Newbie HELP please

Reiner · 06/06/2006, 03:23 PM

I just set up a 40 gallon long tank last week and bought about 40 pounds of LR from a guy that shut down his tank. Lots of the rock were a nice purple in color ( I assume that's coraline algae) which now started to get patches that turn a pale purple then grey/almost white and then it flakes of the rock. How can I stop that since I really like the nice dark purple color. When the rock was transported from his to my place it was out of the water for no more then an hour. Please help and let me know what I need to do. The pH was tested last week and was at 8.1. I don't know about ammonia but nitrite is 0 and nitrate is about 20. I can go to the store tonight and have the water tested again but would like to know what exactly I should get tested. There are no fish in it just 4 Turbo snails for the past 2 days. HELP PLEASE

RobNJ · 06/06/2006, 03:30 PM

It will all come back, give it a few months to get estabolished in the new tank

kraze3 · 06/06/2006, 03:35 PM

check your calcium

Reiner · 06/06/2006, 03:36 PM

what should the Calcium be? I'll have it tested tonight

RobNJ · 06/06/2006, 03:38 PM

400-450 ppm is where i keep mine

Reiner · 06/06/2006, 03:40 PM

also the light is just a single 48" Triton bulb K 8700 I believe.

Sk8r · 06/06/2006, 03:53 PM

Temperature must not exceed 85 degrees. High temperatures cause bleaching. Use a fan in your tank area to prevent this.

WUTABUZZ · 06/06/2006, 03:54 PM

happened to me when i moved from one tank to another. it came back in a couple of months like above comment.

Reiner · 06/06/2006, 03:55 PM

The temp is at a constant 80

Reiner · 06/06/2006, 03:57 PM

Thanks for all the comments and I'll check for Calcium anyways and hopefully it won't all die off and come back soon as well.

rustybucket145 · 06/06/2006, 04:27 PM

The die off is b/c of exposure to air. In my tank you can clearly see the coraline ring around the top of the tank where I do water changes. I only do them once a month but that small amount of time that it is exposed to air is enough to keep in from growing. Just give it 2-3 months and it will be back in full force. Good Luck with the new Tank.

Reiner · 06/06/2006, 04:29 PM

Thanks so much everybody. Makes me feel a lot better knowing that it is normal since it was out of the water.

06/06/2006, 03:23 PM	#1
Reiner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 97	Newbie HELP please I just set up a 40 gallon long tank last week and bought about 40 pounds of LR from a guy that shut down his tank. Lots of the rock were a nice purple in color ( I assume that's coraline algae) which now started to get patches that turn a pale purple then grey/almost white and then it flakes of the rock. How can I stop that since I really like the nice dark purple color. When the rock was transported from his to my place it was out of the water for no more then an hour. Please help and let me know what I need to do. The pH was tested last week and was at 8.1. I don't know about ammonia but nitrite is 0 and nitrate is about 20. I can go to the store tonight and have the water tested again but would like to know what exactly I should get tested. There are no fish in it just 4 Turbo snails for the past 2 days. HELP PLEASE

06/06/2006, 03:53 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Temperature must not exceed 85 degrees. High temperatures cause bleaching. Use a fan in your tank area to prevent this. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/06/2006, 04:27 PM	#11
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	The die off is b/c of exposure to air. In my tank you can clearly see the coraline ring around the top of the tank where I do water changes. I only do them once a month but that small amount of time that it is exposed to air is enough to keep in from growing. Just give it 2-3 months and it will be back in full force. Good Luck with the new Tank. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

06/06/2006, 03:30 PM	#2
RobNJ Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Posts: 945	It will all come back, give it a few months to get estabolished in the new tank

06/06/2006, 03:35 PM	#3
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	check your calcium

06/06/2006, 03:36 PM	#4
Reiner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 97	what should the Calcium be? I'll have it tested tonight

06/06/2006, 03:38 PM	#5
RobNJ Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Posts: 945	400-450 ppm is where i keep mine

06/06/2006, 03:40 PM	#6
Reiner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 97	also the light is just a single 48" Triton bulb K 8700 I believe.

06/06/2006, 03:54 PM	#8
WUTABUZZ Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 30	happened to me when i moved from one tank to another. it came back in a couple of months like above comment.

06/06/2006, 03:55 PM	#9
Reiner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 97	The temp is at a constant 80

06/06/2006, 03:57 PM	#10
Reiner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 97	Thanks for all the comments and I'll check for Calcium anyways and hopefully it won't all die off and come back soon as well.

06/06/2006, 04:29 PM	#12
Reiner Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 97	Thanks so much everybody. Makes me feel a lot better knowing that it is normal since it was out of the water.