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11/23/2006, 06:39 PM
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White Dust on my LR w/pictures
I have a growth on my LR and it is spreading to others. The rock has been in the tank a few weeks and in the last few day this white stuff has started to grow.Help !
AM- 0 Rite- 0 Rate- 15 (working to get this down with WC) PH- 8.0 SG- 1.026 Cal- 500 Pho-0 http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...r/NewImage.jpg
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11/23/2006, 07:28 PM
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This growth is pure white and not hairy at all nor is it stringing.
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11/23/2006, 08:14 PM
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Specific gravity of natural salt water is 1.026, so thats not too high. Calcium is though, I'd agree with malintner that it may be a precipitate.
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11/23/2006, 08:35 PM
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I don't have a test for Alk...What is precipitate ? How can I lower calcium ?
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#7
11/23/2006, 09:40 PM
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bump
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#8
11/23/2006, 10:41 PM
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Your LR is dying...That happens sometimes. Alkalinity levels lower calcium but i dont think i would raise that. A couple 20-25% water changes every couple of days should cure the calcium problem. What kind of salt mix do you use???The water changes should also help to raise that ph. My tank is fairly new as well and that had happened to a few of my rocks but things willl get better...just make sure your parem's stay stable.
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11/23/2006, 10:48 PM
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I use instant ocean salt mix....Should I do anything to the rock ? scrub it,clean it,boil it or take it out ? My calcium has been at that level from day one. I have done several water changes and it has not dropped the Cal level.
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Does anyone have the number to Reef Keepers Anonymous! AM- 0 Rite- 0 Rate- 0 Phos- 0 PH- 8.0 SG- 1.026 Cal- 420 KH- 8.0 dKH Alk- 2.51 meg/L Mag- 1350 Temp-78-80 |
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11/23/2006, 10:55 PM
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looks like dead coraline algae, my powerheads get white like that when the coraline dies off when i take them out and clean them.... good or bad im not sure how it affects water quality, ive never noticed any fluctuations.
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11/23/2006, 11:19 PM
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Your Ca is high, but not excessive. SG is right on IMO. I looked at the picture, don't really see anything wrong -- sometimes purple coralline turns white when LR is put into a new tank, it's nothing to worry about. Being out of water, changes in light and other conditions can affect coralline, but it comes back with time and good water conditions. I see no reason to do another water change at this point. Don't add any calcium supplements, just leave things be and let the tank settle out. Ca will go down on its own once snails, coralline, tube worms etc. begin to use it, or with the addition of buffers to increase alk (get a kit first though).
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