Hi,
Bought hand full of 'young and small' Grape Caulerpa and kept them in beta box. They waved gently on 1st day. The next day, realised that half of them turn yellowish from bottom up. Did following:
Kh was somewhere around 5 because of water change. Ramp up to near 7Kh, temperature steady at 29 deg C. Zoa corals were doing well.
Added salifert Iodine. It seems yellowing stopped.
Lighting ok as Zoa corals open up in response. Color of Zoa were ok.
Introduced 2 scarlet hermit
On 3rd day
It seems some 2 small bunches of grape were ok. Zoa corals remain strong.
Other long time inhabitants, scarlet hermits and cleaner (yellow and red) are ok. Of course the fishes are ok.
Question: what caused the grape caulerpa to turn yellow, soften and died?
These were eaten up by 2 scarlet hermit which were introduced 2300hr 2nd day. Is it the iodine or the sorb-4, phoshate remover introduced on evening of day 1.
Bought hand full of 'young and small' Grape Caulerpa and kept them in beta box. They waved gently on 1st day. The next day, realised that half of them turn yellowish from bottom up. Did following:
Kh was somewhere around 5 because of water change. Ramp up to near 7Kh, temperature steady at 29 deg C. Zoa corals were doing well.
Added salifert Iodine. It seems yellowing stopped.
Lighting ok as Zoa corals open up in response. Color of Zoa were ok.
Introduced 2 scarlet hermit
On 3rd day
It seems some 2 small bunches of grape were ok. Zoa corals remain strong.
Other long time inhabitants, scarlet hermits and cleaner (yellow and red) are ok. Of course the fishes are ok.
Question: what caused the grape caulerpa to turn yellow, soften and died?
These were eaten up by 2 scarlet hermit which were introduced 2300hr 2nd day. Is it the iodine or the sorb-4, phoshate remover introduced on evening of day 1.