Odd Parameters after CUC and skimmer

iride350z

New Member
Hey everyone, my numbers have been a little odd ever since I added a CUC(pep. shrimp, 5 snails, 4 hermits, strawberry crab(dead), Tuxedo urchin(dead), Flame scallop, and serpent star) <--Once I read around on here i realized the LFS guy shouldn't have sold me most of those things, even though i told him everything about my tank. (i'll be taking the scallop and star back)
Anyways, i added them on 2/26, did a 3gal water change on 3/4 and added a reef oco bh-100f on 3/5 my numbers have been a little off, any ideas??
Today's #'s
pH - 8 <- want to raise
Nitrite - .1 <- ??
Ammonia - .1 <-??
Nitrate - <10
Salinity - 34
SG - 1.025
Temp - 80
Alk - 3meq/l <--Has dropped from 4-4.5
Phosphate - .05ppm <--How do i lower?
Calcium - 350 <--best way to get this up??
 

iride350z

New Member
Sorry,
Its a 29gal, thats had 2 clowns for about 2.5weeks. Also, when i got the skimmer i got rid of the eclipse hood
 

pete159

Member
whenever there is any ammonia or nitrite readings it is due to a weak bio filter....
how much live rock do you have in the tank, what is your main source of filtration?.
 

iride350z

New Member
about 15lbs of LR and 20lbs of dead coral. I took out the eclipse hood and replaced it with the reef octo bh-100f, it has a sponge filter in the last chamber and i added a bag of carbon. I'd like to put some LR rubble in there also
 
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