Kongor
Member
Hey guys
This has me stumped, no idea what this stuff is. I do not have a photo but I am charging the camera now to take some pics but figured I'd ask beforehand...
I got this white crap in my water column that is paper white and looks like twine like fabric?
At first I thought it was mysis shrimp left overs, but after closing inspection its not, plus the fish don't touch it.
Second I thought it was my red gorgonian's polys but it looks healthy and they open every day. They are also too fine and small to be the cuplrit.
I then turned off my return pump in my basement to make sure in case of a power outage I have enough room in the sump for the water and the return chamber FILLLLEEEED up with this stuff.
I look the pump apart and theres nothing there...Am i going crazy? Is it possible algae is growing in my PVC, then dying due to no light, then being pumped into my DT?
This started to happen 2-3 weeks ago after I added sump (which was 2-3 months ago, tank is a year this month on the 20th).
I am running GFO and carbon in a reactor along with dosing red sea nopox.
Parameters are as follows:
temp 77.5
ph 8.24 day time, 8.11 night time
ammonia 0
nirite 0
nirate 0
phosphate 0
alk 9-10
calicum 450
mag 1350-1400
I know the nirate and phosphate must be skewed due to algae using it up...but everything is spot on. All my corals are open even the SPS... fish are eating and nice and active/good feeding response.
This has me stumped, no idea what this stuff is. I do not have a photo but I am charging the camera now to take some pics but figured I'd ask beforehand...
I got this white crap in my water column that is paper white and looks like twine like fabric?
At first I thought it was mysis shrimp left overs, but after closing inspection its not, plus the fish don't touch it.
Second I thought it was my red gorgonian's polys but it looks healthy and they open every day. They are also too fine and small to be the cuplrit.
I then turned off my return pump in my basement to make sure in case of a power outage I have enough room in the sump for the water and the return chamber FILLLLEEEED up with this stuff.
I look the pump apart and theres nothing there...Am i going crazy? Is it possible algae is growing in my PVC, then dying due to no light, then being pumped into my DT?
This started to happen 2-3 weeks ago after I added sump (which was 2-3 months ago, tank is a year this month on the 20th).
I am running GFO and carbon in a reactor along with dosing red sea nopox.
Parameters are as follows:
temp 77.5
ph 8.24 day time, 8.11 night time
ammonia 0
nirite 0
nirate 0
phosphate 0
alk 9-10
calicum 450
mag 1350-1400
I know the nirate and phosphate must be skewed due to algae using it up...but everything is spot on. All my corals are open even the SPS... fish are eating and nice and active/good feeding response.