supertech99
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I want to be as detailed as possible so i can get some solutions to whats going on in my tank. I am taking my water in to get it tested tomorrow because I do not trust my ability to test accuratly anymore.
Ok, so i was having a red slime issue, i eventually discovered it was phosphates (i tend to overfeed because I have a few fish that need a little weight on them). I got a sandsifting goby, a phosphate/carbon reactor, and added algone pads to the sump (remove nutrients) I already have a small fuge with chaeto and a skimmer. Things were looking great, corals bright, large, and no more slime. It went well for 3-4weeks then i started to get a little growth of slime again so i changed my gfo/carbon, my algone was getting changed weekly, and did a 10gal water change (55gal tank). slime went away all was good. I ran out of algone pads and just kinda let it be because they were expensive and never intended to be a long term solution. kept them out things were fine. slime stayed away for several weeks again. then i started to notice my lps (galexia and 2 frogspawn) retracting, had just a hint of slime but thought i would not take a chance and changed my gfo/carbon and did a 20gal water change. so it has been 4 days since the waterchange and the lps are still retracted. zoos seem ok and mushroom looks great. my 1 sps shows no sign of issue, in fact it looks better than ever. I know gfo can irritate some fish but it has been in there for 2 months! if it was a nutrient issue my sps and zoos would be showing signs of issue too. I anticipate that the water test will show low nutrient levels, any ideas anyone? I am painfully looking for some more stability!
Ok, so i was having a red slime issue, i eventually discovered it was phosphates (i tend to overfeed because I have a few fish that need a little weight on them). I got a sandsifting goby, a phosphate/carbon reactor, and added algone pads to the sump (remove nutrients) I already have a small fuge with chaeto and a skimmer. Things were looking great, corals bright, large, and no more slime. It went well for 3-4weeks then i started to get a little growth of slime again so i changed my gfo/carbon, my algone was getting changed weekly, and did a 10gal water change (55gal tank). slime went away all was good. I ran out of algone pads and just kinda let it be because they were expensive and never intended to be a long term solution. kept them out things were fine. slime stayed away for several weeks again. then i started to notice my lps (galexia and 2 frogspawn) retracting, had just a hint of slime but thought i would not take a chance and changed my gfo/carbon and did a 20gal water change. so it has been 4 days since the waterchange and the lps are still retracted. zoos seem ok and mushroom looks great. my 1 sps shows no sign of issue, in fact it looks better than ever. I know gfo can irritate some fish but it has been in there for 2 months! if it was a nutrient issue my sps and zoos would be showing signs of issue too. I anticipate that the water test will show low nutrient levels, any ideas anyone? I am painfully looking for some more stability!
