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03/03/2021, 07:07 PM
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brown stringy stuff coming off my live rock ?
winning the war against bubble algae and aptasia by using vibrant and bergi nudis but what is this brown stringy stuff that i see now coming off my live rock and corals?
dying nuisance algae or a new problem?  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by herbklee; 03/03/2021 at 07:27 PM. |
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03/04/2021, 09:36 PM
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Hard to tell. A closer pic would help. It kind of looks like dying algae, but wouldn't you know it, if it was that?
Does it look like a golden snot, with air bubbles that increase through the day? If so it could be a new problem - dinoflagellates. It looks more brown in the pic, so it may not be dinos. Regardless of what it is, manual removal, along with some hungry snails and/or a Scopas Tang should help. Most herbivore won't eat it when it's long like that. Manual removal gets it down to the length that they will.
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03/04/2021, 09:57 PM
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brown stringy stuff coming off my live rock ?
u don’t think its dino.
its more brown and not as snotty i wonder if vibrant caused this it really took care if bubble algae outbreak but now all my zoas and hammer corals are ****ed i hope they survive how do you reverse the adverse side effects of vibrant cleaner? it could be the new led lights i installed recently as well thanks for your input Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Last edited by herbklee; 03/04/2021 at 10:04 PM. |
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03/05/2021, 02:30 PM
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 here is another view any help is appreciated Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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03/05/2021, 03:16 PM
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Well, it's a good thing it's not dinos. I'd just call it the general brown uglies. I have no experience with vibrant. Maybe someone has, and can chime in. My previous advice still stands.
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03/07/2021, 05:40 PM
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Generally if you have a bloom of something, you need less of what's driving it. Multiple 10-20% water changes to lower nutrient levels might help, spaced every few days.
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