Hairy Rock

[hyeclass]

Not sure what this is tiny hairs on the rock

 

[vetteguy53081]

A form of hair algae. Is tank at or near a window?
Monitor phosphates. Are you using RO or tap water ?
Step up on your cleaning crew. Add 4 turbo, astrea, trochus and nerite snails and about 10 blue leg hermit crabs

 

[hyeclass]

A form of hair algae. Is tank at or near a window?
Monitor phosphates. Are you using RO or tap water ?
Step up on your cleaning crew. Add 4 turbo, astrea, trochus and nerite snails and about 10 blue leg hermit crabs

RODI 0 I use clean water 0 PPM phosphate is 10

What should I do?

 

[vetteguy53081]

WATER CHANGE, CHECK tds AT ro UNIT AND consider a a media in bag added to sump such as Biogen or Rowaphos

 

[hyeclass]

WATER CHANGE, CHECK tds AT ro UNIT AND consider a a media in bag added to sump such as Biogen or Rowaphos

I got a live rock tds shows

 

[vetteguy53081]

I got a live rock tds shows

Not crazy for TDS

 

[hyeclass]

WATER CHANGE, CHECK tds AT ro UNIT AND consider a a media in bag added to sump such as Biogen or Rowaphos

Sump

 

[vetteguy53081]

Sump

awfully clean indicating tank fairly new yet. Reduce white light intensity and total light to 10 hrs/day for about 10 days

 

[hyeclass]

The roc

Not crazy for TDS

The rocks use to be on the sand can it be now I took everything out and made sure I have space in the back also holes under the rock

 

[hyeclass]

awfully clean indicating tank fairly new yet. Reduce white light intensity and total light to 10 hrs/day for about 10 days

On the fug you saying run a white light

 

[vetteguy53081]

On the fug you saying run a white light

Red is best for fuge

 

[hyeclass]

I

Red is best for fuge

Unfortunately I got the A360 not bad only gives blue and white I left it on blue depends if I want a grow more then I turn the brightness light on

 

[vetteguy53081]

I


Unfortunately I got the A360 not bad only gives blue and white I left it on blue depends if I want a grow more then I turn the brightness light on

Go heavy blue in that case

 

[hyeclass]

Go heavy blue in that case

Thank you for your time and help,

 

[GSnake]

Thank you for your time and help,

hey man, looks like what ive had and still have, thought it was dusty hairy rocks, but mines i believe is to be hydroids.

yours looks green, so it could be algae but, upon a close inspection you may discover hydroids. i had to use a magnifying glass to see it properly.

still havent got rid of them , despite lowering broad distribution feeding ( reef roids ).

 

[GSnake]

they consume copepods etc, being slightly higher on food chain (larger) . on the bright side im sure you have a healthy tank!

 

[hyeclass]

they consume copepods etc, being slightly higher on food chain (larger) . on the bright side im sure you have a healthy tank!

Thank you for looking into the post

unfortunately my sps in my tank got bleached, they all dead

I been trying to see if anyone with high knowledge can help me out unfortunately they failed

it was my phosphate That killed my sps I am talking about 5g down the drain

what can I say live and learn

P.S

I was running a gfo using row I was running for 4months without changing

 

[GSnake]

Sorry to hear that, how did you accumulate that much po4. I use refugium and biopellets, my phos is in control now, gfo once in a blue moon. Makes things more stable, also I have prot skimmer. Maybe don't feed too much?

 

[hyeclass]

Sorry to hear that, how did you accumulate that much po4. I use refugium and biopellets, my phos is in control now, gfo once in a blue moon. Makes things more stable, also I have prot skimmer. Maybe don't feed too much?

GSnake how it going? keeping the phosphate low, what do you use?

 

[fishface NJ]

The white light grid that you have on the bottom of your aquarium will trap food and poop. That will give you problems.
Good luck!