OcellarisClowns
New Member
Hey Reefsanctuary hope everyone is well. I'm asking for help with my problem of coraline algae bleaching. I have had my 37g reef tank set up for around 9 months and everything has been going well until about a month ago. I started to notice the coraline algae on my rock was starting to turn white (bleach). I have an idea of what might be causing this but I would appreciate others opinions. I have been using Seachem Marine buffer to keep the PH at 8.3 since i set the tank up and just recently realized it also raises alkalinity (I know rookie mistake). Since I have added a birdsnest coral I wanted to keep the calcium level in check so I went with a two part additive from Two Little Fishes called C-Balance. What I am getting at is I think I may have over done it and raised the alkalinity way to high. Would this be a reason for the algae bleaching? Calcium is around 400ppm but the Red Sea alkalinity test kit I have is giving me trouble. I havent added the alkalinity part of the C-Balance for three to four weeks but still see the algae bleaching. I hate this because everything looked so nice before I started using additives. I know its my fault but I just want to get to the bottom of this so I can reverse the damage. I would greatly appreciate everyones advice. Thanks again.