Hey I'm not sure what kind of condition this is in can someone help me please I had it for 3-4 weeks and i seen it shedd but now it's got dark reddish on the sides and my sand and some of my rock is turned purple redish (not cycled color I have that this is different)
Cabbage Coral Need Help
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heath
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what are your water parmeters and have you done something different with the tank...
The red is cyano algae
That is a loaded question for sure. Hopefully someone can give you some good advice on it. I just used a chemical, I can not recall the name of it, but it really isnt good for your tank. Chemiclean or something. Anyhow, back to chatting with the wife.
AdInfinitum
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Oh sure Torx...fan the flames on that old fire, then leave.
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lol yeah
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Yup [emoji1] I just don't have time to re google it all right now lol. I personally think it is cyano from new tank syndrome. Now let's post treatment options...ready, set...go!Oh sure Torx...fan the flames on that old fire, then leave.
From the pic, it looks like the cyano is on the cabbage. It will probably wipe off.
That's what she said
Slime algae is one of those tricky things to get rid of as it is able to do nitrogen fixation and take nitrogen out of the atmosphere and use it as a fuel source. Controls are keep your nutrients low to limit available fuel source, increase flow in the tank and wait it out while manually sucking up the slime algae. Or like the trouble maker Torx mentioned use a chemical like Ultralife Red Slime Remover. If you have a good protein skimmer the waste will increase for a few days as it is working. So be careful to keep an eye on it or it can overflow.
Thanks k man I have a 20 gallon and use the psk100 HOB skimmer and I have been over feeding reef roids by 1/3 more of the amount to try and help my corals and maybe that's why I'm getting it it's weird it came out of no where so it's a sign of to much good stuff in the water ? And I can't have much more waterflow my duncan and mushrooms look like they will blow away lol
EricTMah
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Definitely nutrients. If it wasn't there before increasing your reef roids. Its most likely that. Try reducing the feeding until its under control. Then slowly increase it after the cyano is gone.
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