Tested water parm today, did a water change yesterday. My salinity is 1.017… how can I raise that up? I don’t have any salt to mix.
On the other hand, my bubble tip is gaining color back!! You can see the green coming back. My Duncan is doing good. I added 2 new corals, Rasta Zoas and a Kenya tree. My mushrooms have been reproducing like crazy but all my corals except my gsp look to be doing just fine. My gsp hasn’t fully opened in a couple days, I’m assuming that’s because my salinity is low.
I have a couple types of algae coming back, brown/tan algae on the sand bed and my glass, then that green hair algae looking stuff is coming back too.
All fish seem to be doing fine.
How much score do u guys give for my reef tank in a 100 score?
Equipment:
BOYU WG-310 (impeller modified for better airflow) (protein skimmer)
Aquael FZN PRO 700
Yee submersible pump (1000L/H) (used as wave maker)
18w reef light + 5.2w yikeda reef light
Some random desk fan modified as cooler
2in1 thermometer+salinity meter
Fish and coral inside:
Favia
Mushroom
Damselfish
Ocellaris clownfish ×2
Thickness of the sand
1~5cm
Salt used: Vastocean basic ocean sea salt
Salt parameter:
CA~ 400-450MG/L
MG~ 1250-1350MG/L
KH~ 7-9 d°KH
(The rest.. Idk)
Can you add salt directly out of the bag to your tank?
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
Struggling with something, doing 25% water changes every week nite phos ammo all 0 ph 8.2 salinity 37.5 I get this in less than 3 days
What salt brand do you guys recommend? My LFS gave me 10 gallons when I first started my tank and the levels were way off
Totally new to this, so a little confused: I came home after three days and my water level was down. I checked salinity and it had increased to 38 (from 35), so I added 2/3 gallon (3L) of RODI and the salinity didn't go down! What did I do wrong?
Question, I’m a beginner and don’t have a RO/DI machine yet. What should I top off my saltwater aquarium with water that has evaporated? Treated water where I add some drops of water conditioner or distilled water?
My 20 gallon salt water tank that I just set up about a week ago has a salinity of 1.010 right now, how much water would you recommend to change out to get a reading of 1.020 salinity? I only have a fire shrimp in the tank and two bleu legged hermits.
Tested water parm today, did a water change yesterday. My salinity is 1.017… how can I raise that up? I don’t have any salt to mix.
On the other hand, my bubble tip is gaining color back!! You can see the green coming back. My Duncan is doing good. I added 2 new corals, Rasta Zoas and a Kenya tree. My mushrooms have been reproducing like crazy but all my corals except my gsp look to be doing just fine. My gsp hasn’t fully opened in a couple days, I’m assuming that’s because my salinity is low.
I have a couple types of algae coming back, brown/tan algae on the sand bed and my glass, then that green hair algae looking stuff is coming back too.
All fish seem to be doing fine.
Can anyone help me with my parameters if there good or bad please.
Hey all. 15G nano and I can’t keep mangroves alive. I tried three different suppliers (seedlings and ones with leaves). I’m putting it in my built-in backflow with light for 12 hours. After a few days, they get squishy and then dry up. What am I doing wrong?
Temp: 78
Nitrates: 10-15
Phosphate: .05
Salinity: 1.025
pH: 7.9
Thanks!
I F0<43D up BIG time!!!!! First time in my reefing journey I want to cry 😭 I’m usually super careful with my water changes. Test refill water and tank before and test tank after. I woke up early this morning and tried to do a water change before work. Suggestion: NEVER DO THAT 😭 I would have sworn up and down that my salt container was mixed and ready to go two days ago. I have NO IDEA what happened or if I’m just losing my mind. I just did a 20% change with RODI 🫠🫠 then. I panicked. Added dry salt to the tank. Because ya know… you can’t make one mistake. Have to compound them. My initial change dropped 1.025 to 1.020. Added about 5 cups of salt to my display 😭 then realized I’m an idiot and added two more to the filter sock.