New Member, new interest, just saying hi and what i got

[Kgrizzle]

Any ideas for my problems?... Or my placement of the corals

[Skimmerking]

looks great may be think about getting rid of that temper thermometer the one hanging in the top left corner. I have never liked them bad news if they break. Just Sayin

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

from what it looks like to me.
.The snail is a tropical abalone (A ferocious algae eater)
.the decayed head of the torch is not possible to bring back.I would give your entire coral an iodine bath.
.Chalice color changing possibly of light changes or placement in the tank,its fine and healthy looking.As long as it doesn't start to recede or skin flaking off.
.purple plant I am not of the name.the yellow looks like diatom.
.purple green and red looks like calcareous plants.
I am sure more people will chime in

[Kgrizzle]

What type of thermometer would u suggest... Don't really like the surface strips that go in the outside... What do u think about the stuff growing on my live rock

[Kgrizzle]

What is an iodine bath?... The yellow stuff sounds bad and the purple stuff sounds good?... Not to sure image u mean when u said red stuff... I'll try n get a better picture of them

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Iodine bath is use for any new coral added to your tank or an unhealthy coral.dip in a mild iodine based solution as a bio-security measure to help insure that pathogens are removed from the coral,let coral sit for about 10minutes then remove rinse with new tank water and place in the tank as for the bath water has to be discarded.find the iodine dropper in a drug store.place approximately 20 drops in a 1 gallon of the tank water.
Hope that helps.

[Kgrizzle]

Ok awesome so just regular iodine... And what about the diatom is it bad or good?how do I remove it cause its spreading... And is the purple stuff bad or good?

[Kgrizzle]

Could the purple stuff be a sponge or Some sorta Cyanobacteria ... Just looked up purple algae and came acrossed these titles

[Kgrizzle]

Also came across Asparagopsis taxiformis but am not really sure ... Trying to help u guys help me in any way possible

[Kgrizzle]

Here is another pic perhaps this will aid