Green slimer won't stop sliming

[Philwd]

Has anyone had this problem? My green slimer has been sliming for 2 days now. I mean sloughing off long snotty gobs every couple minutes.
At first I didn't realize what was happening. Once I realized I saw my pathalma had grown into it and touched a branch. I fragged off the pathalma but it won't stop. You would not believe what 2 days of slime will do to your tank. Its hanging everywhere. I've siphoned it off twice today. The coral is sliming off areas on the far side from where the pathalma touched. There are 2 other pathalma branches wthin 1/2" but this has never caused this reaction before.

My params

temp 80
Sg 1.026
Ca 420
alk 9.3dkh
Mg 1350
ph 8.28
PO4 - 0 on Salifert run phosban
NO2,NO3,NH4-all 0

I dose amino acids but last dose was 2 days prior to the slime starting. Nothing else added.

 

[damienkee]

alots of fine bubble?

 

[nemo g]

something is annoying it.

whenever i fiddle in the tank, even the slightes of touchest causes mine to slime.eeewwwwwwwww. if it wasnt for the fast growth and nice color, it be gone.

however, it doesnt slime long, but the slime does take a while to make its way off the frag.

are you sure its continually sliming?

do you have it in a spot where its getting to hard a stream from a powerhead?

any herms like climbing on it and ticking it off?

hmmm...

maybe it just has a cold and needs some robitussin

 

[Philwd]

I was pretty sure what was annoying it was the pathalma. But it didn't stop after I fragged the offending branch. Maybe the spot where they touched needed time to heal before it stops sliming??? Just 2 days of slime. Man what a mess.

Damien - not really bubbles but think of a new coral in the tank giving off its slime coat. Lots and lots of that. In the sump I got a film of bubbly goo. My skimmer filled up halfway in one day.

 

[Sk8r]

Once sensitized to an irritant, it may [this is pure guess] continue to react. Like a guy with a runny nose and hayfever, all you have to do is show him a bouquet. Get any softie you have onto the downwind side of him, not upwind. If all else fails, you may have to pull the patalma out to qt and let things calm down.

 

[Philwd]

Hmm. I was thinking a bit down those lines but more towards some aleopathy happening. I changed out the carbon bag and hooked up a fluidized bed with carbon instead. Figured it would be more efficient in cleaning up whatever may be in the water.

I may move the pathalma anyway. It needs more room. Grows like a weed.