Hey all,
I think my tank is in trouble. There are a few things I am really nervous about. This may be a long thread so my apologizes.. so here goes. Pictures attached for reference of what I am talking about.
ALGAE ISSUES
1. There is a neon green algae just below the surface of the sand bed that has started to grow on the glass, is this ok? I have never seen that color before in the tank.. Also speaking of glass algae, I tend to have ALOT of it, and it grows very quickly. I have 4 Trochus snails (from my last count) and a spiny sea urchin but it doesn't seem as they can keep up with it. I also have 2 decent sized beds of green hair algae on my rocks. Should I remove all the green hair algae?? ((The guy I got the tank from said that its ok to have it in the tank)). Is the green hair algae the culprit for all the excess glass algae? **To note; to the best of my knowledge I am not over feeding, my fish crew are voracious eaters and everything I put in the tank at feeding is gone within minutes, and if not my crabs and shrimp get after it.
CORAL ISSUES
2. I just got the Hanna testing kits and my nitrate levels are through the roof ((cant even render on the meter)) and my calcium levels are at 540ppm. PH, phosphate, alkalinity, salinity are all within range. Obviously I have to do a water change. That is in the works now, waiting for the water to get to temp. But I have unfortunately noticed a few of my corals are dying off!!!! When they start dying back is it over? Can they recover?? I know the water change is a must... but am I doing something wrong? I also did as much research of placement in the tank for each type as I could. I Put a dose of reef roids in the tank 2-3x a week. I have not been target feeding though. The poor corals that are dying off are; Pulsing Xenia (that ones basically a goner), Lemon-Lime Favites, and Dragon Soul Prism Goniastrea. The corals that are doing fine are Blondies Zoas, green duncan, orange crush mushroom, cyclops galaxea, and fifth element blastomussa. The Zoa and the mushroom are doing the best out of all the corals in the tank, seeing some growth.. If I have already epoxied the frags down and you think they should be moved, whats the best way to pop the plug off of the epoxy that is already cured?
I'm sorry guys I know thats a lot of stuff going on but I really need some guidance because things are getting worse and I'm starting to lose hope I can sustain this tank! Please help! I know reversing what has taken months to take place will take the same if not more time to reverse i just need help getting there.
I think my tank is in trouble. There are a few things I am really nervous about. This may be a long thread so my apologizes.. so here goes. Pictures attached for reference of what I am talking about.
ALGAE ISSUES
1. There is a neon green algae just below the surface of the sand bed that has started to grow on the glass, is this ok? I have never seen that color before in the tank.. Also speaking of glass algae, I tend to have ALOT of it, and it grows very quickly. I have 4 Trochus snails (from my last count) and a spiny sea urchin but it doesn't seem as they can keep up with it. I also have 2 decent sized beds of green hair algae on my rocks. Should I remove all the green hair algae?? ((The guy I got the tank from said that its ok to have it in the tank)). Is the green hair algae the culprit for all the excess glass algae? **To note; to the best of my knowledge I am not over feeding, my fish crew are voracious eaters and everything I put in the tank at feeding is gone within minutes, and if not my crabs and shrimp get after it.
CORAL ISSUES
2. I just got the Hanna testing kits and my nitrate levels are through the roof ((cant even render on the meter)) and my calcium levels are at 540ppm. PH, phosphate, alkalinity, salinity are all within range. Obviously I have to do a water change. That is in the works now, waiting for the water to get to temp. But I have unfortunately noticed a few of my corals are dying off!!!! When they start dying back is it over? Can they recover?? I know the water change is a must... but am I doing something wrong? I also did as much research of placement in the tank for each type as I could. I Put a dose of reef roids in the tank 2-3x a week. I have not been target feeding though. The poor corals that are dying off are; Pulsing Xenia (that ones basically a goner), Lemon-Lime Favites, and Dragon Soul Prism Goniastrea. The corals that are doing fine are Blondies Zoas, green duncan, orange crush mushroom, cyclops galaxea, and fifth element blastomussa. The Zoa and the mushroom are doing the best out of all the corals in the tank, seeing some growth.. If I have already epoxied the frags down and you think they should be moved, whats the best way to pop the plug off of the epoxy that is already cured?
I'm sorry guys I know thats a lot of stuff going on but I really need some guidance because things are getting worse and I'm starting to lose hope I can sustain this tank! Please help! I know reversing what has taken months to take place will take the same if not more time to reverse i just need help getting there.
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