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cioutlaw · 04-10-2006, 08:14 PM

ok..here we go...I had a 55 gal that had been set up for 6 months or so, perfect parameters, 2 fish, 6-8 corals. This past week I moved fish, water, corals, live sand, 60lbs of live rock to a new 120 gal.

I added 100 gal of RO/DI water to make up the difference (plus fill the new sump)

parameters are still perfect 2 days later(Saturday). then I added 50 lbs of washed base rock & 40lbs of live rock that I had in a container with heater,power head & cannister filter for 2 weeks. Parameters on the container tested good. 6 hrs later I tested & had some ammonia about 1.0, on the 3rd day(sunday) my Xenia was looking bad, tested water:
Ammonia 4.0
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 5.0

by Sunday night Xenia was dead.

This morning (monday)

Ammonia was between 1.0-2.0
Nitrite .50
Nitrate 10.0

ammonia is heading in the right direction but I really hate to lose any other corals or fish..has anyone used Biospira? I almost have no choice other than to take all my live stock to the LFS or something. I have read mixed reveiws on the Biro-spira. if it does not work i am ok with that but dont want it to do MORE damage. Anyone with experience with this product?

04-10-2006, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
cioutlaw Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign Illinois Posts: 1,109 View Gallery Karma Komment	trouble in paradise! ok..here we go...I had a 55 gal that had been set up for 6 months or so, perfect parameters, 2 fish, 6-8 corals. This past week I moved fish, water, corals, live sand, 60lbs of live rock to a new 120 gal. I added 100 gal of RO/DI water to make up the difference (plus fill the new sump) parameters are still perfect 2 days later(Saturday). then I added 50 lbs of washed base rock & 40lbs of live rock that I had in a container with heater,power head & cannister filter for 2 weeks. Parameters on the container tested good. 6 hrs later I tested & had some ammonia about 1.0, on the 3rd day(sunday) my Xenia was looking bad, tested water: Ammonia 4.0 Nitrite .50 Nitrate 5.0 by Sunday night Xenia was dead. This morning (monday) Ammonia was between 1.0-2.0 Nitrite .50 Nitrate 10.0 ammonia is heading in the right direction but I really hate to lose any other corals or fish..has anyone used Biospira? I almost have no choice other than to take all my live stock to the LFS or something. I have read mixed reveiws on the Biro-spira. if it does not work i am ok with that but dont want it to do MORE damage. Anyone with experience with this product?