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10/04/2018, 12:39 PM | #1 |
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White Slime
The White Slime has struck again!! This stuff started in my 75 Gallon 4 year old reef. I was able to talk the wife into an upgrade after battling the stuff for months. I started a new 100 Gallon with dry rock and new live sand. Cycled the tank with ammonia and bacteria moved my fish over and a few corals from the old tank and wham! New tank has been running for about 7 months. I can't seem to identify this stuff. It has bubbles all in it like dinos but looking at it under a microscope there is no movement. Also, it only grows where the light is and only on the rocks with a little on the back glass. nothing under rocks or shaded areas.
Ammonia - 0 Nitrates - undetectable Phosphate - 0 Hanna Checker Phosphorus ULR is showing 0 Alk - 10 Calcium - 440 Mag - 1474 PH - 7.7-8.0 |
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Here is some Microscope shots.
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There's nothing in those numbers to suggest a cause for this problem. Is this pest more like a slime that will come off easily, or is it more solid? My microscope identification skills are miserable, but I think you are on the right track with some sort of photosynthetic microbe.
Is there any coralline growing at all? Coralline might be able to outcompete the slime.
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Those photobucket images aren't working for me..
Might want to try to repost them.. And include some non-microscope shots of the problem in the tank too..
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Well, I guess I'd wait to see whether coralline can outcompete the slime. You could consider some sort of nutrient control, like some GFO. The tank looks very new, though, and a fair percentage of blooms like this fade on their own.
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That looks similar to pictures of a bacteria that I've seen associated with articles about using scented candles/spray air fresheners in close proximity to the tank.. phthalates feeding specific bacteria...
I "think" I saw someone recommend Dr Tims Waste Away as a possible solution... I'm too lazy to search for the articles now.. Don't quote me on that.. Just foggy memories and that seemed to stick for some reason..
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Yes, I have been policing all Sprays,Cologne's,and Air fresheners for awhile now. I'm even running a Carbon air filter on my AC. I am currently Dosing Dr.Tims Re-Fresh now and Sunday switching over to Waste-Away per Dr.Tims instructions on getting rid of Cyano. After the second dose of Re-fresh i'm not seeing any difference. Also switching From Reef Crystals to AquaForest for a bit see if that will make a difference.
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You aren’t looking at bacteria because they would bee too small to see with a consumer microscope, especially when they are not stained. Assuming that the visible discs in your microphotograph are the scum or film, you seem to be dealing with a large unicellular organism. Otherwise, you have a bacterial floc problem being eaten by large disc shaped protozoa.
I can’t reconcile your observation of gas bubbles though. The white color would seem to say that you are not dealing with a phytoplankton. Just a guess, but it seems you brought the invasion over with the live stock transfer. |
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Looks like Chrysophytes to me. I saw some microscope shots of them and they look similar to yours.
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