Monti issue

[erky]

woke up and saw this in my tank this morning. Looks like some serious issue that is going on, anyone have a clue. I can't think of anything.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Can you post your parameters?

 

[erky]

po4 = .085
NO3 = 2.5
CA = 420
mg = 1400
ALK = 9.6

 

[Crabs McJones]

Nothing near by that could sting it?

 

[Charterreefer]

woke up and saw this in my tank this morning. Looks like some serious issue that is going on, anyone have a clue. I can't think of anything.

Did you change anything with the lighting?

 

[erky]

nothing to sting it there. only lighting change was reducing my blues by 5%

 

[jsker]

Your phosphates need to come down to a .03 or .02.

 

[erky]

Your phosphates need to come down to a .03 or .02.

yeah been working on that, with lanthanum.

 

[jsker]

What about the white spectrum. It also most look like cyano

 

[erky]

What about the white spectrum. It also most look like cyano

nothing with the whites changed, not cyano its more of a slime and polyp bailout coming from the coral.

 

[jsker]

Hmmmm
#reefsquad anyone seen this before?

 

[Finhead]

I really wouldn't worry about your PO4 too much. Did you maybe have a Alk swing at all? My monti do not like any kind of Alk swings.

 

[erky]

I really wouldn't worry about your PO4 too much. Did you maybe have a Alk swing at all? My monti do not like any kind of Alk swings.

alk has been rock steady for months 3ml dosed every hour, calcium swings a bit as i do weekly adjustments there

 

[Charterreefer]

woke up and saw this in my tank this morning. Looks like some serious issue that is going on, anyone have a clue. I can't think of anything.

Did you change anything with the lighting?

 

[erky]

Did you change anything with the lighting?

see above response on same question

 

[Charterreefer]

yeah been working on that, with lanthanum.

Could this have started since you began using the lanthanum? From what I recall lanthanum can cause issues if not used correctly.

 

[erky]

Could this have started since you began using the lanthanum? From what I recall lanthanum can cause issues if not used correctly.

been doing lanthanum for a while, but maybe, as i just do it into my skimmer and no filter sock

 

[Charterreefer]

been doing lanthanum for a while, but maybe, as i just do it into my skimmer and no filter sock

Maybe someone more familiar with lanthanum use else can weight in here??

 

[Charterreefer]

been doing lanthanum for a while, but maybe, as i just do it into my skimmer and no filter sock

I'd run this past Randy.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What mechanical filtration are you using to pull out what the lanth is taking off the rocks?