I HAVE FIXED MY PARAMETERS ISSUES, i got it checked at my LFS today and it was… not great to say the least, so i did a massive water change and checked it with the new gear i bought and i fixed atleast what i could check
PH: 8.0
Salinity: 1.025
nirate: 0
thats all the parameters i checked so far because everything else was either untestable at home at the moment for was good enough
i should be able to actually start having some animals in the tank soon
probably next sunday i will buy some hermit crabs and emerald crabs, but im not sure
Can someone help me or help me create a day by day schedule to help my tank im dosing neophos and prime but my reading are
Salinity 1.024
Alkalinity 15.3
PH 7.4
Phosphate 0
Nitrate 50-100
Nitrite 0.1
Ammonia 0.25
It’s only a 52L tank. I have a frogspawn(closed few days) everything else is fine 2 clownfish urchin torch and mushroom
Day 30.
Only 3 fish, but lots of easy corals, copepods, some inverts and live rock. Plus a steady dosing routine of nitrification bacteria.
The "ugly" stage lasted less than a 4 days and I think I am most happiest with the growth of that patch of macroalgae which I am sure is ripping out the Nitrate and phosphate but is wiping out the pest algae.
The goni isn't thriving but a drop of manganese seems to be assisting now, and I should probably try and get the peppermint shrimp out now they took care of the aiptasia but are now free to harass the BTA. Which the Clowns are not impressed by.
Hi guys. Im new in the hobby. I need some guidance. I have a 70 gallons acuarium with skimmer, sump system, plenty of media in the sump, overflow system, CO2 reactor and a whisper hang on back filter. All parameters are good except for nitrates which has been a battle since I started the tank almost a year ago. I did a 35% water change about a week ago, but a week later nitrates when up to 80. Any guidance?
The tank has finally cycled after 5 weeks did a 25% water change to drop nitrate both ammonia and nitrite 0
Time to tak on thoes high nitrates and phosphates.
Haven't been doing my weekly WC and it shows.
No3 at 40, PO4 at .9 YIKES
Gonna try this Nyos Zeo for the first time.
How can I lower phosphates without lowering nitrates too low? Nitrates are 13.4 and phosphates are 0.4. It could be worse realistically but would like to lower it. Not looking to use GFO
Things are thriving despite my worry over bottomed out nitrate levels! I got myself a Hanna Nitrate tester so I can more accurately see where things are at. I’m so far benchmark test with it is 1.29ppm. I have Brightwell Neonitro on hand just in case but refraining from using it yet till I monitor trends for a little while. Started increasing feedings and changing the filter sock once a week instead of twice in case things were ‘too clean’. But despite my worry, everything is happy and growing!
I HAVE FIXED MY PARAMETERS ISSUES, i got it checked at my LFS today and it was… not great to say the least, so i did a massive water change and checked it with the new gear i bought and i fixed atleast what i could check
PH: 8.0
Salinity: 1.025
nirate: 0
thats all the parameters i checked so far because everything else was either untestable at home at the moment for was good enough
i should be able to actually start having some animals in the tank soon
probably next sunday i will buy some hermit crabs and emerald crabs, but im not sure
Hey guys! Need a little help… I was doing my weekend maintenance and checked my parameters… nitrates are reading 0. I tested twice with a Red Sea test to make sure and got 0 both times. Everything seems happy right now but I want to get them up so avoid any future issues. Only thing I can think to do is increase feedings and maybe switch my filter sock changes from twice a week to once? Would that be the safest, gradual way to handle it? I used to feed twice a day pellets and seaweed pellets, and coral food/mysis twice a week, but I tended to be a heavy feeder and fed them once a day generously, then still the coral/mysis twice a week. Thoughts?
It’s been a long journey since December 20th with my first saltwater tank. Many battles and an ammonia struggle but all a learning process. Fixed all issues and fish are thriving. Tank is finally going through the dirty phase. Nitrites and nitrates still at 0 and ammonia at 0 so hoping we start seeing a shift.
The atoll grows. Had an eel escape to the sump and stir up the mulm. Been vacuuming the sump over two weeks. Finally caught the eel. The escape took my levels from 20 no3 and .2 po4 to 50 no3 and 1-.5 po4. Mag dropped to 1100. Had to dose 1800 ml mag to bring it back to 1365. Phosguard to reduce po4 from there to .50-.25. Added white vinegar to kalk for bacteria and take no3 to covert it into more of a meal for coral and clams. Somehow the cal dropped from 420 to 390 over night after the phosguard kicked in. Likely coralline growth but clams and sps could also be culprits as po4 inhibition levels are reduced. Making a batch of calcium chloride to dose over 2 days and bring it back up. Only use chemistry and nature here.
Hello everyone! I am having trouble keeping my phosphates up. I am consistently at 0.00
I am dosing sodium nitrate which keeps my nitrates consistently between 9.0 - 11.0
I also have a cyanobacteria outbreak that I can't shake off with chemi-clean. I am using reef roids daily to try and raise phosphates. I have lost almost all my LPS since this situation came about. If anyone can give insight it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!