Millipora

[jverna1]

All my millis have closed up. They were doing great then suddenly nothing. Why?

 

[buy_baff]

You haven't given enough info for anyone to know anything.

 

[jverna1]

Oh yeah, sorry. Ca = 450
Mg = 1300
Kh = 10
Nitrates = 0
Phosphates = 0 with API test
pH = 8.4 - 8.15

I have a 180 gallon mixed reef and I do 25 gallon water changes weekly. I do have a large bio load and I i feed alot. Presently I have an Aqua C ev 180 skimmer running. Its pulling some skimmate but I think its not enough for my bioload. I just purchased a Super Reef Octopus xp 3000 ext cone skimmer but just havent had the time to hook it up.

 

[fijiblue]

Perhaps some carbon is needed since it is a mixed reef...

 

[mayjong]

any new fish?

 

[T-Boner]

Why carbon in a mix reef?

 

[Allmost]

Carbon is adviced in all reef tanks, specially mixed reef, to take up the chemicals corals give off to prevent a chemical war between them. soft corals do give off ALOT of chemicals to fight for space and light and ... .

Carbon will also remove alot of heavy metals and impurities which could be the cause of this !

I'm gonna ask if you have done any bigger than usuall water changes or if you have lowered nutrition in tank alot suddenly ? when I was experimenting with some Zeo additives, I reduced nutritions alot and boom the millis were Pxxxed off lol I solved it by adding Zeovit Xtra which is a mix of many different corals foods, other coral foods may have the same effect.

 

[fijiblue]

Beat me to it Allmost

 

[wetbehindears]

What kind of fish do u have? Have u added any new fish? Have u changed ur flow ammount or patterns? Other than that i agree w the above post(s).

 

[Dave71]

Based on the info you have provided thus far, we can only make unreliable guesses.

What has changed recently?

How long were the millis doing well for?

 

[jverna1]

I did recently put in a small blue angel. Maybe he's the culprit.
I do have a bag of carbon in my sump.
Also, I was religiously adding pohls xtra and coral vitalizer and oyster eggs. I have been working seven days a week and 10 hour days so the tank has been kind of neglected.

 

[buy_baff]

It's the dam angel!!!!!! it's always the dam angel!!!!!!

 

[d0ughb0y]

wasn't there a recent post here showing copp's tank filled with angels and sps?

 

[rtbm]

yep it's no coincidence. either get the angel out or get used to your skinny milli's

 

[Dave71]

yep it's no coincidence. either get the angel out or get used to your skinny milli's

+ 1 most likely the angel.