SRC Member Angel Keeper Posted August 27, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 I hope for the best for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Thanks a lot, Angel Keeper. And also to the rest of u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LittleBurger Posted August 27, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 It's been said that leather secretes toxin that is harmful to sps, retard the growth of sps. U can only run more carbon if u wanna keep softies and hard corals together. Quote Tank size:36"x36"x24" Return pump" 2x Reef Octo 5000 Skimmer:BK Double Cone 200 on Reef Octopus DC 5500s. Wavemaker:2xVortech MP40wES Chemical filtration:1xeducator FR(biopellets) Chiller:1hp Daikin compressor. Lighting:2 x Kessil A360we Auto topup system: JBJ ATO + new jet 1200 Dosing system: Kamoer 3 channel. Additives: ESV 2 part. Power consumption 2XReef Octo 5000: 120watts BK skimmer:50watts 2xVortech wavemaker:70watts Daikin compressor:775watts Lighting:180watts Ato system:21watts Exhaust fans:16watts Refugium light:27watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member solasido Posted August 27, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 Do you dose any trace elements bro? I once overdosed iodine and cause bleaching. Browned SPS is easier to fix, it is normally due to insufficient PAR. It sometimes not visible for our eye. E.g. T5 tubes got to change every 8 months; once I wanted to experiment and intentionally didn't change it after 1 year and to me the light looks the same but it was very obvious that the coral started to brown out and some started closing polyps and some started showing STN. Then I believe, and changed the tubes. Within few weeks everything went back normal. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member solasido Posted August 27, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 Just sharing. About leathers, I have 2 leathers for almost a year. No issue so far, one is a big piece side by side to SPS. I have Xenia to help consuming NO3. By monitoring Xenia growth I likely know how nutrient rich or poor my water is. My feeding is quite heavy and now especially with anthias. No issue also with SPS although some reference says that they can produce toxin. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 LittleBurger, yah, i heard about leather releasing. But i can't bear to remove this leather as it has been w me for 2 years and has grown very nicely. So i did some reading on internet and some sites say finger leathers are the more dangerous ones. Toadstools are alright. Is this correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Solasido, saw your posts after posting my previous comment. Good to hear that you have no issues with leather n sps together. Does Xenia help to consume NO3? If so, i would love to get some xenia! No, i don't dose any trace element. My T5 is newly bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member solasido Posted August 27, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted August 27, 2014 Xenia is photosynthetic coral, but said to be consuming NO3 for its growth. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 Does that apply to all photosynthetic coral or just xenia special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 I need to get some xenia!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedricang Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I really hope someone here can help me identify the source of my problem so that a solution can be applied. Sigh... May I recommend you to pay this reefer a visit ? His nick is Yellowtang , well received by reefers for his straight talking ( constructive comments )...yet fatherly loving by nature. You will benefit to a certain extent by talking to him. Cheers! Quote Treat others the way you wanna be treated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Oh, i saw some of his postings here before. Would definitely love to have the opportunity to visit him n his tank and learn from him. But paiseh to ask to be invited leh. Hehehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 I used Red Sea phosphate-nitrate remover... Works for me in pushing both elements down within a few days to almost unnoticeable levels before I allowed my skimmer and chaeto to do their job of maintaining those baddies... Angel Keeper, you mentioned Red Sea phosphate-nitrate remover. Does it work the same as Carib Sea Phosbuster Pro? I have that already and my nitrate is now about 0.5ppm, so I guess my Chaetos are doing their job well. Left with phosphate. Though I am running rowaphos in a FR, maybe po4 is still leeching from my rocks that rowaphos is not sufficient. Thinking of dosing Phosbuster to supplement. Any advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 I recent come across the name of another type of algae - bryopsis algae. I suspect those in my tank is this rather than green hair algae. Does this indicate anything specific other than po4 leeching from rocks? Is there any natural eater of bryopsis algae that I can get to rid of them? They are very difficult to remove manually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Angel Keeper Posted September 1, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hideaki, it works as the name suggests... Daily dosing... I find that kind of a hassle but it does bring down both nitrate and phosphate pretty fast... Good for emergency use, I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hideaki, it works as the name suggests... Daily dosing... I find that kind of a hassle but it does bring down both nitrate and phosphate pretty fast... Good for emergency use, I guess... Oh ok, thanks Angel Keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black tank Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 IMO your water perimeter is ok. Perhaps u hv dose too many chemical to reduce/up this n that particularly cyano where antibiotic is added. I recommend to do a major water change ie 50% with red sea pro salt n do another 50% a week later allowing u to correct 75% of water. Thereafter start yr rowaphos to keep po4 in check . yr cheato should hv slow growth n if not meat that yr rock is leeching po4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 IMO your water perimeter is ok. Perhaps u hv dose too many chemical to reduce/up this n that particularly cyano where antibiotic is added. I recommend to do a major water change ie 50% with red sea pro salt n do another 50% a week later allowing u to correct 75% of water. Thereafter start yr rowaphos to keep po4 in check . yr cheato should hv slow growth n if not meat that yr rock is leeching po4.Blank tank, i suspect my rocks and sand are leeching nutrients. I have been doing 10% water change, twice every week for the past month. I.e. 20% per week. Thinking of doing this for the rest of this month and by then, I should have changed about 75% of my total tank volume. Would this be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Firestarter Posted September 3, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2014 Bryopsis is one tough algae high up on the list. I rather get cynao anytime than bryopsis. Manually removing them will only help to spread its spores. Not many fish will eat them as it taste is nasty. Read that raising mg will help. If only one rock has them, I suggest you ditch that rock before it spreads. Quote Sometimes the good guys gotta do bad things to make the bad guys pay. - Harvey Specter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black tank Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Major water change is more effective. For instance, if u do 50% change, u remove 50% nutrient a 1 go. 7 days later u do another 50%, u remove 75% of unwanted water n left 25% of untouch water. However, if u change 20%, u left 80% nutrient. Next week u do another 20%, u effectively remove 20% of the 80% water meaning u left 64% untouch water. At the end u need 6 water change to acheive the same result n off course less stress to occupants n salt money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Bryopsis is one tough algae high up on the list. I rather get cynao anytime than bryopsis.Manually removing them will only help to spread its spores. Not many fish will eat them as it taste is nasty.Read that raising mg will help. If only one rock has them, I suggest you ditch that rock before it spreads. Yah, bryopsis is nasty. Got some seahares. According to FuEl, seahare eats bryopsis. Hope they can help me get rid of those nuisance algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Major water change is more effective. For instance, if u do 50% change, u remove 50% nutrient a 1 go. 7 days later u do another 50%, u remove 75% of unwanted water n left 25% of untouch water. However, if u change 20%, u left 80% nutrient. Next week u do another 20%, u effectively remove 20% of the 80% water meaning u left 64% untouch water. At the end u need 6 water change to acheive the same result n off course less stress to occupants n salt money. Yes, black tank, you are right. But unfortunately, due to work and family commitments, and lack of huge containers for large volume of new salt water, I have to do smaller volume change with higher frequency. I did an approximate calculation, by the end of this month, I would have changed approximately 75% of the tank water. That is after a total of 14 water changes over a 2-month period. Challenge is whether I can persevere till end of this month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hanafi_weeseng Posted September 4, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted September 4, 2014 Yah, bryopsis is nasty. Got some seahares. According to FuEl, seahare eats bryopsis. Hope they can help me get rid of those nuisance algae. Bro,seahare eat bryopsis?Pls kindly update if proven I should get one for myself too.Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 Bro,seahare eat bryopsis?Pls kindly update if proven I should get one for myself too.Thanks Sure, will update again. So far, i have not seen them in action, though they have been very mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hideaki Posted September 6, 2014 Author Share Posted September 6, 2014 Bro,seahare eat bryopsis?Pls kindly update if proven I should get one for myself too.Thanks 3 days after adding the seahares, although I see them munching around, but really don't know what they are eating. Because I still see those hairy algae in their paths. Will update here again if I see them attacking the hairy algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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