Susanedw
Well-Known Member
Not sure if I should put this here or under corals. I'm still new, and new tank, trying here.
I have an xenia shrinking and shriveling, and a torch not extending for several days now, almost a week on the xenia. The Xenia is where it gets flow but not enough to hide or stop the pulsing. It use to pulse nicely. This is a pic of it happy I've had both these for nearly a month and they've always been quite happy. Especially the torch. It would be stretched triple its current size and sweeper clear to the top of rock. It did have an accident over 2 weeks ago when a few tentacles got sucked into my vacuum tube and pulled off, but it didn't seem to affect it. It opened right back up and extended as normal.
The green star polyp is fine, and the clove as well seems to be all right. 4 fish (2 clowns, 2 chromis) and some snails and hermits. I'm suspecting my tank is too clean.
Tank is about 5 weeks old. Lots of algae so there much be some nutrients! Last time I did the phos. test, it was 0. Here's what I've been running in the media baskets
2 bags carbon since 1st week. . Directions say to change at 2 months.
I bag purigen about 3 weeks
1 bag chemipure about 3 weeks
1 bag gfo about 2 weeks.
Guessing on how long I've had some of the media in. For right now, I've removed everything except the carbon and put them in some RO water so I can reinsert them if told so.
For the first time this week, my water tests showed no nitrates. Usually had nitrates of 5-10. All week, before the water change, it was going down on it's own.
Tank is AIO RS 66 gal (You can ck my build via my sig.) Water change on Tuesday and numbers
NH4 0 , NO2 0, NO3 0,
Cal 350, Mag 1200, PH 8.2 but that was taken an hour and half after lights on
Alk 6 (might be between 5-6)
Using Instant ocean salt, water change 10% each week. Lights on 12 hrs. Just cut to 10 and RO water
A bit concerned on the alk. Mixed 1 t of baking soda in a small jar of RO water (13oz). Dosing a couple ounces each day. Not sure if I should add more at once. Also ordered kent 2 part dosing.
gbta just moved from under rock to sand bed next to rock. Has also been closed up. Was open after lights went. It's taking a long time to adjust (3 weeks so far) but at least it is now in open. Feather duster and zoas looking good.
So questions:
Is the tank too clean?
How much baking soda can I add at one time? I think it needs to be brought up faster
Is starting dosing the right way to go
Here's some pics. For more updated tank pics just posted, check out my build thread. I also have a post for algae issues in this section of the forum with pics.
I have an xenia shrinking and shriveling, and a torch not extending for several days now, almost a week on the xenia. The Xenia is where it gets flow but not enough to hide or stop the pulsing. It use to pulse nicely. This is a pic of it happy I've had both these for nearly a month and they've always been quite happy. Especially the torch. It would be stretched triple its current size and sweeper clear to the top of rock. It did have an accident over 2 weeks ago when a few tentacles got sucked into my vacuum tube and pulled off, but it didn't seem to affect it. It opened right back up and extended as normal.
The green star polyp is fine, and the clove as well seems to be all right. 4 fish (2 clowns, 2 chromis) and some snails and hermits. I'm suspecting my tank is too clean.
Tank is about 5 weeks old. Lots of algae so there much be some nutrients! Last time I did the phos. test, it was 0. Here's what I've been running in the media baskets
2 bags carbon since 1st week. . Directions say to change at 2 months.
I bag purigen about 3 weeks
1 bag chemipure about 3 weeks
1 bag gfo about 2 weeks.
Guessing on how long I've had some of the media in. For right now, I've removed everything except the carbon and put them in some RO water so I can reinsert them if told so.
For the first time this week, my water tests showed no nitrates. Usually had nitrates of 5-10. All week, before the water change, it was going down on it's own.
Tank is AIO RS 66 gal (You can ck my build via my sig.) Water change on Tuesday and numbers
NH4 0 , NO2 0, NO3 0,
Cal 350, Mag 1200, PH 8.2 but that was taken an hour and half after lights on
Alk 6 (might be between 5-6)
Using Instant ocean salt, water change 10% each week. Lights on 12 hrs. Just cut to 10 and RO water
A bit concerned on the alk. Mixed 1 t of baking soda in a small jar of RO water (13oz). Dosing a couple ounces each day. Not sure if I should add more at once. Also ordered kent 2 part dosing.
gbta just moved from under rock to sand bed next to rock. Has also been closed up. Was open after lights went. It's taking a long time to adjust (3 weeks so far) but at least it is now in open. Feather duster and zoas looking good.
So questions:
Is the tank too clean?
How much baking soda can I add at one time? I think it needs to be brought up faster
Is starting dosing the right way to go
Here's some pics. For more updated tank pics just posted, check out my build thread. I also have a post for algae issues in this section of the forum with pics.