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red sponge died. Orange sponge dying. Coraline on new rocks turned white. Why?
water testing shows:
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on 12-24-08
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on 1-14-09
Ammonia
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0
[hr]
0
pH
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8.2
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8.2
Salinity
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1.023
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1.023 by refractometer
nitrite
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0
[hr]
0
nitrate
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5
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15 (don't know why --- 4" DSB in DT)
dKH
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3.6 (high)
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3.6 (high)
calcium
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450
[hr]
370
No test kits for anything else.
The drop in calcium I understand, because I disconnected CA Reactor to see if 30 gallon (12%) water changes on a 250 gallon system every 4 or 5 days for the last five weeks would maintain the calcium. CA was above 500 and dKH (alk) was in normal range with CA reactor running. Am surprised to see the nitrates up given all these water changes, although last weekend I did remove all rock and re-aquascape which really stirred up the tank, including cleaning some leftover cyano buried under sand against front glass when I added sand months ago. My LFS doesn't keep large stocks of salt, so I've gone through several brands in the last 4 weeks - Instant Ocean, Reef Crystals, Oceanic, Coralife.
I got good water flow. Two Koralia 4s, plus a closed loop with two SCWDs and four outlets turning approx 1,750 GPH, plus the sump which is approx 1,000 GPH. Bioload of fish is approx. 25-30 inches of fish length and a ton of inverts, etc. Tank is five months mature.
red sponge alive last month
Attachment 217410
red sponge dead today (it's the gray blob) On a side note....that white coral skeleton to the right of the gray blob was a "rock" I picked up off the ground at "Costa Maya" (the name Carnival cruise lines gives to it's stopover in Mahajual, Mexico.)
Attachment 217411
Orange sponge alive last month
Attachment 217412
Orange sponge turning white today
Attachment 217415
Next post will show pics of coraline dying.
water testing shows:
[hr]
on 12-24-08
[hr]
on 1-14-09
Ammonia
[hr]
0
[hr]
0
pH
[hr]
8.2
[hr]
8.2
Salinity
[hr]
1.023
[hr]
1.023 by refractometer
nitrite
[hr]
0
[hr]
0
nitrate
[hr]
5
[hr]
15 (don't know why --- 4" DSB in DT)
dKH
[hr]
3.6 (high)
[hr]
3.6 (high)
calcium
[hr]
450
[hr]
370
No test kits for anything else.
The drop in calcium I understand, because I disconnected CA Reactor to see if 30 gallon (12%) water changes on a 250 gallon system every 4 or 5 days for the last five weeks would maintain the calcium. CA was above 500 and dKH (alk) was in normal range with CA reactor running. Am surprised to see the nitrates up given all these water changes, although last weekend I did remove all rock and re-aquascape which really stirred up the tank, including cleaning some leftover cyano buried under sand against front glass when I added sand months ago. My LFS doesn't keep large stocks of salt, so I've gone through several brands in the last 4 weeks - Instant Ocean, Reef Crystals, Oceanic, Coralife.
I got good water flow. Two Koralia 4s, plus a closed loop with two SCWDs and four outlets turning approx 1,750 GPH, plus the sump which is approx 1,000 GPH. Bioload of fish is approx. 25-30 inches of fish length and a ton of inverts, etc. Tank is five months mature.
red sponge alive last month
Attachment 217410
red sponge dead today (it's the gray blob) On a side note....that white coral skeleton to the right of the gray blob was a "rock" I picked up off the ground at "Costa Maya" (the name Carnival cruise lines gives to it's stopover in Mahajual, Mexico.)
Attachment 217411
Orange sponge alive last month
Attachment 217412
Orange sponge turning white today
Attachment 217415
Next post will show pics of coraline dying.
