Hi everyone,
I would love some advice. Around a week ago I started to notice what I thought was diatoms, really starting to take over. This was around the same time two of my snails got very lethargic and one of them died. Soon after, my corals all shrank completely and have not opened since. I tested my nitrates and phosphates with salifert, confirming around 5-10ppm nitrates and 0 ppm phosphates. I had a feeling that my “diatoms” were actually Dino’s, so I went into my lab and looked at a sample under the microscope, and sure enough, it was. However it wasn’t the highly toxic variant, so that confused me, as everything in my tank besides my clownfish are taking a heavy beating. I haven’t been doing water changes in hopes of raising phosphates, and my salinity is around 1.025. Pictures are attached. I really want my coral to come back although I’ve kind of accepted that they’re goners, and I have neophos on the way. The second to last image is a “before”
I would love some advice. Around a week ago I started to notice what I thought was diatoms, really starting to take over. This was around the same time two of my snails got very lethargic and one of them died. Soon after, my corals all shrank completely and have not opened since. I tested my nitrates and phosphates with salifert, confirming around 5-10ppm nitrates and 0 ppm phosphates. I had a feeling that my “diatoms” were actually Dino’s, so I went into my lab and looked at a sample under the microscope, and sure enough, it was. However it wasn’t the highly toxic variant, so that confused me, as everything in my tank besides my clownfish are taking a heavy beating. I haven’t been doing water changes in hopes of raising phosphates, and my salinity is around 1.025. Pictures are attached. I really want my coral to come back although I’ve kind of accepted that they’re goners, and I have neophos on the way. The second to last image is a “before”