i just got home and i saw my perc clown dead :grumpy:and my ocellaris clown alive . both were healthy and i dont know y my perc died. some times my ocellaris female would get at the perc male which was small i wonder y it died? another ? i want to ask u guys is some of my zoos are vanshing there like there getting smaller and smaller till there gone. now my ph is 8.2 nitrate 20 cal 440 sal 1.024 and i have .5 phosphate. is my paremiteres wrong? also like my bubble corals which i have a green one is looking a little pale and my acans too. i hope the caulpera i have is messing up my tank its gettin a little out of control. im trying my best to control it. pls help me guys
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- Thread starter jadakiss
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few thing's could be the problem. zoa's u might have pest, id pull them out and soak in a iodine mix for 5-15 minute's did the clown look funny at all ? discoloration ect ? tank temp ? and why do you think it's the calupera ? other thing's could be out of balance also, magnesium, alkalinity, do you dose anything and what kits are you using to test with
I'd do a large water change. Dilute some of your phosphates and nitrates out. I find new salt water does wonders for shrinking zoas. Replacing older water with fresh new water can do wonders. You might even want to do a second water change again in a week. Ask Rick suggests you should also test all of your params.
AlexWasserman
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Generally, I ignore my water parameters... bad I know... but they're pretty stable for me.
If something is going wrong it's normally a sign to clean something... change carbon, refil kalk reactor, refill the CO2 tank.
Rather than what the parameters are now, find out how they changed. If you system is stable and everything is happy, you're fine, regardless of the values (within reason). The changes are the things that cause problems.
Something of a silly answer, and a bit zen, but it works for me... eg. At the moment have algae everywhere, but I know that's because I need a water change, and the kalk needs refilling. Once I stop being lazy in the next day or so, it'll clear up.
Balance is everything.
If something is going wrong it's normally a sign to clean something... change carbon, refil kalk reactor, refill the CO2 tank.
Rather than what the parameters are now, find out how they changed. If you system is stable and everything is happy, you're fine, regardless of the values (within reason). The changes are the things that cause problems.
Something of a silly answer, and a bit zen, but it works for me... eg. At the moment have algae everywhere, but I know that's because I need a water change, and the kalk needs refilling. Once I stop being lazy in the next day or so, it'll clear up.
Balance is everything.
Sorry to hear of your loss Lester 
You are right in looking toward your parameters. What kind of kits are you using and do you have an Alkalinity kit & a Magnesium kit? Those #'s would be helpful to know.
Rick is spot on with his advice for the zoas, you need to see if you also have any pests. Lugols Solution is excellent for dipping zoas.
Are you keeping up with your water changes?
You are right in looking toward your parameters. What kind of kits are you using and do you have an Alkalinity kit & a Magnesium kit? Those #'s would be helpful to know.
Rick is spot on with his advice for the zoas, you need to see if you also have any pests. Lugols Solution is excellent for dipping zoas.
Are you keeping up with your water changes?
hi guys today i did a 10 gal water change , but before that i checked my parameters which was nitrate 10ppm sal 1.025 ph 8.2 and phosphate went down to .025 :birthday: and the one that i think is not good is my alk which is 6 . i dont know y its so low, how can i bring it up ? do i have to use ph buffer? im using b-ionc part 1 and 2 solution.
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Whoa..your Alk is low at 6. It's even more important as your Ca is 440...so they are out of whack with each other.
Not sure if you have been dosing your tank but when the numbers aren't in balance with each other sometimes you need to only dose one of the 2 parts..in your case you would want to be adding Alk.
The Magnesium level is also very important as that is the 3rd part of the equation. If the Mg is out of balance, it will keep your Alk level down (it's one of the reasons anyway..) even though you are trying to raise it.
You need to get a Mg kit and measure that too.
There is a calculator somewhere on the web that tells you how much Alk to dose to bring the level up to where it should be..maybe someone has the link for it?
But the Mg is important to keep the level up, so don't forget about that!!
..oh, one other thing..the low alk shouldn't have had anything to do with losing your fish, it would affect your corals not the fish. So keep a close eye on your fish for any odd things you might notice.
Not sure if you have been dosing your tank but when the numbers aren't in balance with each other sometimes you need to only dose one of the 2 parts..in your case you would want to be adding Alk.
The Magnesium level is also very important as that is the 3rd part of the equation. If the Mg is out of balance, it will keep your Alk level down (it's one of the reasons anyway..) even though you are trying to raise it.
You need to get a Mg kit and measure that too.
There is a calculator somewhere on the web that tells you how much Alk to dose to bring the level up to where it should be..maybe someone has the link for it?
But the Mg is important to keep the level up, so don't forget about that!!
..oh, one other thing..the low alk shouldn't have had anything to do with losing your fish, it would affect your corals not the fish. So keep a close eye on your fish for any odd things you might notice.
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