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tbittner · 11-22-2007, 12:48 AM

PH 8.0 - Lights on DT out for 6 hours now.
Ammonia 0
NitrItes 0
NitrAtes 10
Phosphates 1 - YIKES!!!
MG 1110
Calc 420
Alk 18.2 - YIKES!!!

Ok, for the NitrAtes, I did a 40g water change. I'll do another one in a few days. I have 570g in my total system.

I changed the phosban in one of my little fishies phosban reactors because I read that the media gets saturated and won't lower the phosphates anymore. I'm sure that this was bad husbandry on my part because I wasn't testing for phosphates and wasn't running the reactors until 2 weeks ago. I'm hoping that the new media will suck it out, I'll test again in the morning...

The Alkalinity is VERY high. I'm dosing with a B-Ionic doser and I was dosing 100ml of calc and 100ml of alk twice a day. I cut the alk to zero for a couple days to let the calc/alk equal out a bit. Then I'll start dosing 10ml of alk twice a day and see how that looks. I tested my new saltwater and it's at 10.2. I use IO. I'll keep testing the PH during this time too because I think that as the alk drops, it can lower the PH.

Does all of this sound right?

And it's amazing that even with the NitrAtes and Phospates in the water, the Chaeto doesn't seem to be growing much... I have a 6500k daylight T8 fixture with two bulbs in it hanging over the Chaeto and I run it 24/7. I also recently added 50 blue legged crabs, 20 turbo snails, and 2 cleaner clams to the fuge. Clams sank into the 8" DSB a few hours after I put them in.

I admit, I feel like I'm a bit over my head as far as the chemicals are concerned...

11-22-2007, 12:48 AM	#14 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Terry's 120g money pit PH 8.0 - Lights on DT out for 6 hours now. Ammonia 0 NitrItes 0 NitrAtes 10 Phosphates 1 - YIKES!!! MG 1110 Calc 420 Alk 18.2 - YIKES!!! Ok, for the NitrAtes, I did a 40g water change. I'll do another one in a few days. I have 570g in my total system. I changed the phosban in one of my little fishies phosban reactors because I read that the media gets saturated and won't lower the phosphates anymore. I'm sure that this was bad husbandry on my part because I wasn't testing for phosphates and wasn't running the reactors until 2 weeks ago. I'm hoping that the new media will suck it out, I'll test again in the morning... The Alkalinity is VERY high. I'm dosing with a B-Ionic doser and I was dosing 100ml of calc and 100ml of alk twice a day. I cut the alk to zero for a couple days to let the calc/alk equal out a bit. Then I'll start dosing 10ml of alk twice a day and see how that looks. I tested my new saltwater and it's at 10.2. I use IO. I'll keep testing the PH during this time too because I think that as the alk drops, it can lower the PH. Does all of this sound right? And it's amazing that even with the NitrAtes and Phospates in the water, the Chaeto doesn't seem to be growing much... I have a 6500k daylight T8 fixture with two bulbs in it hanging over the Chaeto and I run it 24/7. I also recently added 50 blue legged crabs, 20 turbo snails, and 2 cleaner clams to the fuge. Clams sank into the 8" DSB a few hours after I put them in. I admit, I feel like I'm a bit over my head as far as the chemicals are concerned... __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.