Hey guys, I need some advice and guidance (again...). For some added context, I had a high nitrate issue a while back that we are still correcting.
@Gumbies R Us and I have been gone for the last week at RAP NYC, and we've had a family member coming over and feeding out tank frozen mysis every other day while we were away. When we came home yesterday, we were met with a sad site. Although they looked okay when we left, at some point, our Duncan looked like it had some polyp bailout while we were gone. There were between 6 to 8 heads on it, but four are now entirely skeletal. What's left looks pretty punny.
We sent an ICP Analysis the day before we left for our trip; check out the report below. There are some obvious areas of improvement, such as phosphates. We have Brightwell NeoPhos coming in the mail tomorrow to correct that issue. Additionally, my torch and candy cane also look sad. The mushroom, toadstool, BTA, and fish are all doing well, but I'm afraid the bottom is about to drop out with them as well.
We also have an army of spirorbid worms, pineapple sponges, and unknown algae growing. The picture below is for identification. It is more red in person. Does anyone know what it is?
I'm trying not to get too down about this, but it feels like it has been one thing after another for the last several months with the tank. Any tips or advice is very much appreciated. It's gut-wrenching to see your tank members in such a state.
Here is the ICP report. Some parameters not included in the ICP report are Nitrates, which are currently high at 40-50, and Salinity at 1.025.
@Gumbies R Us and I have been gone for the last week at RAP NYC, and we've had a family member coming over and feeding out tank frozen mysis every other day while we were away. When we came home yesterday, we were met with a sad site. Although they looked okay when we left, at some point, our Duncan looked like it had some polyp bailout while we were gone. There were between 6 to 8 heads on it, but four are now entirely skeletal. What's left looks pretty punny.
We sent an ICP Analysis the day before we left for our trip; check out the report below. There are some obvious areas of improvement, such as phosphates. We have Brightwell NeoPhos coming in the mail tomorrow to correct that issue. Additionally, my torch and candy cane also look sad. The mushroom, toadstool, BTA, and fish are all doing well, but I'm afraid the bottom is about to drop out with them as well.
We also have an army of spirorbid worms, pineapple sponges, and unknown algae growing. The picture below is for identification. It is more red in person. Does anyone know what it is?
I'm trying not to get too down about this, but it feels like it has been one thing after another for the last several months with the tank. Any tips or advice is very much appreciated. It's gut-wrenching to see your tank members in such a state.
Here is the ICP report. Some parameters not included in the ICP report are Nitrates, which are currently high at 40-50, and Salinity at 1.025.