My acros are faded.... Please Help!

[fort384]

Rarely do I recommend additives for a tank, but for cyano, nothing beats using erythromycin[FONT=arial, sans-serif]. In both FW and SW, my experience is that after 1 course of treatment, it has never returned. Some argue the use of antibiotics is bad it will come back if the underlying cause is not addressed. In the case of cyano, I have never seen that to be true. [/FONT]

 

[Dowtish]

You are correct it is a bacteria, lack of flow could be a culprit but it can also be brought on by overfeeding or lack of sufficent cuc for the tank size. I was only stating that chemicals to rid it are only a band-aid and should be used as a last resort. If we can't help figure out what caused it then it will only come back again. Yes or No?

I am not suggesting using a chemical. I am suggesting using a natural bacteria to balance out the system. This was first suggested by Jon Warner of Warner Marine, and it has worked for me quite well.

 

[islander84]

What about the (burnt) tips on acro frag? Any suggestions to what might have caused this.... there are a couple others that did it as well, but it stopped.

 

[islander84]

Chris, what about mb7? Is that similar to what you suggested? I will check and see what petpalace carries

 

[Dowtish]

MB7 is similar, but not the same strain of bacteria, I have heard folks have issues with hair algae using it. But I did dose it at one point just trying to get multiple strains in the tank. You dont have a petco in Clarksville?

Typed from my phone, because I have nothing better to do.

 

[jedimasterben]

To help kill what cyano you have now, you can use a turkey baster and shoot some hydrogen peroxide onto it. It won't hurt your biofilter and it won't hurt any corals or fish (may irritate them a bit for an hour or so, but they'll be fine), but it will kill algaes and is also great with cyano. Then siphon out the now dead cyano and figure out what is triggering it.


For the acros fading, use Aquavitro Fuel, you can find it only at LFS.

 

[Chameleon]

IME, i wouldn't recommend putting h2o2 directly in your tank...
I would bump your nitrates up a bit...

 

[jedimasterben]

IME, i wouldn't recommend putting h2o2 directly in your tank...

Why?

 

[Chameleon]

Why?

I tried it once and things didn't look good for some time. even had an acro that RTN right afterwards

 

[jedimasterben]

I've dipped every coral I've owned in a strong iodine solution, and then a strong hydrogen peroxide solution before entering the tank. I've had zero RTN because of that, between acros, montis, stylos, pocis, LPS, softies, etc.

 

[Chameleon]

I've dipped every coral I've owned in a strong iodine solution, and then a strong hydrogen peroxide solution before entering the tank. I've had zero RTN because of that, between acros, montis, stylos, pocis, LPS, softies, etc.

dipping is different then having it in the tank...
also h2o2 is only 3% in bottle so 50:50 with tank water = 1.5% not too strong

 

[jedimasterben]

dipping is different then having it in the tank...
also h2o2 is only 3% in bottle so 50:50 with tank water = 1.5% not too strong

Tell that to all the inverts and bugs on the stuff being dipped! :bounce:

It's perfectly fine to add to the tank, both via broadcast and via direct spraying onto a target. Clams, LPS, SPS, leathers, zoas, bubble tip anemones, carpet anemones and even macroalgaes are fine. 1mL for 10 gallons if broadcast.

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=268706

 

[Farside Tropicals]

If our aquarist sees that one of coral polyps aren't doing so well, they normally dip them in a mixture of water and a chemical solution such as coral revive to help them out. If that doesn't help them recover over a few days they treat them by dipping them in some hydrogen peroxide using a pipette or turkey baster to fend off possible infection. Normally one or the other does the trick
Hope this helps

 

[islander84]

No petco.... there is a petstore but cant remember the name of it....

MB7 is similar, but not the same strain of bacteria, I have heard folks have issues with hair algae using it. But I did dose it at one point just trying to get multiple strains in the tank. You dont have a petco in Clarksville?

Typed from my phone, because I have nothing better to do.

 

[gmoney243]

From what I can tell from this thread it seems ur po4 was to low and now by taking it offline ur po4 is to high. Test it and use less gfo to keep po4 in the .03-.05 range and see how corals and tank look in a few weeks.

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[Duc1098]

Fading is typically do to to low of nutrients. PO4 should be around .04ppm to provide sufficient nutrients. One way of doing this is adding Aminos to your tank such as Red Sea Reef Energy A/B or Zeovit and feeding more often. I recently just started dosing Red Sea Reef Energy A/B and have seen a drastic improvement in PE and a little bit better color, but it is still early on. Another month or so and I should see some good results. This is only because prior to dosing my PO4 was at 0.0 on a Hanna. I have since started the Amino/Vitamin dosing and feed the tank twice a day and have now gotten the PO4 up to .03ppm. Another thing, if your nutrients are low I would recommend taking the GFO offline, it will just start the zoos and hence the coral.

 

[jedimasterben]

At 0.03ppm, phosphate levels begin to negatively affect calcification, so I'd keep it less than that. Keeping it undetectable is ok as long as you feed more, supplying nutrient and amino acids.

 

[islander84]

Its been a few weeks since i started making slow changes and heres what i have came up with

Started feeding a little more, doesnt seem to have changed anything.

Added microbe lift special blend per directions on box, doesnt seem to have changed anything.

Am adding couple more powerheads next week and we'll see where it goes.

I have noticed a little more cyano in sand bed and a few sps slowly getting worse.

 

[dknuckles]

Tagging along

 

[greg0385]

gary, im having somewhat the same problem(cyno and some acros arent as colorful as i think they should be). so i took advantage of some holiday sales and hope to get back on track. it will be hard to know what exactly if any of it fixes my problem but i all this coming within the next week:
new MH bulbs( unsure on age other they are 10+ months old and i bought them used)
new ati t5 bulbs( bought new so they are 10months old)
new rodi filters( approx 10 months old and tds meter is reading 1tds)
hannah phos meter( right now api test results are less than .025- 0 reading) local members have tested my water and phos are around .03
new eco-bak bio pellets (current bio pellets are the npx(i believe) and eco-bak review have interest me into trying them out
new cleanup crew as current have basically disappear

i had a salinity problem that may have caused my issue so got my refractometer fixed and been dosing microbe-lift to no results

so hopefully with all this new equipment i will be able to take back control of my tank and if i have any results i will be sure to pass them on.

good luck
greg