Tired of the string problems

PirateLove · 11/02/2016, 01:16 PM

What is this? I have been blowing it off my corals but I am sure I have been having this problem ever since I set up my tank.

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R33FLIF3 · 11/02/2016, 01:25 PM

i had same issue http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2595430

im pretty sure for me it was from storing my rodi water in my kitchen and not sealing it up tight...

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/cont...-slime-part-ii

nereefpat · 11/02/2016, 01:30 PM

Look up vermetid snails

garygonzales · 11/02/2016, 05:34 PM

are you carbon dosing...i have same thing all over my gorgs too...but im carbon dosing.....

mcgyvr · 11/03/2016, 05:14 AM

coral mucus or bacterial slime..

as stated if you are carbon dosing a bit too much that can happen..

PirateLove · 11/03/2016, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garygonzales

are you carbon dosing...i have same thing all over my gorgs too...but im carbon dosing.....

I am not carbon dosing. I researched vermetin snails and I do not see anything like them in my tank. I have been getting a sponge and turkey baster to dislodge the stings from the rock work. They then float around in the water column.

Mishri · 11/03/2016, 03:04 PM

a sponge? like this?

mcgyvr · 11/03/2016, 03:12 PM

How long has the tank been setup?
When did you add the corals?

11/02/2016, 01:16 PM	#1
PirateLove Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Lexington,KY Posts: 511	Tired of the string problems What is this? I have been blowing it off my corals but I am sure I have been having this problem ever since I set up my tank. picture share __________________ "Pirate love, is what I'm looking for. Pirate love, is what i'm wanted for." Current tank: Cad Lights 42 versa. Kessil AP700. Some Sps and Lps.

11/02/2016, 01:30 PM	#3
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Look up vermetid snails __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

11/03/2016, 05:14 AM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	coral mucus or bacterial slime.. as stated if you are carbon dosing a bit too much that can happen.. __________________ Who me?

11/03/2016, 03:04 PM	#7
Mishri Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great Falls, MT Posts: 1,404	a sponge? like this? __________________ 300 gallon 8ft long, 2x xf250 gyre, reef octopus 250-int - work in progress Aquarist since 1986

11/03/2016, 03:12 PM	#8
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	How long has the tank been setup? When did you add the corals? __________________ Who me?

11/02/2016, 01:25 PM	#2
R33FLIF3 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 77	i had same issue http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2595430 im pretty sure for me it was from storing my rodi water in my kitchen and not sealing it up tight... http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/cont...-slime-part-ii

11/02/2016, 05:34 PM	#4
garygonzales Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WEST ALLIS ,WI Posts: 922	are you carbon dosing...i have same thing all over my gorgs too...but im carbon dosing.....