The tank has been set up for 6 months now and this bacteria started about 3 months back and seems to be spreading. My calcium is at 450 and alkalinity is 8.1 and Magnesium is 1415, but my PH is low running between 7.67 and 7.8. I have just added a CO2 scrubber and the PH seams to be rising now.WELCOME to R2R!!!
You are likely having some sort of bacterial growth due to the new sand. Try and siphon it out and see how long it takes to grow back. If you could tell us your parameters that might help to narrow down or exclude some possible culprits. Also, how long did it take to appear and how rapid is the growth? How long has it been present? Is it spreading, receding or just kind of in stasis?
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