Torch dying

Javier Rojas · 12-03-2007, 07:40 PM

my torch is dying.. really fast..

i have a 24 nano cube...
water quality
ammonia = 0
nitrite=0
nitrate = 20
alk= 5
calcium= 400
ph= 8.0

now i had my ph really low last week around 7.2. and have my alk high around 5.71 .. could that be the reason why my torch is dying...

first pic- today
second pic- yesterday

Awibrandy · 12-03-2007, 07:51 PM

Could be! But another problem can be to much direct flow. I lost a few heads on one of my torches because it was in direct flow.

reefman · 12-03-2007, 09:08 PM

7.2 would do it.

fali · 12-04-2007, 05:12 PM

Raise that ph. 7.2 is low even for fish

Javier Rojas · 12-04-2007, 05:15 PM

ok I moved my torch because it was getting strong water movement.. and I dosed my tank with ph buffer yesterday.. i will check my ph today.. thanks ....

mikey3165 · 12-04-2007, 05:19 PM

also you alk should be around 8 or 9 shouldnt it

marki24 · 12-04-2007, 05:33 PM

if you need temp/permenant housing for your torch LMK

Also what is your saltinity level as probably that is low as well. Since pH and Saltinity play a similar role.

tosiek · 12-04-2007, 05:56 PM

lower your alk and raise your calcium and it should fix your problem a little. 7.2 is low. Torches love indirect flow and cross currents. Also stay away from PH buffers as they are only a temporary fix. don;t use the buffer and forget you have low PH as its probably going to come back if you don;t correct the problem.

Javier Rojas · 12-04-2007, 07:48 PM

well my torch wont make it .. it is practically nothing left...

.. so dissapointed, frustrated and really sad..

marki24.. thank u so much.. but i am not sure if it will make it until tomorrow..

I believe i have a quite a few problems.. i need advice before i lost another one

ok...

salinity: 1.024
nitrate: 30 ~40.. i need to reduce the nitrate.. I have a 24 nano cube.. im thinking to make a refuge or sump where the sponges are (in the back of the tank).. will a refuge with chaeto and mangroves reduce the nitrate?
Ph: 8.0 - i know Ph buffer is not the solution.. it can also increase the alk.. but how do i increase it? i have to find out the reason why it is so slow..
alk : is high.. now i read that if alk is high and calcium is low .. i should dose more calcium until both are ok.. but in my case.. alk and calcium are high.. should I dose more calcium?
Light: I have the light that comes with nano cube- i think they are T5 (somebody told me that).. 75 Watts - but im thinking to get MH...

thanks guys for ur help

EmilyT · 12-04-2007, 07:50 PM

sorry

if your looking for another one once your perameters are stable i have one for sale

12-03-2007, 07:40 PM	#1
Javier Rojas Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ridgewood Posts: 410 Reefer Ratings: (23) Friends: (1)	Torch dying my torch is dying.. really fast.. i have a 24 nano cube... water quality ammonia = 0 nitrite=0 nitrate = 20 alk= 5 calcium= 400 ph= 8.0 now i had my ph really low last week around 7.2. and have my alk high around 5.71 .. could that be the reason why my torch is dying... first pic- today second pic- yesterday Attached Thumbnails

12-03-2007, 09:08 PM	#3
reefman Chairman of the board Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: queens Posts: 3,353 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (0)	7.2 would do it. __________________ GlobalLionDancer-Premier Internet provider of Chinese Southern Lion Dance Equipment!

12-04-2007, 05:56 PM	#8
tosiek Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Greenpoint Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,599 Reefer Ratings: (30) Friends: (10)	lower your alk and raise your calcium and it should fix your problem a little. 7.2 is low. Torches love indirect flow and cross currents. Also stay away from PH buffers as they are only a temporary fix. don;t use the buffer and forget you have low PH as its probably going to come back if you don;t correct the problem. __________________ __________________________ 0.0! OhEmGee!

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12-04-2007, 05:12 PM	#4
fali need tank crash insurance Join Date: May 2007 Location: queens Posts: 290 Reefer Ratings: (30) Friends: (0)	Raise that ph. 7.2 is low even for fish

12-04-2007, 05:15 PM	#5
Javier Rojas Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ridgewood Posts: 410 Reefer Ratings: (23) Friends: (1)	ok I moved my torch because it was getting strong water movement.. and I dosed my tank with ph buffer yesterday.. i will check my ph today.. thanks ....

12-04-2007, 05:19 PM	#6
mikey3165 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: cortlandt manor Posts: 166 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (4)	also you alk should be around 8 or 9 shouldnt it

12-04-2007, 05:33 PM	#7
marki24 Senior Newbie Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Levittown, LI Posts: 2,390 Reefer Ratings: (54) Friends: (11)	if you need temp/permenant housing for your torch LMK Also what is your saltinity level as probably that is low as well. Since pH and Saltinity play a similar role.