brown slime problem

Trebor · May 13, 2012

Would a dying coral cause brown slime? Could it be decaying causing waste to be released? I had it bleach out but I left in there hoping it would come back.

pumarjr · May 13, 2012

It really depends on what's actually going on in your aquarium. Do you have any info on your current levels? ie.. Po4, no2, Ammonia, PH? If you have Brown slime forming on the dead areas of the specimen then it could just be dino's.

Trebor · May 13, 2012

No this stuff is on everything everywhere, I've blown the rocks off, vacuumed the sand it keeps coming back.

pumarjr said:
It really depends on what's actually going on in your aquarium. Do you have any info on your current levels? ie.. Po4, no2, Ammonia, PH? If you have Brown slime forming on the dead areas of the specimen then it could just be dino's.

Trebor · Feb 5, 2013

Bump

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bct15 · Feb 5, 2013

How old is the tank? Sounds like diatoms

Trebor · Feb 10, 2013

Here is a picture of the stuff, I just want it id so I can treat. Thanks in advance.

Trebor · Feb 10, 2013

Trebor · Feb 11, 2013

I'm not sure if this diatoms or Dino, any help?

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Trebor · Feb 12, 2013

diatoms or dino?

Trebor said:
Here is a picture of the stuff, I just want it id so I can treat. Thanks in advance.

Is this diatoms or dino?

PaulKreider · Feb 12, 2013

Not sure what it is, But like most algae, I would say reduce amounts of feedings, lighting times. Then take a stiff bristled toothbrush and go at it, get as much of this stuff off as you can, then do a large water change, 30-40%. (hopefully using RO/DI) and see if that clears it up. A nice sized cleanup crew, landmower blenny, or any other grazing herbivores would help. But without knowing your water parameteers, size of tank, lighting cycle, dosing, stock, and what water your using, its very hard to diagnose the exact problem, I tried to give you the most basic of algae remedies. Goodluck

Trebor · Feb 13, 2013

2-7-13

9.65KH

[TD="width: 12%"] 415Ca
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[TD="width: 12%"] 1400Mg
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[TD="width: 12%"] 8.66PH
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[TD="width: 12%"] 78.9Temp
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[TD="width: 12%"] 1.026Sg
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[TD="width: 12%"] 4:00 PM
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These are my numbers, nitates 0, no phos, I have no fish at this time I figure that's why Ph is a little high? Sorry should of gave these sooner! Thanks

Trebor · Feb 14, 2013

bct15 · Feb 23, 2013

So what happened with it? Did it go away, stay same, or get worse? If it went away it was probably diatoms. Did you take any kind of action to fix it?

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Trebor · Feb 23, 2013

It is still there, I take a tooth brush to live rock but it slowly comes back. It's everywhere, just a light film.

always reefin · Feb 23, 2013

Is your tank cycled? How are you testing nitrates and phosphates?

Trebor · Feb 23, 2013

Salfiert, and red sea tests. The tank is 2yrs plus, I really don't understand what the problem is no coralline algae very little any way. I seeded with about of 1lb of lr. I had some clowns they died out of no where I had some sps (too early) they died. I'm very frustrated. I had fw forever no problem I can't seem to get this sw thing.