I have..had an anchor coral that developed a mucus at one end and progressively work towards the other end. I pulled the coral from my tank when it got about half way towards the opposite end. The coral had been well established in my tank (1 year) and was about 10 inches in length.
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Toddius, I understand from some other posts that you are from around Beaumont. If you were to give me an email address I could give you a name and phone number of a guy in Orange that I trade with. He does quite a bit of custom build and has his own lfs that specializes in sw. :)
how does the rest of your coral look in your tank? That would be a good indication of establishment, as for time you have been going long enough. Sailfin Dragon Gobie, yes will help with brown algae. I am not in favor of that many fish in a reef tank. Might try a star :cool:
I generally run a piece of foam in my sump, it makes an excellent filter media and you can wash it out, just go to your local hobby store. Be sure to rinse it out before adding it to your sump.
BTW, Orange is about 20 miles East of Beaumont :)
the more often you change your water the better running your tank will be. I have a 200 and a 120 and change 20% one week and 10% the next week
Remember good lighting, good water, good water turnovers, and a good skimmer make a happy tank! ;)
How long has it been since you changed the filter media? I have seen nitrate will accumulate in filter media and until you get a new media and do quite a few water changes you will have this. One other option would be nitrate sponge in a bag placed in front of your return ... quite a few do this.