Recent content by starsky

Thanks all...here are the water condition results: PH: 7.8 Salinity: 1.024 Ammonia: <0.01 Alkalinity: 12 Nitrite: 0.05 mg/l Nitrate: 5-10 mg/l Used buffer and now PH is 8.2 :( Unfortunately I am thinking my star polyphs are lost...

definitely not taking offense to this. I don't know how PH could have moved so quickly down granted the coral did so well for 2-3 weeks. Thank you all for the advice. I am hoping this helps. Will the PH drift cause any issues with the clowns?

ahh...the PH... I have southdown sand...is that why my PH is sitting around the 7 level? I did do a 10% water change this weekend...but that wouldn't be helpful if the PH of the water is not 8 right?

Thanks for the replies: So the retraction doesn't mean death? Thank god! I did get new bulbs before dropping in the coral. It is making a huge difference because I haven't seen coralline algae growth so nice for a while. PH is above 7...based on the test I do routinely...but in the low 7's...

:cry: Tank is in apparently good condition...coralline algae doing well...2 ocellaris doing well also. Salinity 1.024, temp is 80F, 65G RR, sump with Skimmer, 70 lbs of LR, 5 inches of DSB. Have 2 pieces of coral...Zoos and Star Polyphs. Other critters are 5 of each: Margarita and Astrea...