Not a good day for me...

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by Zimmy71, May 2, 2010.

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  1. Zimmy71

    Zimmy71 Bristle Worm

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    I started the morning with my clowns missing. I looked high and low only to find them dead in my pipe to my wet dry. Then I thought i saved some of my chalice that had bjd, come to find out 2 out of the 4 frags are dying from bjd. And, andddddd I can't get rid of this red slime in my tank, its driving me freaking nuts.
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Sorry for your losses
    Post your params and we will see if we can help you with the red slime.
    Normally you need to boost your flow and alkalinity and decrease your phosphates.
     
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  4. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    That sucks, but stay positive, you'll get through this. As for the cyno, what and how much do you feed? How often? Do you dose anything for the corals or feed them? IMO, cyno generally results from overfeeding.
     
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  5. Zimmy71

    Zimmy71 Bristle Worm

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    My lfs tested my water for me yesterday and said:

    ph-8.4
    salinity-1.025
    phosphates-0
    calcium-400-450
    nitrates-he didnt give me a number but said barely a trace.

    I feed every 3 days with roggers reef food. I have one koralia 2 faced up towards the surface to agitate the water. There are four return pipes that blow pretty good in the tank but I feel there are some dead spots on the right side under the fan.
     
  6. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    maybe its time to use some red slimer remover as a last resort. I used chemi-clean a couple weeks ago, and slime hasnt come back.
     
  7. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    My LFS told me i had 110 nitrates. My 3 tests put it at less than 10. Go to two different LFS if possible to run tests.