why the bleaching.....

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fihsboy
 
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why the bleaching.....

by fihsboy

My zoas and pallys are bleaching......and my algae is growing on the sand substrate.......I got rid of my sand sifting star.....because I had a number of people tell me they were bad.......also my scooter blenny is gone....he was starving. Since then......I have had an algae outbreak, for about a month now. I just changed lightbulbs yesterday.....which has intensified it obviously....but I was thinking the corals were loosing color because of old bulbs.....any ideas?I have been dosing phyto......because I have crazy amounts of it....and I cant GIVE it away. pretty soon its going to have to start going down the drain. Im running out of room in my fridge.(what my mom well allow me to use) Shes not crazy about the green stuff growing in the fridge. :) Help if you can. :) I need to do a water change.....I already know that...its been a month and a half.

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saltwaterpimp
 
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by saltwaterpimp

what fertilizer do you add to the phyto, have you checked phosphates ?


fihsboy
 
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by fihsboy

using miracle grow. liquid form. thats what every board I find says to use. Ive never had a problem with phosphates though......ill get my water tested tuseday.

why the bleaching.....

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