little_fish
Moderator
They look like really bleached zoas. Hopefully they will color up!
Whats this on my live rock
- Thread starter little_tuna
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Savannah
Reefing newb
I dont know what this is on my liverock. I tried to zoom in as closely as I could without it getting to blurry. It is right in the middle of the picture, it looks like a clear sack.
little_fish
Moderator
Looks like an old bubble algae. But i would start getting on top of that red algae you having growing, looks like it could be the dreaded red turf algae.
Savannah
Reefing newb
Any suggestions?
little_fish
Moderator
What are your water parameters? How many fish do you have? How often to do you feed, how much and what? How often do you do your water changes and how much? How old are you lights?
Savannah
Reefing newb
The live rock came like that. I do water changes every two/three weeks and 8 gals at a time. I use RO water. 1.024 Salinity, pH 8.2, Ammonia 0, Nitrate 0, Nitrites 0, phosphates .25, I feed one time a day frozen mysis shrimp. I have one spotted goby, one fire shrimp, 4 dwarf hermit crabs, 1 turbo snail.
Savannah
Reefing newb
The light is 3 weeks old, Marineland Reef capable LED
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
The phosphates could be causing your algae. I use a small sack of phosguard in my filter and just change it out when I do water changes, works great.
little_fish
Moderator
+1 Amber.
Also, are you feeding a whole cube of mysid shrimp once a day? I would say you only need like an 1/8th of a cube for two fish
Also, are you feeding a whole cube of mysid shrimp once a day? I would say you only need like an 1/8th of a cube for two fish
Savannah
Reefing newb
NO WAY! I am not feeding the tank a WHOLE cube. I only feed a little a cube lasts me 3 to 4 days.
little_fish
Moderator
Ok good, you would be surprised at how often people do that :)
But i would try putting a little phosphogaurd (?) in there and see if it slows down. I would also try to remove as much by hand as you can when you do water changes.
But i would try putting a little phosphogaurd (?) in there and see if it slows down. I would also try to remove as much by hand as you can when you do water changes.
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
Sounds like you are feeding ok then one cube last me 4 days! We have similar size tanks and same water params! We are twins. LOL
I say try the phosguard for a few weeks see if that helps. The bottle I got for like $7 and its lasted me a long time. I just put about 1/4th cup and stick the little bag in my filter box.
Savannah
Reefing newb
I just got back from my LFS and got Seachem PhosGuard it is like a filtering media. What brand do you have? I just want to be clear, the red algae I am trying to get rid of.... is it the plant like stuff growing? I thought the dark purple stuff on the rock was coralline Algae. Im glad someone is in a similar boat as me :)
little_fish
Moderator
yes, you are trying to get rid of the red plant like stuff :)
Savannah
Reefing newb
Thanks.... ya know now that you guys brought it to my attention when I got those two pieces of live rock with all the bad algae on it... there was a lot more....and with my water changes and adding the clean up crew... it is getting less and less.... so hopfully with this phoguard it will be gone soon. Do you know of any snails or crabs that eat it too?
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
Yes thats the one I use its little white balls did you get a filter sack to put them in also? When you rinse them out they get hot its kinda cool, I am a chemistry nerd LOL
Anyway yes like LF said its the stringy red stuff not the flat purple stuff stuck to the rock. I dont know if any critters eat that someone else might know though.
Keep up with the water changes and make sure you freshen up the phosguard every week or two. Maybe try scraping it off the rock too so it can get sucked up in your filter or scoop it out with a net
Good luck!
little_tuna
Reefing newb
My spaghetti worm is picking up sand and making his tube. Is that what they do?
little_fish
Moderator
Yep! :)
little_tuna
Reefing newb
So i got bored and started scanning my live rock with a magnifying glass and i found two small aiptasia's. Any suggestions on getting rid of them. My tank is still cycling. So no fish and no corals yet. Ive read that peppermint shrimp will eat them so i thought about getting one to eat them before i get any corals ( since they are not reef safe).
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
Cathic
Fish Wrangler
AiptasiaX works well, and comes recommended by several people.
