Micro problem

[reefboy]

my Micro's had been thriving but now a few are not puffing up and a few are receding all of my prameters check out Cal 420-50 ph 8.1 -8.4 Alk 2.98 Mag 1300 I dose Iodine regularly but have not tested but what gets me others are doing great just a handful are not any idea's?

 

[Znut Reefer]

What fish do you have in with them? Any changes made lately?

 

[Yellowtang]

Surely a missprint on alk 2.98 if not its to low.

JR,

 

[wicked demon]

no doubt, 2.anything alk would be death for all, dont dose too much iodine/iodide, it doesn't get consumed very fast and doesn't evaporate so it can build in the system. When all else fails try a nice big water change.
Good luck.

 

[reefboy]

no new fish ALK 2.98 with a KH of 8.3 natural seawater is pretty much the same.

 

[Yellowtang]

no new fish ALK 2.98 with a KH of 8.3 natural seawater is pretty much the same.

OOps sorry most people talk in total alk I never thought? Well that's
what happens when ya get close to 60 years old ya don't think
much :=)

JR,

 

[JR's Reef]

Have you added any new corals to the tank. Like aussie stuff?

 

[reefboy]

nope but I am Im doing a phosphate scrub just incase my test is off. Thanks for all the replys everyone.

 

[JR's Reef]

Let us know how it turns out

 

[ironman]

I had a big problem with losing alot of acans and micros about a year ago, I racked my brain for over a year and lost thousands$ in LPS. I never found the exact cause but found several things that im sure one of them was the problem.
1. And most likely - I always used Instant Oceans ALk test kit. It was crap and was nowhere near right. Several other locals were using the same one and all of them read wrong. I was running way low on my ALK. I now use a troic marin test kit and have had no issues since, stuff is growing great.
2. I found a 4ft long ucnid worm in the tank. It is amazing that after 6 years of being in the tank I never once saw him.(120gallon) He was as big around as my thumb and 4ft long when stretched out. He has been residing with a friend who wanted to keep him as a pet. He says he has to feed it Zooanthids. (funny i could never keep zooanthids!) Anyway, not likely you have that problem as ive only read a couple places online where people have found large ucnid worms in tanks.
3. All my problems started with my first addtion of 7 aussi acans. Alot of people seem to think that Aussie stuff brings bugs that cause recession. Some have claimed Interceptor treatments cure this problem. I did not dose interceptor.

None of this may apply but figured i would share just incase!
Good luck

 

[reefboy]

stuff seems to be doing better but time will tell I dont think I have a bug problem as its been quite sotime since I have had any new Aussie stuff and if it was a LPS parasite it would have hit sooner then later as I dont have much in the way of those corals anymore but thanks for info.