Tank is 10 months but have a bunch of issues. I need help determining what to tackle first or determine if a restart is required or best course of action.
1) Colonial Hydroids - These started as a small patch but now spread throughout the tank (rocks, sand, walls)
2) Amphidinium dinoflagellate - Worst kind to remove per multiple threads.
3) Bad RODI - I get water from LFS and since I started having issues (thought dino were diatoms) decided to get TDS meter. I use a different LFS with 0TDS now and have an ATI ICP on hand.
4) Bryopsis - This is mostly localized on a frag but there is some in one of the rocks.
5) Bubble algae - Spread throughout the tank. Not too concern as the above but still an issue that needs to be address
6) Aiptasia - Similar #5. I have about 20, at one point I got a few nudi and did a good job but some aiptasia remained. I use Kalk to kill the big ones but seems to release spores
7) Ph - I need to recalibrate my probe but in the last week alone ph fluctuate between 7.95 to 7.38. I use soda ash, open windows and refugium. Hope probe just needs recalibration.
At this point I'm seriously considering throwing everything in a 10 gallon for a month or two and get some TBS rock and start over the 20g. Later transfer livestock but concerned about reintroduction.
What you guys will do in this case or recommend. I'm open to suggestions and know there are multiple threads one these issues. I just don't know what to tackle first.
Tank 20Gallons AIO
(Test from a week ago)
Alk 8.9
Cal 450
Mag 1440
Nitrate 5
Phosphate .31
#reefsquad
1) Colonial Hydroids - These started as a small patch but now spread throughout the tank (rocks, sand, walls)
2) Amphidinium dinoflagellate - Worst kind to remove per multiple threads.
3) Bad RODI - I get water from LFS and since I started having issues (thought dino were diatoms) decided to get TDS meter. I use a different LFS with 0TDS now and have an ATI ICP on hand.
4) Bryopsis - This is mostly localized on a frag but there is some in one of the rocks.
5) Bubble algae - Spread throughout the tank. Not too concern as the above but still an issue that needs to be address
6) Aiptasia - Similar #5. I have about 20, at one point I got a few nudi and did a good job but some aiptasia remained. I use Kalk to kill the big ones but seems to release spores
7) Ph - I need to recalibrate my probe but in the last week alone ph fluctuate between 7.95 to 7.38. I use soda ash, open windows and refugium. Hope probe just needs recalibration.
At this point I'm seriously considering throwing everything in a 10 gallon for a month or two and get some TBS rock and start over the 20g. Later transfer livestock but concerned about reintroduction.
What you guys will do in this case or recommend. I'm open to suggestions and know there are multiple threads one these issues. I just don't know what to tackle first.
Tank 20Gallons AIO
(Test from a week ago)
Alk 8.9
Cal 450
Mag 1440
Nitrate 5
Phosphate .31
#reefsquad