Okay guys, I don't know what's up with my tank. The fish are all okay, but my corals = not so good. I just removed the GSP I lost. It looked like something was eating it (it hasn't come out for about 1.5 weeks). The Pulsing Xenia I had bought last week died within 2 days.
I have button polyps which are thriving, but the rest sucked.
I have a lot of algae growth (on the sand and tank sides) as well which is annoying. It seems to be clearing a bit though- thankfully.
I just removed the GSPs tonight. Could those asterina star fish have been eating it?
I had regular sand in the tank, but thought maybe getting more live sand would help with the algae issue so I put 10lbs in it last week.
Just did the tests tonight and am not entirely happy with the results:
Phosphate - 0.5
Nitrate - between 0 and 5.0 (couldn't tell the difference on the chart)
Nitrite - 0
pH -8.2/8.3
Ammonia - .25
Have to test the alkalinity and the calcium still.
Recently put it on an 8 hour light schedule from about 10/day (which is bad!)
What else could I get to help the Ammonia, Nitrate, and Phosphate go down?
It's a 34 gallon Solana - running since mid December
I put carbon in the back chamber.:irked::irked::irked::irked::irked:
Thanks for the input in advance.
:iamwithst:iamwithst:iamwithst:iamwithst:iamwithst<--- I am stupid.:shhh:
I have button polyps which are thriving, but the rest sucked.
I have a lot of algae growth (on the sand and tank sides) as well which is annoying. It seems to be clearing a bit though- thankfully.
I just removed the GSPs tonight. Could those asterina star fish have been eating it?
I had regular sand in the tank, but thought maybe getting more live sand would help with the algae issue so I put 10lbs in it last week.
Just did the tests tonight and am not entirely happy with the results:
Phosphate - 0.5
Nitrate - between 0 and 5.0 (couldn't tell the difference on the chart)
Nitrite - 0
pH -8.2/8.3
Ammonia - .25
Have to test the alkalinity and the calcium still.
Recently put it on an 8 hour light schedule from about 10/day (which is bad!)
What else could I get to help the Ammonia, Nitrate, and Phosphate go down?
It's a 34 gallon Solana - running since mid December
I put carbon in the back chamber.:irked::irked::irked::irked::irked:
Thanks for the input in advance.
:iamwithst:iamwithst:iamwithst:iamwithst:iamwithst<--- I am stupid.:shhh: