Jblank44
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Frogspawn and other corals look dead... Idk what it is
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Jblank44
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Yeah there was, there were four long purple pieces attatched to the rock it's attatched to, idk what happened, they just disappeared.
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Stryk9
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Oh ok I thought something else had happened since this pic.. No brown jelly here just closed up.
Jblank44
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okay, it sits at the top of my tank, so i may move it to the bottom, arrange it down there, why is it pulling from the skeleton though?
Dapg8gt
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I was just reading another thread where someone recommended getting rid of the black sand due to it havIng heavy metals in it. The way to test it is to see if it sticks to your magnet( glass cleaner) if it does it's all bad. I guess quite a few people have long term issues with the black substrate in reef applications. Just throwing that out there.
Jblank44
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Thanks, I feel like it doesn't filter as well either...
Stryk9
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Well the frogspawn looks a little better.. Open any more since this pic?
Jblank44
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Well apparently my black oscellaris died... Idk. I made an impulse purchase without researching anything, however, I'm happy it happened because it motivated my drive to learn more, my biggest problem I face is the lack of access I have to my tank as I am currently not home due to college. I know, pathetic, I taught my parents how to do proper water changes but what really happened is I set my tank up wrong. So what I may do it when I get back next week is correct everything and almost "start over" in a way. I'm just going to do all my filtration problems and get all my levels and salinity correct.
iwishtofish
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If you could find that thread again, I'd appreciate the link. I have black substrate, and have no problems as of yet. But you have me curious, now!
Incidentally, it doesn't stick to the mag cleaner...Jblank44, it looks as if the tissue on your frogspawn that wraps just over the top of the skeleton is eroding. This happened to my elegance coral (similar skeletal structure) not long before it expired. One evening, just after lights out, I caught my coral banded shrimp on top of the coral, perhaps picking at it. I am convinced the shrimp viewed it as a food source, as it showed intense interest in the coral as soon as I introduced it to the tank. Later, as the coral began to ail, I saw a damaged/decaying area in the middle...perhaps the shrimp was responsible?
(crappy picture...)
Anyhow, that may have nothing to do with your situation, although I now think CBS are a liability for euphyllia corals.
Jblank44
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Okay there is something really wrong, I'm about to just restart everything, give my corals and fish to someone with a healthy tank cause I don't wanna kill them. My tank is producing a ton of brown algae and now is growing tons and tons of green moss, I guess that how I can discribe it. I don't know what is going on...
wenwillwego
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Newby disclaimer here and you may have mis-spoken, but this was the main thing that stuck out to me as a potential problem.
Either your readings are zero or they are something, in a cycled tank both of these should be undetectable. If you are getting any reading my understanding is that it's a pretty big problem.
Otherwise if you have a permanent residence at school (as opposed to a dorm)is there any way for you to transport the tank to live with you at school? My reef suffers if I have to leave it in the care of my "wonderfully attentive" boyfriend for a weekend! :uhoh2:
I also had problems when I had my inlaws take care of my tank when I was on vacation. Last time we went I made sure to hide all of the food except what was to be given every other day and my tank was fine. Some people feed excessive because it's fun and don't realize the toll it takes out on the tank.
Dapg8gt
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If your having explosion of algae you def have a phosphate problem. If it was me I would spend the money on a good test kit like salifert ,red sea or Elos and make sure the levels are good. Water changes should be a constant thing to get rid of your problem. Even small changes daily should bring your levels down. Dying corals can foul up a small tank fast FWIW.
Jblank44
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Okay after my algae outbreak here is what we have! I know what to do and I'm gonna do water changes like every few days, I think it will fix my water levels but man are my levels off right now, well here we go!
Sal: 1.024
Temp: 77.9°f
Kh: 9.9/3.53
Mag:1200
Ph:8.0
Ammonium: .25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate:80ppm
It is so bad
Sal: 1.024
Temp: 77.9°f
Kh: 9.9/3.53
Mag:1200
Ph:8.0
Ammonium: .25ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate:80ppm
It is so bad
speaking from experience, euphyllias(frogspawn, etc) don't like phosphates and high nitrates. I fought these nutrients for the past year. Until I got them under control, these corals did poorly, worse than some SPS that I have. Another thing is a nice back and forth flow. They seem to get annoyed at strong unilateral currents. Too little and they aren't happy either.
I honestly think people should stop calling these beginner corals, in an established tank with steady parameters I suppose they are easy....but so is everything else.
I honestly think people should stop calling these beginner corals, in an established tank with steady parameters I suppose they are easy....but so is everything else.
