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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by mthomp, Mar 24, 2010.

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  1. Mar 24, 2010 #21
    mthomp

    mthomp Inactive User

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    i got my fish trouble under control. atm its only coral, and it seems to be only my lps corals. inverts are fine although my sand star ended up 1 leg short today for some unknown reason
     
  2. Mar 24, 2010 #22
    REEFer Madness

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    More than likely it's not the crash, but how new your tank and sand is with the sand sifter star. It's not established enough to feed him. He'll start losing limbs and eventually disappear. How's the frogpawn looking? I can get you a couple more heads after all this is over.
     
  3. Mar 24, 2010 #23
    mthomp

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    frogspawn is looking good. i just did a 10gal water change found some brown jelly stuff in my sand close to where my gsp is and a lot of empty snail shells. cleaned it all up. decicded that since my pumps were off for the water change i would go ahead and feed. i guess i need to just sit back and see what happens now.
     
  4. Mar 24, 2010 #24
    Zachstankostosmall Quad cities

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    hey man sorry your having more problums but can be that it is just cycleing bc i know you have not had it going for to long i beleave like 2 mths not sure maybe wrong let use know and i can keep a few things for you if it comes to that man
     
  5. Mar 25, 2010 #25
    mthomp

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    just a note. Just came back from AE and i guess my test doesnt match theirs. my PH was pretty low around 7.8 and i know it drops lower at night. also a small spike in nitrates. so i added some marine buffer and cycle to help things along.

    something i wasnt aware of is that when i do a water change i should add some marine buffer to the water im changing. lesson learned and i havent lost a lot of livestock at this point. about 4 pieces of coral..
     
  6. Mar 25, 2010 #26
    AJ

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    Is your tank bare bottom? If so, you may want to consider adding an aragonite sand bed into your sump as it will help to naturally buffer the water vs. constantly adding buffer. Good luck!

    --AJ
     
  7. Mar 25, 2010 #27
    mthomp

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    it isnt barebottom. im thinking part of my problem is i do not have a sump.
     
  8. Mar 26, 2010 #28
    mthomp

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    another update. After raising my PH it was a overnight difference. my coral is once again flourishing. I over reacted big time ! Thanks everyone for all your input and hopefully ill be able to do a much better job in the future.
     
  9. Mar 26, 2010 #29
    PotRoast

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    I personally think ph is tremendously overrated. I would guess my average ph is under 8.0.....and my tank flourishes.

    I would guess ph had someting to do with your problem, but was not the only thing causing it.
     
  10. Mar 26, 2010 #30
    mthomp

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    I have no doubt potroast, my nitrates were slightly high so i also added some cycle as prescribed. what ever the culprit may of been, things seemed to have changed considerably overnight and im able to relax a little more.
     
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