SPS help air pump maybe harming my corals

Gwill · 11/08/2016, 12:22 PM

Hi guys I need your help. For the last few weeks I have had all my sps withdraw brown out and dye. 4 weeks ago I introduced nitra guard titanium with a air pump and air stone (bomb method). Within 5-6 days my nitrates reduced from 25ppm down to 0.

As of right now I have hugely reduced the amount of nitra guard to a mere handful and now my nitrates between 3-5ppm.

Redsea reefer 450
Po4 = 0.03
No3 = 3-5
Ph = 8
ALK 7.7
Cal = 500
Mag = 1500+

Gravity = 35

Using salifert tests. Everything is always steady and consistent

So tonight got me thinking. I've been keeping the air pump running the air line in a cabinet.

Is there any chance since using this pump in cabinet and not in the open air it has poisoned or cantaminated the aquarium?

At first I thought it was the quick NO3 drop. So today more corals arrived, after 6 hours with PE they have already withdrawn.

What's going on. I did a 150l water change on Sunday

Gwill · 11/08/2016, 12:24 PM

Just to add. I have also been dosing aqua forest bio pro s and -np pro each night

Mikereef1 · 11/09/2016, 01:06 PM

Send off an icp test and do some water changes

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11/08/2016, 12:22 PM	#1
Gwill Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	SPS help air pump maybe harming my corals Hi guys I need your help. For the last few weeks I have had all my sps withdraw brown out and dye. 4 weeks ago I introduced nitra guard titanium with a air pump and air stone (bomb method). Within 5-6 days my nitrates reduced from 25ppm down to 0. As of right now I have hugely reduced the amount of nitra guard to a mere handful and now my nitrates between 3-5ppm. Redsea reefer 450 Po4 = 0.03 No3 = 3-5 Ph = 8 ALK 7.7 Cal = 500 Mag = 1500+ Gravity = 35 Using salifert tests. Everything is always steady and consistent So tonight got me thinking. I've been keeping the air pump running the air line in a cabinet. Is there any chance since using this pump in cabinet and not in the open air it has poisoned or cantaminated the aquarium? At first I thought it was the quick NO3 drop. So today more corals arrived, after 6 hours with PE they have already withdrawn. What's going on. I did a 150l water change on Sunday

11/08/2016, 12:24 PM	#2
Gwill Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	Just to add. I have also been dosing aqua forest bio pro s and -np pro each night

11/09/2016, 01:06 PM	#3
Mikereef1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 11	Send off an icp test and do some water changes Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk