dieing coraline algea
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hi welcome to the sight
i would speculate that the white your seeing is coraline that died off in transport and will begin to come back in a month or so if you practice good husbandry, but when you ask questions we need to know things about your tank - the more info you give us the better we can help
lights- wattage, type, and color
water params (at least salinity, temperature, NO3, ALK, and Ca - but in new tanks ammonia and NO2 may still be present and therefore tested)
water changes - size and quanity
inhabitants - fish corals and inverts
equipment any add ons like HOBs and skimmers
and this case how long have you had the rock, who is it from, and how long was it in transport. it is coraline that was on the rock when you bought it or is it coraline that grew in your tank and is now dieing?
i would speculate that the white your seeing is coraline that died off in transport and will begin to come back in a month or so if you practice good husbandry, but when you ask questions we need to know things about your tank - the more info you give us the better we can help
lights- wattage, type, and color
water params (at least salinity, temperature, NO3, ALK, and Ca - but in new tanks ammonia and NO2 may still be present and therefore tested)
water changes - size and quanity
inhabitants - fish corals and inverts
equipment any add ons like HOBs and skimmers
and this case how long have you had the rock, who is it from, and how long was it in transport. it is coraline that was on the rock when you bought it or is it coraline that grew in your tank and is now dieing?
i have a Coralife nano 18 watt, with 1 10000ktube and one atintic tube
The tank is a 2.5 G with a Ac 50 coverted fuge
water para:
Salinity 1.023
Temp: 25.4C
Ca: 500ppm
ammonia and No2 : 0
NO3:5ppm
water change 20%/ week
Live stock/ coral..
3 zoo
some blastomussa
on big feather duster, 3 murshroom, (one rhodatics) , eggpsawn , candy cane, hammer head, and green start polyp
and some cleaner snail
i had the LR in it since about 1 month and 2 weeks ago. the coralines that grew in my tank are also slowly turning white. But most of the dieing are transfered.
The tank is a 2.5 G with a Ac 50 coverted fuge
water para:
Salinity 1.023
Temp: 25.4C
Ca: 500ppm
ammonia and No2 : 0
NO3:5ppm
water change 20%/ week
Live stock/ coral..
3 zoo
some blastomussa
on big feather duster, 3 murshroom, (one rhodatics) , eggpsawn , candy cane, hammer head, and green start polyp
and some cleaner snail
i had the LR in it since about 1 month and 2 weeks ago. the coralines that grew in my tank are also slowly turning white. But most of the dieing are transfered.
token ride
New Member
hey guys, sorry to hijack this post.
I have the same problem with my tank, i just changed lights from 3 x 36w fluros to 2 x 150w 14000k metalhalides with 2x30w actinic tubes and my coraline alge is going white and pest algae is bubbling.
tank is roughly 60 gallons (240 litres)
salinity 1.022
calcium 450ppm
ph 8.1
no phospates
slight nitrate 10ppm
25 degrees celcius
no ammonia or nitrite
running on fluros for about 8 months, halides for about 2 weeks
weipro skimmer,
2000lph return pump
80 litre sump
fish: 2 clowns, 1 firetail goby, 1 coral beauty, bicolour blenny, 2 banghi cardinals, vanentini puffer all been in the tank for over 2 months.
but what concerns me is that the algae that grows in the tank has been bubbling for the past 5 days or so and the coral is looking shocking, xenia isnt happy but still pulsating, mushies are saggy, torch coral doesnt come out so much, zoas are half open. whats the deal? how do i fix it? only happened since i put the metal halides on
i tried dialing 911 but we get no reponse here in australia haha
I have the same problem with my tank, i just changed lights from 3 x 36w fluros to 2 x 150w 14000k metalhalides with 2x30w actinic tubes and my coraline alge is going white and pest algae is bubbling.
tank is roughly 60 gallons (240 litres)
salinity 1.022
calcium 450ppm
ph 8.1
no phospates
slight nitrate 10ppm
25 degrees celcius
no ammonia or nitrite
running on fluros for about 8 months, halides for about 2 weeks
weipro skimmer,
2000lph return pump
80 litre sump
fish: 2 clowns, 1 firetail goby, 1 coral beauty, bicolour blenny, 2 banghi cardinals, vanentini puffer all been in the tank for over 2 months.
but what concerns me is that the algae that grows in the tank has been bubbling for the past 5 days or so and the coral is looking shocking, xenia isnt happy but still pulsating, mushies are saggy, torch coral doesnt come out so much, zoas are half open. whats the deal? how do i fix it? only happened since i put the metal halides on
i tried dialing 911 but we get no reponse here in australia haha
token ride
New Member
oh i do 25% waterchange every 2 weeks and ive been using seachems phosguard to keep the phosphate nil to slow down the hair and pest algae. i dont know how you guys rid your tank of pest algae. speaking of which!!!!! there is a slight red appearing on my gravel, its not the usual red algae that you can peel off and treat, it seems to be only growing on the gravel and looks kinda nasty but i havnt tried treating it yet because the 'anti red' made by sera pretty much kills my xenia
any thoughts?
jarryd
any thoughts?
jarryd
My thoughts are that your coraline is dying off due to light shock, in other words the increase in the lighting and changing of the spectrum was too rapid for the coraline and it is also fueling the algal bloom. I would cut way back on the lighting and slowly bring it back up to your current lighting schedule so everything has time to adjust. As far as the coraline is concerned I think you are too late and will have to wait for new coraline to regrow on the areas that have bleached. You may be able to salvage the looks somewhat by reaquascaping the tank so that coraline that was shaded and growning in parts of the tank that didn't get direct lighting are now showing.
token ride
New Member
so would their be something in the water thats making the coral look bad? or are they also suffering from the light change? i dont even have very much rock in the tank, maybe 20kg but it seems to be covering in a black algae. i guess this rock is 'dead' live rock? im thinking about replacing it perhaps with about 40kgs or so. should i hold onto the rock or dispose of it? any other suggetsions?
p.s
what is the best method of getting rid of hair algae for good? im open to ANY suggestions
p.s
what is the best method of getting rid of hair algae for good? im open to ANY suggestions
little urchin
New Member
i maybe wouldn't ditch the rock yet...i know it's a pain, but it's worth taking it out a piece at a time and scrubbing it with a toothbrush
as for the corraline...i did major maintenance 2 weeks ago on my tank...cleaned the powerheads etc, and some of the corraline on pieces which had been out of the water for 30 mins or so went white....and is now nearly all pink again
as for the corraline...i did major maintenance 2 weeks ago on my tank...cleaned the powerheads etc, and some of the corraline on pieces which had been out of the water for 30 mins or so went white....and is now nearly all pink again
token ride
New Member
thanks for all the replies fellas, ill use that info as much as i can
How do i slowly adjust the light? it has 2 150w 14000k and 2 actinics. As for the hair alge ill give the rock a gentle scrub tomorrow and see how it goes over the next few days.
The whole back wall is absolutely covered in it, its very tempting to just drain the tank, use a razor blade to scrape it all off, change the rock and fill it up all with fresh salt water and start over. :sad:
do mature tanks get alot of hair algae? and does nitrate feed it?
How do i slowly adjust the light? it has 2 150w 14000k and 2 actinics. As for the hair alge ill give the rock a gentle scrub tomorrow and see how it goes over the next few days.
The whole back wall is absolutely covered in it, its very tempting to just drain the tank, use a razor blade to scrape it all off, change the rock and fill it up all with fresh salt water and start over. :sad:
do mature tanks get alot of hair algae? and does nitrate feed it?
little urchin
New Member
i had hair algae on the back, and moved some rocks, scraped it off with an old credit card (switch powerheads off first)...then syphoned it out...worked well for me!
islandcreation
New Member
token ride,
Just like how the algae grew it would take the same amount of time to get rid of it. Here 1. Cut back your lighting have it on only when you want to check out the tank. So only 1-3 hours a day. 2. Get alot better flow if the flows there then don't worry, just make sure its circulating where the algae's at. Besides that you should be good, plus always check your parameters! I'd scrape the algae off then cut back on the lights you should be good after words! Its a pain... but you'll get there :mrgreen:
Just like how the algae grew it would take the same amount of time to get rid of it. Here 1. Cut back your lighting have it on only when you want to check out the tank. So only 1-3 hours a day. 2. Get alot better flow if the flows there then don't worry, just make sure its circulating where the algae's at. Besides that you should be good, plus always check your parameters! I'd scrape the algae off then cut back on the lights you should be good after words! Its a pain... but you'll get there :mrgreen:
token ride
New Member
just wanted to show you how the tank looks now, its quite horrific so those of you who are squeemish i advise you dont look 
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islandcreation
New Member
Wow, thats how it looked behind my moon light strip that I left on 24/7. Yeah, just scrape it off and catch everything in a net, then cut back on the lights. I got an algae blenny that helped with my problem too. But that was my scenario which worked for me. Hope this helps...