Mulm on live rock?

[jason78]

So I am two weeks post cycle.

I have a clear slime like film on all the live rock. Is this normal? So far I am using just the reef salt and Pro Bio X and NO Pro . One drop of each per day. I do not zee a film on the ziomix but when I agitate the water in the reactor turns gray.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

sounds like a bacterial bloom. and no, not normal. Id stop feeding the tank that stuff.

 

[Perry]

Any update on what is happening in the tank ? Cheers

 

[jason78]

No no update currently. The zeolite seem to have nothing on them. I have been running it for 6 weeks now and still have a ton of diatoms on all surfaces.

 

[Anthony kolodziej]

diatoms are normal , and they will go away , its time for a clean up crew

 

[Perry]

diatoms are normal , and they will go away , its time for a clean up crew

Yes, fairly normal, and I too have brown dusting and diatoms at times, which also reminds me that the CUC still need to be in play. I back off dosing NP Pro and Pro Bio S to also help this cause. Days I don't feed aggressively, I have to remind myself that the dose of the NP Pro and Pro Bio S are to be lowered, and likewise, the days I feed 3 times or more, I make sure and go full dose. The program is still to me so much easier than others tried, so I don't really stress on missing a dose, going up or down on dosing, it is all relative to observation

 

[jason78]

Ya I have been doing half dose. I only have 4 clowns so I am only feeding once a day but I am not seeing any color shifts in the corals. All are really dark colors.

 

[Perry]

Are you using any of the supplements? Pleae feel free to put some pics in and more info on the current paramters. Cheers,