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10/05/2017, 02:49 AM | #1 |
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75 gallon reef tank is looking unpleasant
hello, I need help with my 75 gallon reef tank. I am currently dealing with some weird brown algae on my rock that I recently eliminated 99% with a sea hare but has made a come back after the sea hare died. I also have red cyano mainly on my sand bed and after 2 treatments with chemiclean it is still present and unfaced. I perform weekly 10 gallon water changes and I have incorporated gfo and carbon in a dual media reactor. I also keep a close eye on nutrient levels and don't see anything out of the ordinary.i do have a heavy bioload with 15 fish and my cleanup crew is on the light side. Another problem that I am having is with my leather corals and some soft corals that seem to not want to open much, not sure where this came from as they were doing just fine. I did run out of aqua forest reef salt and decided to go with Red Sea blue bucket for about 2 months now. I'm not sure if I have to restart my system or keep trying to figure out these problems. one thing is for sure, id love to keep my tank running for many years and I would love to save my system from a teardown or a tank crash.
9-16-2017-changed filters and di resin Nitrates 5 Phosphates 6= 0.018 Salinity 1.026 Calcium 82ml 410 Alkalinity 64ml 9.0 Magnesium 70ml 1400 9-23-2027 Salinity 1.025.5 Nitrate 10 Phosphate 26 0.079 Alkalinity 0.60ml 8.4 Calcium 0.85ml 425 Magnesium 0.65ml 1320 thanks in advance |
10/05/2017, 04:53 AM | #2 |
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post a few pictures of the tank including an upclose shot of some of the algae issues..
Your nitrate levels are rising per your tests same with phosphates indicating your nutrient export methods are not sufficient so increasing water changes is the first step.. The last post your had about this has some contradictory information so.... err.. did you stop GFO like we suggested? Is that why your phoshpates are high now? Your nitrates are also increasing.. You might just be overfeeding.. But we need a straight story on this post and your last one about which GFO to run.. The information isn't really agreeing.. There is NO need to restart your system with what I expect are really minor issues. And if you don't learn to take care of them its just going to happen again..
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10/05/2017, 08:23 AM | #3 |
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Base on the info here. I think you are over feeding. How are you feeding, how often and how much? I feed a small pinch at a time, and let them eat before I give more. When they stop begging for food, I stop feeding. Very little food actually make it to the substrate.
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10/05/2017, 09:43 AM | #4 |
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Could you show some pictures?
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This picture is the only one in my phone you can see a little bit of the algae here. |
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10/05/2017, 11:33 AM | #6 |
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I would add the Gfo back slowly and keep supplements that you use with at least one spare bottle in the future. Get the no4po3x if you liked what it was doing and keep dosing, make sure to order more when you get low. Your corals are probably closed up due to parameter swings. Hth
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10/05/2017, 11:40 AM | #7 |
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Yup, some green algae, but does not seem bad to me. All tanks have some algae. No pox only masks the underlying conditions, but as already stated, export seems too low so double the water changes and half the frequency.
What about lightings? Algae uses light, without light it will die. What is your photoperiod? What type of light are you using. As lights age, the colour spectrum changes and algae becomes more. |
10/05/2017, 11:58 AM | #8 |
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Looks like your nitrate and phosphate exports (NoPox carbon dosing with skimming and GFO) are no longer functional, so the algae is stepping in to fill their role.
GFO will reduce Phosphates, but you'll probably want to export the Nitrates as well. NoPox with an excellent skimmer should reduce both. |
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I feed lrs and nori Nori in the morning and afternoon or evening is Lrs. I do like you feed a bit then feed a bit more once it’s all gone. I never dump it all. |
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10/05/2017, 07:04 PM | #12 |
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I took some better pictures to show whats going on but for some reason I cannot upload the file,it says file upload fail.
I am using a MacBook Pro but I can't figure out the issue with the picture. |
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What skimmer are you using? Still using GAC? Adequate lights/flow on cheato reactor?
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