Will dinos stress coral?

[Damian reef boi]

So my euphylia corals looked stressed but I dont know if it's the bubble algea I take it off every day but they are still pretty closed and I already tried emerald crabs but it bearly did anything and already ordered vibrant but does bubble algea stress coral?

 

[Damian reef boi]

You can barely see my poor acro but hes fine I just take it off him every day

 

[Damian reef boi]

hes been like this since 2 days ago and I am an idiot and I gave the test kit to my grandpa that hes starting a reef tank but that's a diffrent story anyways so hes getting low flow right now

 

[blasterman]

If bubble algae gets thick they can use nutrient problems and stress LPS. It tends to take a lot though since bubble algae is not as metabolically as fast a grower as hair algae and others. I would still get rid of it though.

Never seen an emerald crab touch bubble algae. Had them strip SPS corals though.

 

[Damian reef boi]

Then I wonder what's bothering my euphylia

 

[Damian reef boi]

If my acro is fine then it couldn't be parameters could it?

 

[Damian reef boi]

Bump? (Its to make the thread go back up right?)

 

[partlycloudy531]

It’s hard to tell from your picture, but that may not be bubble algae. Is it stringy with clear air bubbles on the end? Might be dinos or some thing else. Especially if you are clearing it off everyday and it comes right back.

 

[Damian reef boi]

I think it is bubble algea not sure though

 

[Damian reef boi]

Never mind it probably is dinos

 

[MERKEY]

Hey reef boi its most likely dinos mixed maybe with cyno..

Hahah just saw you wrote that as I was typing lol

Without having your test kits its hard to tell what parameters are off but something is out of whack.

Until you get your test kits back you could siphon most of it and do a 20% water change for a short term.

Do you have a high-school microscope?

 

[Damian reef boi]

Do you think vibrant will get rid of it?

 

[MERKEY]

Do you think vibrant will get rid of it?


I'm sure it will...I have never used it but unless you find the root of the issue it will come back.

 

[MERKEY]

Do you have a po4 test kit?

 

[Damian reef boi]

No I'm saving for the hannah test kits

 

[Damian reef boi]

I went to an lfs thusday and they checked it for me and said it was good but didint say any numbers

 

[MERKEY]

No I'm saving for the hannah test kits

Ok gotcha...do you run any carbon or phos reducer like gfo?

 

[Damian reef boi]

I just read that algeacan out compete against them but I dont have a sump to put an algea reactor ;Bored

 

[Damian reef boi]

Ok gotcha...do you run any carbon or phos reducer like gfo?

No not at the moment

 

[Damian reef boi]

I'm going to try to convince my mom to take me to the lfs tomorrow to get some carbon