Purple stuff?? This the good stuff or bad?

[reefertanker]

I’m new to reef tanks and about 3 months in. My tank went threw its fishless cycle after two months. I added two clowns and a week after 2 fire fish goby and just recently added a cleaner shrimp. 29gallon tank with 10 gallon sump and a protein skimmer. As well as 7 different corals and a pencil urchin I added with the shrimp. 1 turbo 3 nerat snails and 7 hermit crabs. This purple started on the sand and made its way on my rock and elsewhere. What is it and is it bad?

water parameters:

amonnia 1ppm(after adding shrimp and urchin)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Salinity 1.026
My Hardness is 11 I overdosed on solution 2 by accident. (I am new.)

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[reefertanker]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

Thanks! Always thought reef tanks looked cool. Also temp 78.6 and calcium 500

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!! Does the purple stuff come off, or is it hard?

 

[jtp7004ft]

Welcome! see question ^above^
calcium @ 500 its probably Coraline, that would be good

 

[reefertanker]

The stuff on the rock didn’t come off by touch but the purple on my back wall came off and is in the video.

 

[reefertanker]

The stuff on the rock didn’t come off by touch but the purple on my back wall came off and is in the video.

It’s floating

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[NashobaTek]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[CMMorgan]

Coralline! woo hoo

 

[|Frank|]

Welcome! Looks like coraline, nice!

 

[reefertanker]

Thanks! What about my clown? Is she okay? She’s been laying down. Could it be from the ammonia?

 

[Bo.]

Welcome...and laying over is never a good sign. How much ammonia?

 

[Fish Think Pink]

I’m new to reef tanks and about 3 months in. My tank went threw its fishless cycle after two months. I added two clowns and a week after 2 fire fish goby and just recently added a cleaner shrimp. 29gallon tank with 10 gallon sump and a protein skimmer. As well as 7 different corals and a pencil urchin I added with the shrimp. 1 turbo 3 nerat snails and 7 hermit crabs. This purple started on the sand and made its way on my rock and elsewhere. What is it and is it bad?

water parameters:

amonnia 1ppm(after adding shrimp and urchin)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Salinity 1.026
My Hardness is 11 I overdosed on solution 2 by accident. (I am new.)

Welcome!

Glad you joined! If the purple stuff is hard, its coralline algae which will keep bad algae from adhering so everyone considers that good. Its also a sign your tank is healthy enough and well lit enough for corals, IF you wanted to add any corals. You seem to be off to a great start, and look forward to hearing about your successes.

Ammonia at 1ppt is just a mini cycle from adding new tankmates. Everytime you add anything new, tank may readjust to accommodate. 1 isn't concerning to me.

My clowns like to lay on anemones and xenia pulsing coral, so it might just be normal behavior for your clown, but I'll defer to others as my clowns have always had a hosting something (and I wish my 1 that wants to live in xenia would get out and move into an empty anemone... ) BUT let's get more details...
- is your clown eating?
- how long have you had it? (seems relatively new)
- did you QT it for several weeks to observe before adding to tank?
- how is its poo?

 

[jtp7004ft]

Sorry about your clown. I doubt its from the 1ppm ammonia.
I would post in the forum below with All of your water parameters including temp and close-up of clowns.
Members there should be able to pinpoint the problem and help you out

Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis

A forum for discussing treatment and diagnosing saltwater reef fish.

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[reefertanker]

When I fed early today she didn’t eat and had her and him for a month now. About two weeks ago I noticed stringy poop from her.

 

[fuelman]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[reefertanker]

amonnia 1ppm(after adding shrimp and urchin)
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Salinity 1.026
My Hardness is 11 I overdosed on solution 2 by accident. (I am new.)
Calcium 500
Ph 8
Temp 78.1

 

[G Santana]

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