SRC Member Clement Chen Posted April 8, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hi I have a blue milli that is becoming botak at the bottom, just today saw white stringy stuff coming out from it. Can anybody advise? I have shifted to a low flow and less light area. I only started dosing iodine 2 days ago, but has been turning botak for quite some time. Stringy stuff is new. Tank parameters are as follows Calcium: 480 KH: 9dKH Nitrate: Undetectable on salifert (Gives a very light shade of pink when looked thru the side) Phosphate: Undetectable on salifert (Gives a very faint tint of blue hardy can notice it) MG: 1450 Dosing food grade calcium and kh. Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member james72 Posted April 8, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 8, 2014 Tank parameters can be perfect, but if its not matured enough, sps can still die. That's why alot of good advises given are "patience". Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Quote Cheers, James Reviving my reef tank : Crystal glass 53" x 22" x 17" rimless (inclusive of 12"x22"x17" IOS) Life Reef HVS3-24 with mazzei venturi ATI Sunpower 8 x 39w T5 (4 x Blue plus, 2 x Aqua blue special, Coral plus) ZET Light 3 x 3w LEDs moonlight Arctica 1/3 Hp + 1/4 Hp back up Vortech mp40w x 3 + Jebao wp25 Eheim 1264 x 3 + water blaster 5000 Vortech back up battery TLF-150 + Rowaphos Activated carbon Kamoer 3 channel + CaCl2 + NaHCo3 150L Refugium with DSB, miracle mud, cheato 2ft T5 x 2 light tubes for refugium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member youdontnowm Posted April 8, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted April 8, 2014 Very common for sps polyp not opening at the base as light is hardly able to reach there. Your blue millie very brown . Move up to higher light and bring calcium down slowly to 400-440 will be better. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk Quote | Display : 48x30x22 Skimmer : SK-201 skimz | Sump : 30x24x18 Wavemaker : 2x RW-15 , 1x RW-8 | Cooling : 1HP titanium drop in coil ATO : JBJ | Lighting : ATI Sunpower 8x54w + 48x cree xte royal blue Return : Jebao dc-6000 | Dosing : Jebao dosing pump [ CaCl2 + NaHCO3 ] Pump : | Reactor : FSZ Z160 zeolite reactor & phosban 150 | System : ZEOVIT decomm-ed : Ydkm SPS reef >><< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted April 8, 2014 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 8, 2014 Ok thanks, will continue to monitor. Other sps are doing ok, with good PE Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted April 8, 2014 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 8, 2014 It was this colour when i got it. trying to colour it up. That is the best spot with the most light, maybe might be due to the flow, too direct Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiraltian Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Among red, green and blue milles, blue Mille r the hardest to keep as they require stronger lightings compared to red and green. As advised by others u can try relocate to higher light spot. Too high calcium levels can also stunned sps pe from opening well. Quote Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture. Lightings : Ecotech Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank. Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil. Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer. FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos. CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor. BPR: Marine Source Biopellet Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump. Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M Sine Wave Pump for Frag Tank. Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted April 8, 2014 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 8, 2014 ok thanks, will try to lower slow down the dosage and let it drop on its own Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Blue is the hardest to get Sent from my LG-D958 using Tapatalk Quote 6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08) 4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09) 5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 5*2.5*2(LED only) Eheim return 1 * pump 1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil 2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40, 1X6085 Tunze wm, 1 CURVE 7 Skimmer 1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3 Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium 1 Full spectrum E27 led light 1 CR control by bubble count Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016 Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkit Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 ClementC, Are you dosing your additives manually or with an auto dosing pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Clement Chen Posted April 9, 2014 Author SRC Member Share Posted April 9, 2014 Using dosing pump for ca and kh, just started using it for iodine as well, acro power is weekly manually Quote Clem's Clam Corner (Decommed) 60cm x 40cm x 30cm Tank Nano tank reboot v2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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