Identify pest
- Thread starter Schmitty
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Kensington Reefer
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Collect it with a turkey baster or the like
see if it comes back
see if it comes back
Schmitty
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I’ve done that and it does
Kensington Reefer
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Are there more?
Did you witness the formation?
It could be excretion, or a collection
Video?
Schmitty
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Yes, they're mostly on my zoas and sps but yeah there in multiple zones...
Kensington Reefer
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Beyond me...
Upload it to YouTube and post the link. Easiest way
H2OPlayar
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What you see here can be fixed with a little water motion. I would hold off on any additives.
Coral reefer
Past President
What do you think we are seeing?
H2OPlayar
Supporting Member
Originally I thought it was a simple algae. It might be slimy dino's, or algae, or cyano. All can be fixed with a little local water motion. If it were vermedits, we would see the little snails around that area.
Edit: Here is the other thing I would do. Re-assess the flow strategy of the tank. That means maybe adjust a powerhead to blow in a different direction to get more flow locally, or maybe aim one long ways and turn it up, and let the return flow do more for you there. Flow is one of the hardest things for reefers to simulate in their heads. I feel like I have an ok time with it myself (can get it right 6 out of 10 times) and I got my masters in fluid dynamics.
Play with your pumps and see what that does for you!!!
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Or siphoning every day…
Schmitty
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Chemiclean made your tank worse?
H2OPlayar
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He is saying that is the level of cyano you should see before you think of using Chemiclean. What you have is very small compared to his image.
Schmitty
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Yes, but shouldnt you attack before it gets worse? Its totally taken out my zoas...