AkainePSP
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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I started having an issue with black algae. So I cleaned/changed my filter/media did a water change, removed as much algae as I could without messing with the live rock and cut back on my feeding. The only inhabitant that may have died cause I haven't seen it in about a week is a scarlet hermit. My mandarin also passed on but I'm not sure if that was due to starvation because he wsa awfully skinny.
What concerns me is I purchased some caulerpa about 2 weeks ago and now its dying. I do know I definately need new lights and I hope to be getting those this week.
My last water test and change was about a week ago and everything was fine. Perhaps I should do another water change and test?
Any ideas as to what could be going on?
44 Gallon Corner Tank
40 lbs Live Rock
small bunch of caulerpa
3" Live sand and crushed coral
250 Skilter- supposed to work as a skimmer too
Tankmates: 1 Pearly Jawfish, Pair of False Perculas 3 blue hermits, 2 turbo snails, 3 Nassarius Snail, 1 elephant slug, 1 camal back shrimp.
I started having an issue with black algae. So I cleaned/changed my filter/media did a water change, removed as much algae as I could without messing with the live rock and cut back on my feeding. The only inhabitant that may have died cause I haven't seen it in about a week is a scarlet hermit. My mandarin also passed on but I'm not sure if that was due to starvation because he wsa awfully skinny.
What concerns me is I purchased some caulerpa about 2 weeks ago and now its dying. I do know I definately need new lights and I hope to be getting those this week.
My last water test and change was about a week ago and everything was fine. Perhaps I should do another water change and test?
Any ideas as to what could be going on?
44 Gallon Corner Tank
40 lbs Live Rock
small bunch of caulerpa
3" Live sand and crushed coral
250 Skilter- supposed to work as a skimmer too
Tankmates: 1 Pearly Jawfish, Pair of False Perculas 3 blue hermits, 2 turbo snails, 3 Nassarius Snail, 1 elephant slug, 1 camal back shrimp.