also mention that the Sunday before last I added a Coralife Mini T5 light fixture. I have never been a big fan of Coralife products because in my humble opinion, quality is always mediocre at best. That said, it was a relatively cheap and easy option. As of Saturday evening, things were looking really good; the anemone had attached and seemed to be acclimating well.
As I was entering the kitchen Sunday morning to start the coffee before heading out to work, I noticed the aquarium looked milky, which is usually not a good sign. Upon closer inspection I was horrified to see the anemone sucked up against the filter intake strainer. Not having much time before I had to get to work, I attempted to free the anemone as gently as possible, but to no avail. I ended up sacrificing the strainer whilst trying to keep the damage to the anemone as minimal as possible, but still ended up needing to use scissors....OUCH!
Although it looked bad, I was confident the anemone would recover. In the meantime the clown fish was inching closer and closer to the anemone but still hadn't made contact, as far as I knew.
Fast forward to Monday morning, when my Mini T5 fixture flickered quite a bit after being switched on. I quickly turned it back off and then back on again, which seemed to alleviate the issue. However,when I arrived home from work it was dead as a doorknob. Against all odds, I unplugged my filter to test the light fixture in a different socket and of course it still didn't work. Can you guess what I'm about to say? That's right, I never plugged my filter back in. ARRRGGAAAHHH@#$%^&*!
Of course I didn't realize I hadn't plugged the filter back in until this morning, when I wasn't able to easily see the clown fish. The poor little guy was at the top of the tank where it's warmer and there's more oxygen. That's when it hit me, <homerSimpson>Doh!< />
Needless to say, I immediately plugged in the filter and then noticed how bad the anemone looked. Fortunately by the time I left for work the tank had come back up to temperature (roughly 2 degrees F), and both fish and anemone were perking up. As of this evening everything seems fine and the fish shows no sign of ich.
Talk about dodging a bullet! I'll try and get some photos of the fish up as soon as my daughters can decide on a name, I'm partial to Poseidon but when the heck do I get a say in anything?
So Friday I went down to Fin N Feather and purchased a Percula Clownfish and a Bubble Tip Anemone. For the record, this isn't the "correct" anemone for Percs but behind the Redwood Curtain options are limited and I would rather not mail order.
I should also mention that the Sunday before last I added a Coralife Mini T5 light fixture. I have never been a big fan of Coralife products because in my humble opinion, quality is always mediocre at best. That said, it was a relatively cheap and easy option. As of Saturday evening, things were looking really good; the anemone had attached and seemed to be acclimating well.
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| Quick n Dirty Droid photo. |
As I was entering the kitchen Sunday morning to start the coffee before heading out to work, I noticed the aquarium looked milky, which is usually not a good sign. Upon closer inspection I was horrified to see the anemone sucked up against the filter intake strainer. Not having much time before I had to get to work, I attempted to free the anemone as gently as possible, but to no avail. I ended up sacrificing the strainer whilst trying to keep the damage to the anemone as minimal as possible, but still ended up needing to use scissors....OUCH!
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| Another Quick N Dirty Droid shot |
Fast forward to Monday morning, when my Mini T5 fixture flickered quite a bit after being switched on. I quickly turned it back off and then back on again, which seemed to alleviate the issue. However,when I arrived home from work it was dead as a doorknob. Against all odds, I unplugged my filter to test the light fixture in a different socket and of course it still didn't work. Can you guess what I'm about to say? That's right, I never plugged my filter back in. ARRRGGAAAHHH@#$%^&*!
Of course I didn't realize I hadn't plugged the filter back in until this morning, when I wasn't able to easily see the clown fish. The poor little guy was at the top of the tank where it's warmer and there's more oxygen. That's when it hit me, <homerSimpson>Doh!< />
Needless to say, I immediately plugged in the filter and then noticed how bad the anemone looked. Fortunately by the time I left for work the tank had come back up to temperature (roughly 2 degrees F), and both fish and anemone were perking up. As of this evening everything seems fine and the fish shows no sign of ich.
Talk about dodging a bullet! I'll try and get some photos of the fish up as soon as my daughters can decide on a name, I'm partial to Poseidon but when the heck do I get a say in anything?
