Ptyochromis
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I have a sumpless 29 gallon that is almost 2 weeks old. I have 28 lbs of Haitian LR and 10 lbs of tampa bay LR. 38lbs total LR. Filtration is 2x HOB and a siphon driven HOB fuge with a 22watt CFL and some shells, ceramic rings, bits of LR and cheato. I also have a 2" DSB in the display
I am currently experience tons of die off on the Tampa Bay LR. It is starting to grow 'fragile' white film over bits of it. It easily comes off and under it is tons of nasty rot. I siphoned lots of it out, and it stinks.
Hitchhikers consists of bristle worms, asterina sp., barnicles, featherdusters, redcrabs, Caulerpa sertularioides(maybe), snails, stomatellas.
Sessile hitchhikers: Zoa sp., possible Actinia, aptasia, clam, Actinodiscus, possible Palythoa caribaeorum, possible Montastrea cavernosa,
Phyllangia, sponges and squirts.
I have added 3x blue leg hermits, 1xCBS (to help control the bristleworms) and 2x turnadae (cant remember species, but they burrow).
I noticed the possible Montastrea cavernosa is bleached/bleaching. Could be because it was half under a rock (before i noticed it), maybe too much light, flow, ammonia or really anything I guess. Well, I really like it alot and would rather not loose it.
Pic: http://i.imgur.com/YvU8y.jpg
My lighting currently is a T5HO 10,000k+actinic. It is temporary till my LEDs come in. My salt is reef crystals+tap water
Ph: Chems give me- 7.9-8.1 digital reads(model ph600 +/-0.2)- 8.0 with the lights on
Temp:79F
dKH: 10.08
Grav: 1.025
Calcium: 520
Mg: no test kit
Ammo: 0.01-0.05 (on my seachem ammonia alert in-tank indicator; the only one I can read easily)
Nitrate: I see no real point in testing this ATM, I am partially colorbind and cannot see it, and no one is around to help interpret.
Is there anything I can add that may eat this die off? The hermits and bristles seem uninterested.
The tank (thats not calcium precipitate, it's just dust from the sand I never wiped off)
I am currently experience tons of die off on the Tampa Bay LR. It is starting to grow 'fragile' white film over bits of it. It easily comes off and under it is tons of nasty rot. I siphoned lots of it out, and it stinks.
Hitchhikers consists of bristle worms, asterina sp., barnicles, featherdusters, redcrabs, Caulerpa sertularioides(maybe), snails, stomatellas.
Sessile hitchhikers: Zoa sp., possible Actinia, aptasia, clam, Actinodiscus, possible Palythoa caribaeorum, possible Montastrea cavernosa,
Phyllangia, sponges and squirts.
I have added 3x blue leg hermits, 1xCBS (to help control the bristleworms) and 2x turnadae (cant remember species, but they burrow).
I noticed the possible Montastrea cavernosa is bleached/bleaching. Could be because it was half under a rock (before i noticed it), maybe too much light, flow, ammonia or really anything I guess. Well, I really like it alot and would rather not loose it.
Pic: http://i.imgur.com/YvU8y.jpg
My lighting currently is a T5HO 10,000k+actinic. It is temporary till my LEDs come in. My salt is reef crystals+tap water
Ph: Chems give me- 7.9-8.1 digital reads(model ph600 +/-0.2)- 8.0 with the lights on
Temp:79F
dKH: 10.08
Grav: 1.025
Calcium: 520
Mg: no test kit
Ammo: 0.01-0.05 (on my seachem ammonia alert in-tank indicator; the only one I can read easily)
Nitrate: I see no real point in testing this ATM, I am partially colorbind and cannot see it, and no one is around to help interpret.
Is there anything I can add that may eat this die off? The hermits and bristles seem uninterested.
The tank (thats not calcium precipitate, it's just dust from the sand I never wiped off)