Brown Jelly!

[unbeknownst]

I have noticed today and yesterday that pieces of the duncan were floating around the tank. Upon closer inspection the duncan had black spots on the tips of the tentacles with brown slime blowing off. The torch shown in the pictures had similar issues as well as the hammers and frogspawns. I believe two months ago another two torches of mine died under similar circumstances. I am going to dose cipro tonight following the instructions of @ThePhoReefer.
Nitrates, 25
Phosphates, .5
Alk, 8.3
Calc, 440
Mag, 1410
Yes, nutrients are elevated, but the have been ever since I bought the tank used from another person. Any attempt I have had to lower them ended in failure.

 

[JGT]

I don’t see any BJD. If there was, you would absolutely know it.

 

[unbeknownst]

I don’t see any BJD. If there was, you would absolutely know it.

Sorry to cry wolf, I just noticed tissue recession and the duncan losing pieces of the polyp. The torch and the duncan have black spots on the tips of their tentacles.

 

[JGT]

Sorry to cry wolf, I just noticed tissue recession and the duncan losing pieces of the polyp. The torch and the duncan have black spots on the tips of their tentacles.

Yeah, that’s something else. Your parameters are OK except PO4 is very high. I’d try to get that lower and see if you see any benefit.

 

[Fish Fan]

I have noticed today and yesterday that pieces of the duncan were floating around the tank. Upon closer inspection the duncan had black spots on the tips of the tentacles with brown slime blowing off. The torch shown in the pictures had similar issues as well as the hammers and frogspawns. I believe two months ago another two torches of mine died under similar circumstances. I am going to dose cipro tonight following the instructions of @ThePhoReefer.
Nitrates, 25
Phosphates, .5
Alk, 8.3
Calc, 440
Mag, 1410
Yes, nutrients are elevated, but the have been ever since I bought the tank used from another person. Any attempt I have had to lower them ended in failure.

Personally, I don't like using antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin indiscriminately.

I also agree your phosphate is running high.

What have you tried so far to bring your nutrients down that was unsuccessful?

 

[unbeknownst]

Yeah, that’s something else. Your parameters are OK except PO4 is very high. I’d try to get that lower and see if you see any benefit.

Alright, I will try lanthanum tomorrow.

 

[unbeknownst]

Personally, I don't like using antibiotics like Ciprofloxacin indiscriminately.

I also agree your phosphate is running high.

What have you tried so far to bring your nutrients down that was unsuccessful?

I have tried Lanthanum and water changes for a while, that ended with it bottoming out and getting dinos. My most current attempt resulted in me being unable to maintain po4 under .2 ppm.

 

[Fish Fan]

There's more to ways to lower your phosphate than by using lanthanum chloride.

Water changes should help, though sometimes phosphates are bound to the rocks in your tank, and will take some time to come down by using water changes.

A protein skimmer, adding macro algae (ether decorative or in a reactor), or even Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO), which is a chemical filter media like Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) can all help.

@Miami Reef was active on the forum tonight, maybe he can pop in here and give you some advice on how to use lanthanum chloride if that's your preferred phosphate reducer.

Please post back with further questions, I'm sure another R2R member will be able to help you here

 

[JGT]

I find LC to be the most effective and controllable PO4 reducer. Once you find the sweet spot you can dose it and have a rock solid PO level. But you have to start slow and then slowly increase until you get to where you want your numbers to be. I use Phosban-L. Follow the directions and you’ll be fine. I tried GFO but found it too erratic between it getting used up and PO4 rising and when replacing it, reducing PO4 too much, too fast.

 

[unbeknownst]

I guess then the duncan losing pieces of itself is because of to much po4? This is a general question, I just want to know.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

Black tips on Duncan tentacles especially, is usually associated with physical damage. I would look into a shrimp or a fish picking off the tentacles as one of the options too. (It can also happen when Duncan closes quickly, and yours don’t look half bad tbh.