Someone suggested I try posting this topic in this forum so here is my question…
HLLE!
If carbon dust IS the source problem causing HLLE in my two tangs, that dust must be all through the sand and rock work building up over time to damaging levels. What is the best way to try to remove that ASAP over the next few water changes without aggravating the symptoms by creating a dust storm? Just keep vacuuming the gravel? What about the rockwork?
Also powerphos is dusty but it makes no mention of soaking it first could that be a contributing factor?
I use Fauna Marin Carb L. I rinse it then soak it 24 hours. Rinse it again then put it in a Torq reactor low flow so it doesn’t tumble. It is followed by a dense Refugium and a sponge so I’m not sure how much dust has accumulated at this point. But I recently blew off all my rocks got a gyre going so perhaps I have lifted all the carbon dust into the water column now? I have a yellow and purple tang both starting HLLE symptoms and want to reverse it as fast as possible obviously.
Parameters are pretty good I feed quality food.
Had my hand in tank for hours setting up euphyllia gardens this week no shocks. Have put a ground probe in just Incase because I had one on hand but I have no available wall outlet so it’s just in a power bar so really there is no where for it to ground so not sure it’s doing anything but just in case I tossed it in.
I feed a sheet of nori daily alternating selcon and vitamins each day
I do regular water changes FAUNA Marin salt
Tank 2 years
All fish were QT in copper. Purple tang a year and a half ago and the yellow 6 months ago.
Newest addition was a melanarus 4 months ago. No recent fish deaths in last 6 months or more.
So my guess is it has to be the carbon… I think?! I really don’t know. I have tried to be preventative for everything I can...
Nitrate 20
Phos 0.6
Sal 1.025
Cal 420
Mag 1285
Alk 8.4
PH 8.1
Temp 77.2
Skimmer
Reefmat
Refugium
Torq reactor carbon and powerphos
Uv sterilizer
Not sure what else is a big HLLE trigger…
Thanks guys
HLLE!
If carbon dust IS the source problem causing HLLE in my two tangs, that dust must be all through the sand and rock work building up over time to damaging levels. What is the best way to try to remove that ASAP over the next few water changes without aggravating the symptoms by creating a dust storm? Just keep vacuuming the gravel? What about the rockwork?
Also powerphos is dusty but it makes no mention of soaking it first could that be a contributing factor?
I use Fauna Marin Carb L. I rinse it then soak it 24 hours. Rinse it again then put it in a Torq reactor low flow so it doesn’t tumble. It is followed by a dense Refugium and a sponge so I’m not sure how much dust has accumulated at this point. But I recently blew off all my rocks got a gyre going so perhaps I have lifted all the carbon dust into the water column now? I have a yellow and purple tang both starting HLLE symptoms and want to reverse it as fast as possible obviously.
Parameters are pretty good I feed quality food.
Had my hand in tank for hours setting up euphyllia gardens this week no shocks. Have put a ground probe in just Incase because I had one on hand but I have no available wall outlet so it’s just in a power bar so really there is no where for it to ground so not sure it’s doing anything but just in case I tossed it in.
I feed a sheet of nori daily alternating selcon and vitamins each day
I do regular water changes FAUNA Marin salt
Tank 2 years
All fish were QT in copper. Purple tang a year and a half ago and the yellow 6 months ago.
Newest addition was a melanarus 4 months ago. No recent fish deaths in last 6 months or more.
So my guess is it has to be the carbon… I think?! I really don’t know. I have tried to be preventative for everything I can...
Nitrate 20
Phos 0.6
Sal 1.025
Cal 420
Mag 1285
Alk 8.4
PH 8.1
Temp 77.2
Skimmer
Reefmat
Refugium
Torq reactor carbon and powerphos
Uv sterilizer
Not sure what else is a big HLLE trigger…
Thanks guys
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