Dead clowns

zibnata

zibnata

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All my readings are good.Tank is about 3 months old.I had the clowns for about 1- 1/2 months .Last week one of them died. This morning the other one was dead. Could it just be coincidence,a bad batch of clowns,are my other fish doomed ? :confused:
 
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newreefers

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what are your water params and tank set up?
did they act strange before hand?
do you know the cause of death?
 
zibnata

zibnata

Member
I took a reading last weekand the readings were perfect.I did a 10 percent water change. I did'nt realize readings could change this fast . I just did these tests:
55 gallon
50lbs LR
ammonia- 0 ppm
nitrites- 0 ppm
nitrates- 20-80-ppm (hard to tell)
ph- 7.8
salinitity - 1.024
temp.- 79 degrees
Shoud I put that 8.2 ph stuff in the tank ? What do I do about the nitrates ?
Thanks
 
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newreefers

Guest
your ph is low. should be 8.3ish ph is related to your alk and calc. what are the readings fr these? what size is your tank, what else is in there?
 
zibnata

zibnata

Member
I dont have a test for those I only have test kit for ph,ammonia,nitrate,nitrite. What other test kits do I need ?
 
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newreefers

Guest
If you give me your e-mail and have the program Word, I will email you a spread sheet for the tests you need, and a place to track all of your readings.
 
col

col

Active Member
If your Nitrates are 80 then that is high.
Do some water changes to get them down.
What else is in the tank?
 
bas12547

bas12547

Member
Get a Salifert testkit for the Nitrate. You will be able to see the difference between 20 and 80 (20 and 50 for that matter).
Brian
 
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