mcbdz
Active Member
I can't believe I screwed up this bad.
I did the dumpest thing you can do. I got my husband to hook up out water filter for our house so I wouldn't have to buy water. My reqular levels:amm., NO3, NO4, Ph all checked out ok. The stupid part
I did not check other stuff(don't get lazy like I did), I have done top off's every day on my 55g reef and last couple of weeks a 10% water change with this water. I decided to clean one of my powerheads and after that it kept falling in the sand. While I wasn't home I had a mager sand storm and everything was covered with sand and water all white. I cleaned off everything and started water working for change and bought amm-loc. All livestock very unhappy. Next day added amm. loc to keep control. Later checked water levels and everything was good, except PHOS which I haven't been checking
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Salinity 1.026
amm-0
nitrite-0
nitrate-0
PH-8.0
PHOS-2+
No wonder everything looks so bad. Checked filtered water between 2.0-5.0, checked tap water 10.0
Run to LFS and get phos busted and PHOS ban. Add that to tank. (Never add chemicals to my tank
) Have to buy saltwater from store.
Did water change night before last. Checked water this am.
Amm-1.0
Notrites trac?
Nitrates-0
Phos- barely trac.
Have more water mixing and added the ammloc. All my corals of course are dieing. My serpent star is not moving and who knows what else could be dieing. Fish are acting ok, but know they can't be. I can't put these fish in with my sea horses and no other tanks are running. How often can I add this amm loc stuff. Did I mention I never add chemicals to my tank
Yes, I am stupid, stupid stupid. I just hope I don't have a total crash. My hairy mushrooms are coming off their rocks and hydropornia is starting to sluff at the edge.
Everything else is closed up tight except my toadstool.
I did the dumpest thing you can do. I got my husband to hook up out water filter for our house so I wouldn't have to buy water. My reqular levels:amm., NO3, NO4, Ph all checked out ok. The stupid part
Salinity 1.026
amm-0
nitrite-0
nitrate-0
PH-8.0
PHOS-2+
No wonder everything looks so bad. Checked filtered water between 2.0-5.0, checked tap water 10.0
Run to LFS and get phos busted and PHOS ban. Add that to tank. (Never add chemicals to my tank
Did water change night before last. Checked water this am.
Amm-1.0
Notrites trac?
Nitrates-0
Phos- barely trac.
Have more water mixing and added the ammloc. All my corals of course are dieing. My serpent star is not moving and who knows what else could be dieing. Fish are acting ok, but know they can't be. I can't put these fish in with my sea horses and no other tanks are running. How often can I add this amm loc stuff. Did I mention I never add chemicals to my tank
Yes, I am stupid, stupid stupid. I just hope I don't have a total crash. My hairy mushrooms are coming off their rocks and hydropornia is starting to sluff at the edge.