Maintenance problem/fish stressed

andoverfarm · 10/12/2010, 04:09 PM

Hello everyone! Have had my 28g. nano up for several months now,, continuing to stock with corals and a few fish. I have had a problem with what I believe is hair algae the past couple of months, and mainly have just pulled it off, as much as I could, every few weeks. My water parameters are PERFECT! I am using well water, have a RO unit but not hooked up as of yet. So, prior to putting in a new order of corals today, I pulled the hair algae real well.....and within an hour of doing so, my fish were really looking stressed, and I lost a pygmy angel I had just put in last week. My firefish has gone into hiding, which it usually does late afternoon,....my clowns were stressed by seem to coming around. My question is,....could pulling all of that algae have released something toxic into the water? I immediately checked the water , it is checking out perfect in ph, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia......and ideas? Thanks in advance.

mike_cmu04 · 10/12/2010, 05:30 PM

The well water is the problem get that rodi hooked up and the problem should go away

andoverfarm · 10/12/2010, 05:59 PM

Thanks Mike!

hippotang92 · 06/20/2011, 10:15 AM

in my experience always provide lots of hiding places and also too many fish will stress them out too....and for the hair algae get a "lawnmower blenny" that think will make you live rock sparkle... but get a small one to get in the smaller portions.....

tmz · 06/20/2011, 11:07 AM

If you have hair algae , you have nitrogen and phosphorous . The algae are grabbing them up and they won't show up on tests.
Stirrning up the tank may have released something or there may have been something on your hands.. More likely there is an outbreak of a pathogen. Do you quarantine your fish? Have you added new fish lately.

snorvich · 06/20/2011, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmz

If you have hair algae , you have nitrogen and phosphorous . The algae are grabbing them up and they won't show up on tests.

Exactly. Many people test and wonder why there is no test evidence; this is the reason, you algae contains it.

Stirrning up the tank may have released something or there may have been something on your hands.. More likely there is an outbreak of a pathogen. Do you quarantine your fish? Have you added new fish lately.

If fish died, the odds of a pathogen being introduced is pretty good. ALWAYS wash your hands before inserting in the tank. Did you add anything to the tang for algae control?

10/12/2010, 04:09 PM	#1
andoverfarm Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 7	Maintenance problem/fish stressed Hello everyone! Have had my 28g. nano up for several months now,, continuing to stock with corals and a few fish. I have had a problem with what I believe is hair algae the past couple of months, and mainly have just pulled it off, as much as I could, every few weeks. My water parameters are PERFECT! I am using well water, have a RO unit but not hooked up as of yet. So, prior to putting in a new order of corals today, I pulled the hair algae real well.....and within an hour of doing so, my fish were really looking stressed, and I lost a pygmy angel I had just put in last week. My firefish has gone into hiding, which it usually does late afternoon,....my clowns were stressed by seem to coming around. My question is,....could pulling all of that algae have released something toxic into the water? I immediately checked the water , it is checking out perfect in ph, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia......and ideas? Thanks in advance.

10/12/2010, 05:30 PM	#2
mike_cmu04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shepherd, Mi Posts: 2,348	The well water is the problem get that rodi hooked up and the problem should go away __________________ 92 Gallon corner tank, 2-radion gen 2 led lights, 2 mp40's Current Tank Info: 92 Gallon Corner Tank

06/20/2011, 11:07 AM	#5
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	If you have hair algae , you have nitrogen and phosphorous . The algae are grabbing them up and they won't show up on tests. Stirrning up the tank may have released something or there may have been something on your hands.. More likely there is an outbreak of a pathogen. Do you quarantine your fish? Have you added new fish lately. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

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10/12/2010, 05:59 PM	#3
andoverfarm Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 7	Thanks Mike!

06/20/2011, 10:15 AM	#4
hippotang92 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Rochester Posts: 35	in my experience always provide lots of hiding places and also too many fish will stress them out too....and for the hair algae get a "lawnmower blenny" that think will make you live rock sparkle... but get a small one to get in the smaller portions.....