The rookie
Reefing newb
Thanks! Ive been trying to keep everything in check the last couple months it consumes you as im sure you know. Right now our 3 week old commands attn so hopefully my tank stays healthy
36 gallon bow front
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Kelz88
Got Reef?
Ahaha yeah they do that. She is a lucky little girl to grow up with a tank :D I always loved fish growing up but couldnt get more that a goldfish bowl until i moved out on my own.
The rookie
Reefing newb
The rookie
Reefing newb
Droskie20
where's nemo?
Nice set up, I like those glove polyps (I got a frag with 3 Heads now it has 10 lol)
The rookie
Reefing newb
Hey thanks guys! Its been rough to keep up lately due to our newborn!!!, but ive done alright keeping params, water changes, and dosing in check. Yes.. I def need to paint the back of my tank, could i use window tint? Ill try to get some close ups of the corals soon maybe a video?!
The rookie
Reefing newb
My corals look mmeehhh not great this morning so i checked my parameters they are as follows,
Salinity - 1.030
Calcium - 480
Hardness - 9
Nitrates 20 to 30
Phosphates 0 to 15
Are these numbers that off from norm? I know the nitrates are slighty high as is the salinity.
Salinity - 1.030
Calcium - 480
Hardness - 9
Nitrates 20 to 30
Phosphates 0 to 15
Are these numbers that off from norm? I know the nitrates are slighty high as is the salinity.
Ideally nitrates are going to be <5 but <20 is usually ok. Any more, though can be bad and is likely one reason why they aren't opening up fully.
Salinity should definitely be brought down immediately. 1.026 is the upper range of tolerable for most creatures we stock in aquariums, and is around where natural seawater is typically....but much research has been done on this issue and it is actually beneficial to keep the salinity lower in the 1.022-1.024 range.
An added benefit of this, as well, is that if your salinity is 1.023 let's say and something happens where you may not be able to care for the tank as promptly as you'd like, evaporation will take longer to raise the salinity to dangerous levels. If it is already at 1.026 evaporation can cause headaches pretty quickly.
Another reason would be the phosphates. The first course of action there would be to identify where the phosphates are coming from (are they in the water you're using, some food maybe? Leeching out of the rock? etc.).
Then you can take steps to correct that issue. Corals are generally not tolerant of phosphate levels.
Salinity should definitely be brought down immediately. 1.026 is the upper range of tolerable for most creatures we stock in aquariums, and is around where natural seawater is typically....but much research has been done on this issue and it is actually beneficial to keep the salinity lower in the 1.022-1.024 range.
An added benefit of this, as well, is that if your salinity is 1.023 let's say and something happens where you may not be able to care for the tank as promptly as you'd like, evaporation will take longer to raise the salinity to dangerous levels. If it is already at 1.026 evaporation can cause headaches pretty quickly.
Another reason would be the phosphates. The first course of action there would be to identify where the phosphates are coming from (are they in the water you're using, some food maybe? Leeching out of the rock? etc.).
Then you can take steps to correct that issue. Corals are generally not tolerant of phosphate levels.
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