What’s that?

[Koralik]

Hello everyone

Do you know what is that?

Thank you

 

[Tahoe61]

I am going with Vermetid but I can barely make out the unknown.

 

[Hemmdog]

Vermetid

 

[ArnoldosAquariums]

I think he’s talking about the clump of algae? That’s what he has circled.

 

[Koralik]

It’s good thing or bad ? Yes I mean the thing in the circle.

 

[Tahoe61]

Ahhhh. Need better image.

 

[Koralik]

Yes looks like brown algae

 

[El_Guapo13]

+1 on circled item being brown algae.

Also like other have pointed out, there is definitely a vermited above the algae.

 

[Koralik]

+1 on circled item being brown algae.

Also like other have pointed out, there is definitely a vermited above the algae.

What to do with this?
Thank you

 

[Gareth elliott]

Can you describe it, or take someout and photograph on a white paper towel.

describe your tank, age etc. some algae leave be and let nature handle, others maybe a sign of something else to fix like too much or too little of no3 or po4.

 

[El_Guapo13]

What to do with this?
Thank you

The vermited you can crush with tweezers, cuticle cutters, nail clippers, stuffike that. Try to get as much of the base of the shell as possible, as the snail will retreat from the exteded part of the shell into the base that is attached to the rock to avoid danger.

 

[Koralik]

I have a 55l tank. The parameters are not so good, my fish shop advised me to buy more rocks to help with the bacteria and there are new life on the rocks

 

[Gareth elliott]

Ok 40 no3 is a bit high for cycling a tank. I would do some water changes to get to around 10ppm.
You can also use this to get you specific gravity to 1.026.

id probably start with 2 20%wc at 1.027 sg mixed salt water.
are you using api ammonia kit. If so id ignore that .5 ammonia, if not after the second water change add another dose of bottled bacteria.

 

[Koralik]

Ok 40 no3 is a bit high for cycling a tank. I would do some water changes to get to around 10ppm.
You can also use this to get you specific gravity to 1.026.

id probably start with 2 20%wc at 1.027 sg mixed salt water.
are you using api ammonia kit. If so id ignore that .5 ammonia, if not after the second water change add another dose of bottled bacteria.

Ok so How often do the water change? Every week or more often ?

 

[Gareth elliott]

Ok so How often do the water change? Every week or more often ?

The Corrective water changes id do 1 or 2 days apart. After that start with 10% weekly or 20% bi weekly, and see if this gets your parameters back in line, and helps with the algae.

 

[Koralik]

The Corrective water changes id do 1 or 2 days apart. After that start with 10% weekly or 20% bi weekly, and see if this gets your parameters back in line, and helps with the algae.

Ok , thank you

 

[Koralik]

The Corrective water changes id do 1 or 2 days apart. After that start with 10% weekly or 20% bi weekly, and see if this gets your parameters back in line, and helps with the algae.

Hello
I did change water on Tuesday 20% and today I did 25% , my parameters are still the same nothing change .

 

[Gareth elliott]

Hello
I did change water on Tuesday 20% and today I did 25% , my parameters are still the same nothing change .

What test kit are you using for no3 and po4?
Po4 will bind to rock so water changes do not really move the number, but no3 will not. Are you dosing anything and what is your daily feeding schedule?

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Hello everyone

Do you know what is that?

Thank you

A very nice piece of Pukani!

 

[Koralik]

What test kit are you using for no3 and po4?
Po4 will bind to rock so water changes do not really move the number, but no3 will not. Are you dosing anything and what is your daily feeding schedule?

I have API test . For po4 i don’t have test. I feed 2 times a week , and dosing just ntlabs marine live bacteria . I don’t have many life in the tank one melanurus wrasse, and few corals. I had clowns fish but they died 1months ago.