I have an 85 gallon reef with the following inhabitants.
1 Kole Tang 4"
1 Foxface Rabbit Fish 3"
2 False Percs 2"
5 Blue Green Chromis 1-1 1/2"
1 Cleaner Shrimp
3-5 Peppermint Shrimp
2 Emerald Crabs
Couple Dozen assorted hermits
Two-Three Dozen assorted snails
Corals Are
Very Large Finger...
Check your iodine levels. Salifert makes a test kit. You may need to add some. Xenia like iodine. I had some die off on me and LFS suggested this. Xenia is doing great now.
I have an 85 gallon reef tank right now with a hob prizm skimmer.
I'm adding a sump/fuge similar to model f found on melevsreef site. Dimensions 36x14x18
The tank is not predilled. The plan is to put a cpr cs202 overflow on with one line to the fuge area and one line to the skimmer area.
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Is there also a slimy/oily film?
You probably just need more surface flow.
I added more power heads at the surface. Got a circular flow going around the top so that all of the surface had aggitation and there were no dead spots.
I'd also recommend going to see the IMAX film "Coral Reef"
It's amazing on the big screen. We took my 18 month old last week to the Detroit Science Center to see it and she found it captivating.
It's more entertainment than documentary though.
Solving the source of the problem is the key because it will come back.
Drastically cutting back your light will help put a dent in it. There is a great thread in the archives on the steps to solve your problem. Just do a search in the archive forum on red slime.
Have you checked the trading section on the Michigan Reefers site. There are usually Michigan locals that have some pretty good trading offers.
Their is a good diy reef website that has good kit prices on there also.
Corals (even softies) need much better water quality to thrive then fish only tanks. You should get good test kits. Unless you post your parameters you can't expect to get good recommendations.
The parameters RaveChild asked about are a good starting point.