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bet to revive the rock (I have done this already) get your self a large can of
some sort, purchase an amount of coraline covered live rock to seed the old rock
you have and place it in the bottom of the bucket with your old rock on the top,
or mix it in - NO LIGHTS - Lights only promote the algae you don't want. Two to
four weeks and you rock should be back to around normal.
I do
have one question - what other chemicals have you used on your tank. The will
stay in the rock. Maybe you have used something that has killed the
coraline???
Anybody else??
I did
this with about 25lbs of old dead rock and it is really nice
now.
Thanks
Dave
I have had reef tank for approx. 4 years that was
doing great, corals growing, coraline growing nicely. About 6 months ago
I wrote the group about my hard corals starting to die.
Here is a synopsis
on how it happened; first all of my snails died. Then slowly my hard corals
started to shrink back from the skeleton. I tried dipping in Tectra D to no
avail. The polyps that where on the rocks died,there were many,all
colors.
My present water Readings are:pH 8.35, Alk3.5, phos .5, iodine .05,
calcium 375ppm, Specific Gravity 1.024. temp around 84F
I have a 65 gallon
reef with a 15 gallon sump. An Amiracle 100 skimmer.
I use a 300watt MH
10K along with 2 actinic bulbs and a Coralife Trichromatic bulb, all
about 1 year old now.
I have at present 3 toadstool leather corals that are
opening nicely, part of a button coral, a finger Coral and some mushrooms. All
appear to be good.
The glass shows a lot of algae growth, green and purple
in color.I have to scrape it once a week
The live rocks also have a green
algea growth very low,covering them. Feels like moss,
The coraline is
gone
I have about 2 1/2 inches of aragonite on the floor
I have used
reef crystals and change 5 gallons per week.
I used the following
suppliments from the start: Seachem Reef Iodine,Reef Calcium,Reef Strontium.
Used them very inconsistantly.
I changed to Tads iodine, KLH and vital
gold, on a consistant basis.Changed to this based on the praise I heard on
various groups and started to drip Kalk.That's when things started to go
wrong.presently not using any suppliments.
I also have a 30 gallon
tank in the garage that replenishes the water as it evaporates, through a
tube. I use the Tap Water Purifier by Aquarium Pharm.I have recharged them a
few times myself.
My question is, I want to start building up the reef
again. What are your suggestions ? Do I throw 120 pounds of live rock out and
start fresh ? How do I get rid of the algae on the rocks?
What suppliments
do I use, what manufacturer?
I have bubble tip anenome that is doing great,
the fish are doing fine.
I do not want this to happen again.
Any
suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Bob
Stuhl
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