Somethings wrong with my tank please help!!!!

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 12:07 AM

i dont know if its anything too bad, but i have 24g aquapod and i have about 1 1/2 pound per gallon of sand and i have about 35-50 pound of rock not to sure what i have i may have about 60lbs for all i know. my ph is 8.0-8.2
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
calcium is way high im not sure if this is the reason but the test kit said 26 drops was about 500 and i went all the way up to 34.
phos. are at 0
sorry this is taking awhile... but my problem is that my frogspawn and xenia isnt doing good either but my frogspawn is bleached and doesnt look good can anyone tell me why? and i do about 3-5g water changes of catalina water and always top off when needed with rodi water. whats going on? everything else looks healthy and doing good

i think

ktrandc · 01/10/2008, 12:09 AM

check water temp. my xenia always do bad when my temp raises.

faded1004 · 01/10/2008, 12:16 AM

how long has this tank been running? how long are your lights on per day? also what is your salinity at (also mention what you used to measure)?

FOSELONE · 01/10/2008, 12:21 AM

how bout salinity ???

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 12:26 AM

sorry i knew i forgot something my salinity is around 1.024 where i normally keep it. my temp i normally keep it around78-80 sometimes 82. tank has been up for about 3 1/2- 4 months frogspawn has been in there about 2 months was doing great then it all the sudden got really bleached out and looks bad. thanks for the response.

faded1004 · 01/10/2008, 12:28 AM

how do you measure salinity... did you calibrate it?

how long is your light period?

FOSELONE · 01/10/2008, 12:30 AM

what about heat...water temp...

bennyinca · 01/10/2008, 12:36 AM

post a pic if you can, that would help. What is your alk?

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 12:58 AM

my lights are on about 10 hours a day give or take sometimes less sometimes a little more. ammonia is also at 0

coast2coast7390 · 01/10/2008, 01:12 AM

i agree with faded...check the salinity..."catalina" water usually runs a bit high

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 01:15 AM

could frogspawn kill off my tank if it dies or will everything be ok if he doesnt make it? oh and does it matter if my calcium is too high?

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 01:18 AM

i test it with a Hydrometer and i keep it around 1.024.

coast2coast7390 · 01/10/2008, 01:32 AM

no it should not

too high could be bad

eww a Hydrometer...check it against a refractometer

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 01:41 AM

how do i lower my calcium and thats good to know about the frogspawn i will leave it and see if he can make it through then. but i know the hrdrometer i use isnt to off i have had it tested with the refractometer not much of a difference.

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 01:50 AM

i will try and post a pic tomorrow thanks and if anyone has some more advice please help me out thanks.

coast2coast7390 · 01/10/2008, 01:50 AM

personally i would either dilute it or stop dosing...it will eventually be dissolved

lowbudget · 01/10/2008, 01:50 AM

dang. water change. i have 5 gallon io water made. you can come borrow my refractormeter

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 01:54 AM

i did about a 5-8 g water change last night and i havent dosed for about 3 weeks and the only reason i dosed was to get my coraline growing faster. i only dosed every 2 weeks and only a capful of kent calcium.

faded1004 · 01/10/2008, 02:22 AM

like others ahve said, you need to double check the hydrometer... they are most likely wrong. mine, you have to add 4 points... which is alot...

it could also be there was a spike you didn't know about...

first start with the hydrometer and go from there...

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 02:41 AM

i know my salinity is fine... but i dont know what else could be wrong.

laverda · 01/10/2008, 02:53 AM

What is your alkalinity level. My bet is it is low. If you dose buffer it will lower you calcium levels but you need to know what your at before you do as you could make the problem worse.

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 03:15 AM

ok thanks. im not sure what you mean by alk... i cant remember what that is or why its bad??

Reefski's · 01/10/2008, 06:16 AM

are your lights on a timer?

what kind of lighting?

flow in the tank?

what are you feeding it?

post a picture. photobucket is great for that.

Carl

scram2 · 01/10/2008, 07:27 AM

there is a good amound of flow in the tank i think that it has about 350gph maybe be around 260mph... but a good amount. i also have a hammer head in there and a lot of zoo's and a few other corals but they seem to be doing really good. oh also the lights are on a timer i have it set from 12pm-10pm but sometimes i shorten it and sometimes i let it go a little longer. for the pic i will post it up later today thanks oh and i have just the dual lighting that you can put in your aquapods they are about 64watts maybe they equal 72watts but around that area.
-sam

bennyinca · 01/10/2008, 09:18 AM

alk = alkalinity / KH level.

From the MD site,
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...product=SF1123
The total carbonate and bicarbonate concentration is also called alkalinity or carbonate hardness and for a stable system the alkalinity should not fluctuate by more than 5% from the optimum level of approx. 2.8 meq/L i.e. a maximum fluctuation of 0.14 meq/L.

01/10/2008, 12:07 AM	#1
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	Somethings wrong with my tank please help!!!! i dont know if its anything too bad, but i have 24g aquapod and i have about 1 1/2 pound per gallon of sand and i have about 35-50 pound of rock not to sure what i have i may have about 60lbs for all i know. my ph is 8.0-8.2 nitrates 0 nitrites 0 calcium is way high im not sure if this is the reason but the test kit said 26 drops was about 500 and i went all the way up to 34. phos. are at 0 sorry this is taking awhile... but my problem is that my frogspawn and xenia isnt doing good either but my frogspawn is bleached and doesnt look good can anyone tell me why? and i do about 3-5g water changes of catalina water and always top off when needed with rodi water. whats going on? everything else looks healthy and doing good i think

01/10/2008, 12:09 AM	#2
ktrandc Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,112	check water temp. my xenia always do bad when my temp raises. __________________ Mike Current Tank Info: 120 gallon 48x30x20 Lee Mar tank, Bubble King Mini 180, Vortech mp60w, Tunze 6055, ATI Power Module 8 bulbs, Bubble Magus dosing pump, Eheim 1262 return

01/10/2008, 02:53 AM	#21
laverda Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,902	What is your alkalinity level. My bet is it is low. If you dose buffer it will lower you calcium levels but you need to know what your at before you do as you could make the problem worse. __________________ 240G mixed reef, 29G SPS/LPS clam tank, 50G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 300g mixed reef, 50g cube

01/10/2008, 07:27 AM	#24
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	there is a good amound of flow in the tank i think that it has about 350gph maybe be around 260mph... but a good amount. i also have a hammer head in there and a lot of zoo's and a few other corals but they seem to be doing really good. oh also the lights are on a timer i have it set from 12pm-10pm but sometimes i shorten it and sometimes i let it go a little longer. for the pic i will post it up later today thanks oh and i have just the dual lighting that you can put in your aquapods they are about 64watts maybe they equal 72watts but around that area. -sam Last edited by scram2; 01/10/2008 at 07:37 AM.

01/10/2008, 12:16 AM	#3
faded1004 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cypress, ca Posts: 2,445	how long has this tank been running? how long are your lights on per day? also what is your salinity at (also mention what you used to measure)?

01/10/2008, 12:21 AM	#4
FOSELONE THINK BLUE Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LOS ANGELES CA Posts: 4,865	how bout salinity ???

01/10/2008, 12:26 AM	#5
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	sorry i knew i forgot something my salinity is around 1.024 where i normally keep it. my temp i normally keep it around78-80 sometimes 82. tank has been up for about 3 1/2- 4 months frogspawn has been in there about 2 months was doing great then it all the sudden got really bleached out and looks bad. thanks for the response.

01/10/2008, 12:28 AM	#6
faded1004 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cypress, ca Posts: 2,445	how do you measure salinity... did you calibrate it? how long is your light period?

01/10/2008, 12:30 AM	#7
FOSELONE THINK BLUE Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LOS ANGELES CA Posts: 4,865	what about heat...water temp...

01/10/2008, 12:36 AM	#8
bennyinca Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern OC, CA Posts: 2,140	post a pic if you can, that would help. What is your alk?

01/10/2008, 12:58 AM	#9
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	my lights are on about 10 hours a day give or take sometimes less sometimes a little more. ammonia is also at 0

01/10/2008, 01:12 AM	#10
coast2coast7390 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 3,627	i agree with faded...check the salinity..."catalina" water usually runs a bit high

01/10/2008, 01:15 AM	#11
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	could frogspawn kill off my tank if it dies or will everything be ok if he doesnt make it? oh and does it matter if my calcium is too high?

01/10/2008, 01:18 AM	#12
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	i test it with a Hydrometer and i keep it around 1.024.

01/10/2008, 01:32 AM	#13
coast2coast7390 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 3,627	no it should not too high could be bad eww a Hydrometer...check it against a refractometer

01/10/2008, 01:41 AM	#14
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	how do i lower my calcium and thats good to know about the frogspawn i will leave it and see if he can make it through then. but i know the hrdrometer i use isnt to off i have had it tested with the refractometer not much of a difference.

01/10/2008, 01:50 AM	#15
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	i will try and post a pic tomorrow thanks and if anyone has some more advice please help me out thanks.

01/10/2008, 01:50 AM	#17
lowbudget Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,258	dang. water change. i have 5 gallon io water made. you can come borrow my refractormeter

01/10/2008, 01:54 AM	#18
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	i did about a 5-8 g water change last night and i havent dosed for about 3 weeks and the only reason i dosed was to get my coraline growing faster. i only dosed every 2 weeks and only a capful of kent calcium.

01/10/2008, 02:22 AM	#19
faded1004 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: cypress, ca Posts: 2,445	like others ahve said, you need to double check the hydrometer... they are most likely wrong. mine, you have to add 4 points... which is alot... it could also be there was a spike you didn't know about... first start with the hydrometer and go from there...

01/10/2008, 02:41 AM	#20
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	i know my salinity is fine... but i dont know what else could be wrong.

01/10/2008, 03:15 AM	#22
scram2 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PASADENA Posts: 649	ok thanks. im not sure what you mean by alk... i cant remember what that is or why its bad??

01/10/2008, 06:16 AM	#23
Reefski's Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Topanga Posts: 3,016	are your lights on a timer? what kind of lighting? flow in the tank? what are you feeding it? post a picture. photobucket is great for that. Carl

01/10/2008, 09:18 AM	#25
bennyinca Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern OC, CA Posts: 2,140	alk = alkalinity / KH level. From the MD site, http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...product=SF1123 The total carbonate and bicarbonate concentration is also called alkalinity or carbonate hardness and for a stable system the alkalinity should not fluctuate by more than 5% from the optimum level of approx. 2.8 meq/L i.e. a maximum fluctuation of 0.14 meq/L.