truebeliever71
09/02/2008, 01:52 PM
I recently took over a 55Gal tank that has been running for about 2 yrs without any problems. Since moving it into it's new location (2 months ago) I have been having problems. It looks like it is snowing in the tank, there's a white powder starting to build up on the rocks. and now I've starting to what looks like green hair algae as well as these redish-pinkish growths on a couple of the rocks. The growths have these lighter bands of pink/red and orangish spots.
The changes I've made are...
-increased the lighting from about 50w to 130w (65w 11,000K + 65w Arctinic)
-removed Valenti Puffer and 2 Niger Triggers
-added 1 Percula, 1 Domino, and Blue Damsel (total fish count = 2 Perculas, 1 Chromis, 1 Domino, 1 Blue Damsel, and 1 Goby)
-added 3 Blue Leg hermit crabs
-added 1 Frogspawn, 1 Blue Snowflake, 1 Columna corals
Filteration:
Fluval 305 canister
Tunze 9005 skimmer
Aguaclear 50 PH with finishing filter
Chemistry:
PH - 8.2
Gravity - 1.024
Calcium - 450
Alk - 3.5
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 50 (has been this since the tank was 1 month old)
I do 10% water changes every 2 weeks.
One observation is that I notice every now and then the powerhead spewing out these particles. I have replaced the filter and thoroughly cleaned it but it didn't work.
Any ideas?
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/truebeliever71/090208Tank/IMGP0258.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/truebeliever71/090208Tank/IMGP0261.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/truebeliever71/090208Tank/IMGP0264.jpg
The changes I've made are...
-increased the lighting from about 50w to 130w (65w 11,000K + 65w Arctinic)
-removed Valenti Puffer and 2 Niger Triggers
-added 1 Percula, 1 Domino, and Blue Damsel (total fish count = 2 Perculas, 1 Chromis, 1 Domino, 1 Blue Damsel, and 1 Goby)
-added 3 Blue Leg hermit crabs
-added 1 Frogspawn, 1 Blue Snowflake, 1 Columna corals
Filteration:
Fluval 305 canister
Tunze 9005 skimmer
Aguaclear 50 PH with finishing filter
Chemistry:
PH - 8.2
Gravity - 1.024
Calcium - 450
Alk - 3.5
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 50 (has been this since the tank was 1 month old)
I do 10% water changes every 2 weeks.
One observation is that I notice every now and then the powerhead spewing out these particles. I have replaced the filter and thoroughly cleaned it but it didn't work.
Any ideas?
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/truebeliever71/090208Tank/IMGP0258.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/truebeliever71/090208Tank/IMGP0261.jpg
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj31/truebeliever71/090208Tank/IMGP0264.jpg