Spyderturbo007
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I tested my tank last week (9/8/12), left for Boston the following day and just returned yesterday. My wife was taking care of feeding the fish, monitoring the temperature, filling the ATO and changing the socks.
I decided to test things today and it appears that my pH has spiked and the Alk has crashed. I thought it might just be easier to post screen shots of the app I use as opposed to typing everything out.
What happened and what is the correct course of action. When I came home last night I noticed the windows are open since it's cooled down a bit. I don't know what day she opened the windows and can't get a hold of her until she gets home from work tonight.
I've read that opening the windows can cause a pH spike, but this seems excessive. Nitrates and Phosphates are both 0ppm.
I am running GFO and don't dose anything yet. I used to dose vinegar about a month ago, but stopped because my levels came down to 0 and I began getting a lot of bacterial growth in the tank.
All inhabitants seem to be doing well. I have one fire fish, a few small colonies of zoanthids and one purple hammer coral.
I rechecked the alkalinity using a new cuvette and a fresh battery and received the same result.
Alkalinity (Hanna Checker):
pH (API):
Calcium (Red Sea Pro):
Magnesium (Red Sea Pro):
I decided to test things today and it appears that my pH has spiked and the Alk has crashed. I thought it might just be easier to post screen shots of the app I use as opposed to typing everything out.
What happened and what is the correct course of action. When I came home last night I noticed the windows are open since it's cooled down a bit. I don't know what day she opened the windows and can't get a hold of her until she gets home from work tonight.
I've read that opening the windows can cause a pH spike, but this seems excessive. Nitrates and Phosphates are both 0ppm.
I am running GFO and don't dose anything yet. I used to dose vinegar about a month ago, but stopped because my levels came down to 0 and I began getting a lot of bacterial growth in the tank.
All inhabitants seem to be doing well. I have one fire fish, a few small colonies of zoanthids and one purple hammer coral.
I rechecked the alkalinity using a new cuvette and a fresh battery and received the same result.
Alkalinity (Hanna Checker):
pH (API):
Calcium (Red Sea Pro):
Magnesium (Red Sea Pro):