This algae/bacteria/fungus has followed me from a previous tank. I’m hoping for an ID and/or plan of action.
This substance appeared after a fairly substantial Alk drop in my display. Nothing new had been added to the tank in over a year.
That tank was broken down and moved to a new home, I had a cycled tank using dry rock and fresh sand. Within a month, the small amount of material attached to the old rocks has now propagated into the new tank. Covering both 4 year old live rock and <6 mo old dry rock. The tank was seeded with a bio brick from the first tank and the
I struggle to maintain detectable nitrate/phosphate. Normally I am <1 nitrate and phosphate around .03 at most. I feed frozen food, and periodically dose RedSea AB+. I have lately been maintaining Major elements using All For Reef.
I have not done a water change in about a month, however this issue did seem to coincide with a new source of my RODI water. I still produce 0 TDS water, cut could something else be getting through? I don’t believe this to be the cause because I have two additional tanks, that have no cross contamination with the display that are not having this issue.
Any suggestions/guesses? If these photos are not clear enough or too blue I’ll find my orange filter and take some more. Color is a dull brown.
This substance appeared after a fairly substantial Alk drop in my display. Nothing new had been added to the tank in over a year.
That tank was broken down and moved to a new home, I had a cycled tank using dry rock and fresh sand. Within a month, the small amount of material attached to the old rocks has now propagated into the new tank. Covering both 4 year old live rock and <6 mo old dry rock. The tank was seeded with a bio brick from the first tank and the
I struggle to maintain detectable nitrate/phosphate. Normally I am <1 nitrate and phosphate around .03 at most. I feed frozen food, and periodically dose RedSea AB+. I have lately been maintaining Major elements using All For Reef.
I have not done a water change in about a month, however this issue did seem to coincide with a new source of my RODI water. I still produce 0 TDS water, cut could something else be getting through? I don’t believe this to be the cause because I have two additional tanks, that have no cross contamination with the display that are not having this issue.
Any suggestions/guesses? If these photos are not clear enough or too blue I’ll find my orange filter and take some more. Color is a dull brown.