I'm having problems with the cholorine forming on my glass/L

[arbim]

Hello everyone,

My tank has been running for over 6 months now and I'm still having no luck with the cholorine forming on my glass or my LR turning pink/purple. How do I increase the rate of Cholorine forming? Am I just being impatient? I have also noticed that my Yellow polyps are no longer multiplying ... rather starting to decrease in numbers. What is the best way to insure rapid growth for the yellow polyps as well as button polyps?

Thanks for all the info,

Arbi

P.S. I'm thinking about adding a bubble tip anemone in my reef for the two saddle clown fish. Any thoughts? Is there any way to increase the chances of an anemone occupying a spot in a tank (water flow/light preference)?

 

[Anonymous]

Arbi,
First of all, WELCOME TO REEFS.ORG!

You've asked a lot of questions, most importantly though, I hope you're trying to grow Coriline algea. (chlorine is toxic to aquariums!) It's probably your calcium/alkalinity are too low.

In order for us to help you, we'd like to see your water parameters: Temp, SG, pH, Nitrate/nitrite, ammonia, calcium, alkalinity, ect. Any information you can supply will help us answer your questions faster and more correctly.

Also, could you please post your tank spec's.

Thanks
B

 

[zosterae311]

Coralline algae I take it? What are your tank parameters? There is insufficient bio-mineral content in your tank if our coralline is not growing. Your alk should be 10-12(preferably 12-14), calcium >350, etc.. Coralline will grow, quite well actually, when it's bio-mineral requirements are met. If you want to boost the growth, you can also add Seachem's "Reef Calcium", a gluconate based calcium that is great for coralline growth. This product will do nothing for your coralline without the proper tank parameteres, so get those in check first. Also-be careful, as overdosing with any sugar based calcium can cause nuisance algae blooms. When it comes down to it, you must keep your levels stable to boost growth of coralline, and anything else for that matter.
Hmmm. I would say there is a bit of an issue with your tank if your parazoanthus are fading away. They are relatively hardy, fast growing corals(especially under intense lighting), and they greatly benefit from supplemental feeding(cyclopeeze, bbs, live plankton). I would feed them if you are not, for starters, and look to your parameters for the cause of your problem. Mine feed on cyclopeeze 5x a week and they are growing like crazy There are many causes to look to when diagnosing a problem with your corals.
As far as the anenome, I'm not a fan of adding them to a full blown reef set up, but to each their own. A dedicated anenome/anenomefish tank would be the best route, imho.

Good luck! Keep your alk, ph and calc levels stable, and your coralline will grow, assuredly.

Peace.

 

[Expos Forever]

Welcome to Reefs.Org!

Please hold off on an anemone until you've figured out what's going on with your tank. Most recommend adding anemones only to very stable tanks. If you're yellow polyps are receding you may have water quality issues.

 

[Anonymous]

Agreed, those are among the easiest to grow.