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12/12/2007, 06:47 PM
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Help Me fix my H2O
I have a question that hopefully I can get answered quickly. My H2O parameters are as follows:
Total Hardness-300 ppm PH- 8.5 alk-80 ppm NO2-0.00 NO3-40 ppm ammonia-.25 CALCIUM- above 600 ppm 150g tank with 280lbs LR, AquaC Remora Pro Protein skimmer , over the side filter with carbon bag and two Hydor Koralia pumps with a flow rate of 850 GPH. I know the ammonia is too high and the ph is a little high. I need to know what I need to adjust to affect the most at one time since i have an anemone who is starting to move under a rock and I dont want him to die on me cuzz something isnt right. I have some buffer and AMquel. Do I need add anything or just do a water change or both? I also may be over feeding but thought I had the clean up crew to handle this occasional slip of the hand. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks ahead of time!
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12/12/2007, 08:39 PM
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Any size koralia in your tank is to small. I would use for spot flow.Look here. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature/view
Also with high calcium im guessing you are changing water to much.Whats the change scedule? What is the water source? Type of stock?
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#4
12/12/2007, 09:22 PM
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Just by looking at those water parameters, I would suggest you stop adding any additives you may have purchased. Ammonia is a bad thing to have in an aquarium, so concentrate on getting it out. I suggest large water changes done back to back until ammonia is undetectable. Once that is done, you can concentrate on obtaining the proper parameters. If you use a good salt, this will be taken care of when you do your water changes.
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#5
12/12/2007, 11:29 PM
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Your Alkalinity needs to be corrected ASAP or you will not be able to keep most corals alive long term.
You can use normal Arm&Hammer Baking Soda to correct this. Do it slowly and monitor your PH as it may drop some. Here is a Reef Chemistry Calculator to help you with this. http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chemcalc.html For the ammonia and nitrates just cut back on feeding and you will probably see them go down. |
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#6
12/13/2007, 02:21 AM
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and get rid of everything in your canister filter. or just get rid of the canister filter all together.
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12/16/2007, 07:51 PM
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Thanks for all the advice. I correct the Alk and did a water change. In the meantime over the past couple of days the anemone climbed over and behind the rock it was in fron of and went into a cave and out the back side. So now it is againt the back wall of the aquarium. It has climbed up the wall and sat on top of the LR and then crept back down twice. The clowns have followed it and I can tell when it open because I wont see the mated pair. When the anemone is hiding I can tell because the clown are out and about in the tank.
Should I move ti the front again? What type of water flow should be around the anemone? Its a RBTA. As long as I see the tenticals moving and the foot looks good should I leave it alone? Any help would be appreciated
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12/16/2007, 11:50 PM
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RBTA move around on occasion and unfortunately don't always stay where we want them. Some people have had luck feeding it in a certain spot trying to get them to stay put. Also, they seem to like crevices to retract into if they feel threatened. I would just leave it and let it find a spot and then you may have to move other corals if they are too close.
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