i think i might have killed everything but i dont know why
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i think i might have killed everything but i dont know why
the other day my corals looked bad ant werent opening up, yesterday, they looked worse, today my snails are dieing. all my tests tell me that my water conditions are fine? i dont know what to do or why they are dieing. please someone help!?
thanks,
russ
thanks,
russ
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72 bf
79 degrees
ammonia, nitrite, nitrite all minimal
alk, a little high but manageable
salinity 1.025
did the last water change 3 days prior, then was told by someone who cleans & maintains reef systems to do a 15 gallon water change & i did that yesterday
thanks,
russ
79 degrees
ammonia, nitrite, nitrite all minimal
alk, a little high but manageable
salinity 1.025
did the last water change 3 days prior, then was told by someone who cleans & maintains reef systems to do a 15 gallon water change & i did that yesterday
thanks,
russ
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You say alk is a little high but manageable. How high is a little high?satchmofish wrote:72 bf
79 degrees
ammonia, nitrite, nitrite all minimal
alk, a little high but manageable
salinity 1.025
did the last water change 3 days prior, then was told by someone who cleans & maintains reef systems to do a 15 gallon water change & i did that yesterday
thanks,
russ
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If anything is still alive I would check the refractometer to make sure it is calibrated. If it is ok I would do a large water change (~50%). What water are you using? If you are just using tap water filtered through a Brita you are not removing enough stuff. Some of the impurity levels will continue to increase every time you top off your tank. You can also get a RO unit from Ebay for cheap. Check you heater. Mine broke and killed a bunch of stuff a few years ago. Also check for anything that could have contaminated the tank, rusty pump parts, etc. Did you have anything like a sea apple or other posionous inhabitant in the tank?
If everything is dead, tear it down, cook the rocks per instructions on RC by SeanT, clean it good and try to find out what happened. I have had corals, fish, snails and hermits die for not apparent reason. Sometimes it happens but not all at once without a cause.
If everything is dead, tear it down, cook the rocks per instructions on RC by SeanT, clean it good and try to find out what happened. I have had corals, fish, snails and hermits die for not apparent reason. Sometimes it happens but not all at once without a cause.
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Best thing to do ATM is to do water changes with good known water. Make sure the TDS of the water is below 10, preferably 0. Water changes can bring things back to normal, as long as the problem is not something like stray voltage.
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