Yeah, the pics are pretty bad. When the light go out, they go out....
I've tried pretty much everything you can imagine, including several 3 days dark instances, with the exception of stopping weekly water changes.
My parameters are fine, 0 Phos, 2-3 NO3, and all the others as you would expect.
5 months ago I upgraded my 55 to this 125 tank, moved everything minus the sand, which I replaced with new. But I had started having this pest in the old tank about 1 month before.
I keep siphoning the stuff but it comes back.
I run GFO, GAC, and add kalk with a bit of vinegar.
I've had cyano a couple of times in the past and this thing doesn't quite look like it. Not a mat, more like a dusty stuff in the sand. If I disturb it, it breaks easily. Not stringy with bubbles either. Not too red, more like rust/golden under the white lights, redish under the blues.
As an engineer, which I am, I'm fairly systematic, but I have to admit I have no idea what to do next. I really want this thing out! LOL - It's a great to test my patience and endurance though...
Thanks for your help
I've tried pretty much everything you can imagine, including several 3 days dark instances, with the exception of stopping weekly water changes.
My parameters are fine, 0 Phos, 2-3 NO3, and all the others as you would expect.
5 months ago I upgraded my 55 to this 125 tank, moved everything minus the sand, which I replaced with new. But I had started having this pest in the old tank about 1 month before.
I keep siphoning the stuff but it comes back.
I run GFO, GAC, and add kalk with a bit of vinegar.
I've had cyano a couple of times in the past and this thing doesn't quite look like it. Not a mat, more like a dusty stuff in the sand. If I disturb it, it breaks easily. Not stringy with bubbles either. Not too red, more like rust/golden under the white lights, redish under the blues.
As an engineer, which I am, I'm fairly systematic, but I have to admit I have no idea what to do next. I really want this thing out! LOL - It's a great to test my patience and endurance though...
Thanks for your help