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I've been dealing with a few tank problems lately and I suspect they largely contributed to my torch's recession. That said, I could be missing something.
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I'm just getting over a huge bacteria or phytoplankton bloom with help from an UV sterilizer. My tank was a "pea soup" color and pretty much opaque. I tried blackouts, renewed my carbon, and added phosguard, which is probably why my phosphate is at 0 now. This was going on for about a week and a half. Even before this, the tissue was looking like it was pulling off the stalk, I thought it was because my flow was all coming from that side. I switched the flow and it looked like it was improving. Then I got the outbreak and could finally see it clearly again today.
I use Reef Crystals so my params are always high. I don't dose anything. I don't have any fish that would be picking at it but my snails and hermits brush up against it sometimes. This is my only coral.
Tank params:
8.2 ph
0.0 phosphate
450 cal
1440 mg (tested higher than my freshly mixed sw but I tried measuring twice, I don't dose anything)
11 dkh
5-10 nitrates
1.024 salinity
80 F
Any ideas?
Pics:
I'm just getting over a huge bacteria or phytoplankton bloom with help from an UV sterilizer. My tank was a "pea soup" color and pretty much opaque. I tried blackouts, renewed my carbon, and added phosguard, which is probably why my phosphate is at 0 now. This was going on for about a week and a half. Even before this, the tissue was looking like it was pulling off the stalk, I thought it was because my flow was all coming from that side. I switched the flow and it looked like it was improving. Then I got the outbreak and could finally see it clearly again today.
I use Reef Crystals so my params are always high. I don't dose anything. I don't have any fish that would be picking at it but my snails and hermits brush up against it sometimes. This is my only coral.
Tank params:
8.2 ph
0.0 phosphate
450 cal
1440 mg (tested higher than my freshly mixed sw but I tried measuring twice, I don't dose anything)
11 dkh
5-10 nitrates
1.024 salinity
80 F
Any ideas?