redspot321
In Memoriam
Simply put, I am in dire straights! Please help me find a solution to this problem. I will lay this out as simply as possible.
I have had this problem for weeks now.
-Cloudy water, sps and lps polyps completely clamped shut and closed.
- Coral slime accumulating on EVERY type of mechanical filter to the point of complete blockage.
-All inverts and fish (shrimp, star, snails, clams, anemone) look wonderful!
Things Ive tried.....everything from water changes, to new bulbs, to new ro/di, running HOB, carbon, 100% water changes, removed ALL LR scrubed tank and put tank back together, Maracyn. Please trust me when I say everything is perfect water quality wise!
What has worked......
1. I separated ALL coals. I left ALL sps in the tank and placed all lps in a bucket with LR and water from the tank.
-The seperated LPS looked great the next day!! The sps looked bad in the tank....same water same rocks....
Once I placed the LPS back into the display it shrivled up and looked poor.
2. I switched corals in the tank. I removed all SPS into buckets and left the LPS in the display tank. The next day the SPS looked great and the LPS in the display looked bad.
Conclusion: The only thing I can think of is that the LR is releasing some sort of toxin. The toxin produced in the display gets sucked into the overflow, mixed with the water, and returned into the full water column causing ALL corals in the tank to close. The toxins released in the buckets accumulates on the surface of the water, NOT in the water column and all corals look great in buckets1
This is so weird, Could this be possible? Same water same rocks, just different container/plumbing.
When I came home from work tonight the display was still cloudy after weeks with carbon running, poly filter, and HOB. The water in the buckets was Crystal clear EXCEPT for a thin layer of this whitish, clear substance that was VERY thin with no bubbles. The corals in the buckets looked great.
I mannualy skimed the white layer off the top of the bucket water into a glass, shook it up and here it is.
Whats going on?????
I have had this problem for weeks now.
-Cloudy water, sps and lps polyps completely clamped shut and closed.
- Coral slime accumulating on EVERY type of mechanical filter to the point of complete blockage.
-All inverts and fish (shrimp, star, snails, clams, anemone) look wonderful!
Things Ive tried.....everything from water changes, to new bulbs, to new ro/di, running HOB, carbon, 100% water changes, removed ALL LR scrubed tank and put tank back together, Maracyn. Please trust me when I say everything is perfect water quality wise!
What has worked......
1. I separated ALL coals. I left ALL sps in the tank and placed all lps in a bucket with LR and water from the tank.
-The seperated LPS looked great the next day!! The sps looked bad in the tank....same water same rocks....
Once I placed the LPS back into the display it shrivled up and looked poor.
2. I switched corals in the tank. I removed all SPS into buckets and left the LPS in the display tank. The next day the SPS looked great and the LPS in the display looked bad.
Conclusion: The only thing I can think of is that the LR is releasing some sort of toxin. The toxin produced in the display gets sucked into the overflow, mixed with the water, and returned into the full water column causing ALL corals in the tank to close. The toxins released in the buckets accumulates on the surface of the water, NOT in the water column and all corals look great in buckets1
This is so weird, Could this be possible? Same water same rocks, just different container/plumbing.
When I came home from work tonight the display was still cloudy after weeks with carbon running, poly filter, and HOB. The water in the buckets was Crystal clear EXCEPT for a thin layer of this whitish, clear substance that was VERY thin with no bubbles. The corals in the buckets looked great.
I mannualy skimed the white layer off the top of the bucket water into a glass, shook it up and here it is.
Whats going on?????