None of my corals will open

[Dylans aquatics]

Ohh... the new aquamaxx bullet 3 hob skimmer would be perfect for this tank. Don't get the 1 or 2 as the 3 is easily adjusted. I have one on a 40g. Stop dosing no pox or whatever you are probably dosing and don't use any chemical filtration.

I’m using carbon in case it is a toxin

 

[vetteguy53081]

Thank you I’ll try to raise salainty but do you think it may be form a toadstool?

Possibly as toadstools and leathers release a toxin known as terpenes which can affect neighbor corals. Adding carbon will reduce that chance

 

[Mikeltee]

I’m using carbon in case it is a toxin

Carbon is fine but use the recommended dose. It really helps with the algae in the water. A skimmer is the holy grail for you. That and about 10 more pounds of cycled live rock from your LFS.

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Yea you are gonna need a lot more than that brother. If you got the cash just buy the Bluetooth apogee. It's not much more than renting a couple of times.

Middle was like 150 I recall and I’m adding 2 nicrews to the sides

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Possibly as toadstools and leathers release a toxin known as terpenes which can affect neighbor corals. Adding carbon will reduce that chance

I put some in a couple hours ago so we will see

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Carbon is fine but use the recommended dose. It really helps with the algae in the water. A skimmer is the holy grail for you. That and about 10 more pounds of cycled live rock from your LFS.

I might be getting one soon

 

[Mikeltee]

There are some cheap Hydra 26s in the classifieds. I just picked up one for my 40g. I light my 130g with 2x52s and a 26. I got $650 total invested.

 

[OliverH]

I think it is like 0.05

Looks like all the numbers are right. But if you only use HOB filter, you probably need more live rock in the tank.

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Looks like all the numbers are right. But if you only use HOB filter, you probably need more live rock in the tank.

I have media in the hobs to. I’ll try to add more rock I have like 20lbs ig

 

[Stuckita]

I just had a bacterial bloom and everything wasn’t opened, after I plugged in a UV everything came to life and the tank looks heavenly..

 

[Dylans aquatics]

I just had a bacterial bloom and everything wasn’t opened, after I plugged in a UV everything came to life and the tank looks heavenly..

I added a uv bulb last night so hopefully that was it. You have any old photos you can send of it or can I just get your insta and I can dm you on there. Was your water cloudy

 

[Stuckita]

I added a uv bulb last night so hopefully that was it. You have any old photos you can send of it or can I just get your insta and I can dm you on there. Was your water cloudy

no photos of the bacterial bloom but I couldn't see a thing, literally couldn't see the rock work or more than 3-4in depth into the tank. 1 day with UV and it was better than it was in months, 2 days its CRYSTAL clear and my tank looks amazing. Everything is open and fully extended and growing. Felt like a bit of a miracle to be honest. I believe the bacterial bloom was consuming oxygen/phosphates causing everything to struggle.

I'm not an expert but the UV doesn't kill the bacteria but causes it to not be able to reproduce so you have to give it enough time to die and not reproduce for your water to clear.

 

[Stuckita]

I added a uv bulb last night so hopefully that was it. You have any old photos you can send of it or can I just get your insta and I can dm you on there. Was your water cloudy

Here is a pic from today though, trying out an app to get rid of the blue, kind of turning the sand purple.

 

[Mikeltee]

Might be cyno. It can go away on its own but we usually use chemiclean to address it. It comes because nutrients are imbalanced. If there are bubbles on it it's probably dinos.

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Might be cyno. It can go away on its own but we usually use chemiclean to address it. It comes because nutrients are imbalanced. If there are bubbles on it it's probably dinos.

When I put the white light on there was no red bactieria but I’ll add some chemi clean

 

[Mikeltee]

When I put the white light on there was no red bactieria but I’ll add some chemi clean

Chemi clean usually knocks it out in less than 48 hours. You need to get to the source of the issue or else it will return. The only downside is that it makes the skimmer go nuts for a week. I usually turn it off for 24 hours and then wetskim and throw away a lot of water for a couple days. I'll usually be back to normal within 3 days.