Tortuosa got bubbly skin

[thile123]

double post...

 

[fatkien]

oh wow that that is so weird.

 

[Mr. Right]

’ve experienced something like this before. Two millies I had swelled up around the base. The bubbly areas were hard, not pockets, like others experienced. It seemed to be the skeleton itself, not the flesh. IMO growth was effected. I really think flow was the culprit in my case, though I’m not certain. I read how flyguy said he was bumping up his mag around the time of his occurrence. During the time I noticed bubbly skin, I was also raising my mag. It is really hard to pin point the cause. I found that corals did not return back to normal but maybe that’s just me. Good luck.

 

[sbreefer]

What is your Nitrate level? I have had this occur as well. just a thick abnormal growth.
turns out I had a PO4 issue and a copper issue. I began rowaphos, non lignite carbon, and a polyfilter regimen and have wonderful growth now. I use a fluidized media reactor for both.

 

[thile123]

I have API test kit for NO4 so I dont trust the reading (but it says 0). I have hanna checker for PO4 and it's currently at .40ppm, it used to be .9 few weeks ago. I start vodka dosing recently and I just put in some GFO to bring down my PO4 faster (plan to slowly take it offline while vodka dosing take over). I do think it's PO4 (algae) problem that is causing these blistering as well. I don't know if I have copper issue, but I hope using RO/DI water eliminates that possibility.

 

[sbreefer]

I use RODI as well but still have copper levels at .2ppm all the time. Go figure....
The poly filter works extremely wel removing metals. I use 12x12's in my sump I send my water to a lab in Loveland. (AWT) Aquamedic.... hyper accurate for a once every 2 mo. test. fluidized Biopellets have worked very well lowering my NO2 levels as well. these will take the place of vodka. I reccomend VSV for carbon reather than straight vodka.

 

[sbreefer]

BTW throw all your API kits in the garbage. they have more error than the value you are trying to measure.

 

[thile123]

Thanks for the advise, I'll check out those poly filter pads. Yup those API are pretty bad for accuracy reading, so I only use it do "general" view of things when it's not apparent with eyesight observation.

 

[silvio73]

if you are additive vodka or some method of carbon added suspend the aggregate, this is what caused me to SPS corals bubbles from forming on your skin, excuse my English I am using a translator

 

[thile123]

if you are additive vodka or some method of carbon added suspend the aggregate, this is what caused me to SPS corals bubbles from forming on your skin, excuse my English I am using a translator

noted that you using translator, but I still can't seem to see what you're trying to say??? sorry... is it about adding additional of "something" if I'm dosing vodka or other type of carbon?

 

[scrapz]

i think he said

if you are adding vodka or any source of carbon dosing above your sand/ca media. that is whatcausing the bubbles

??


anyways i think your alk is too high for a nls syste, try bringing it down to 7-9

 

[obet_carlos]

please help me.. im experiencing the same thing.. some of the bubbling are resulting to stn.. also my lps (blasto, and sun) are not opeening as much.. my 2 suspects are the newly added kalk reactor or a vodka overdose.. btw, i have a 20g tank with 15g sump.. thanks!