levels are good fish are fine BUT..........

[russthemuss1]

Hoping someone could help me with this. My Water levels are ok

PH 8.4
No2 0
Ni 0
cal 430
AMon 0

and my fish are doing great. but i can not keep an invert alive for the life of me my bubble which has been in the tank for about 2 years is going strong but any thing eles i add ie. snails,crabs,shrimp,clams, other bubbles. all die in a matter of weeks any advice would be grand.

 

[chasekwe]

Sounds like copper.

 

[snorvich]

What fish are in this tank?

 

[Moonstream]

I assume by bubble you're talking about a bubble coral. I doubt its copper if you've had a thiriving bubble for two years...

 

[russthemuss1]

i tested for copper got .05.
and bubble i ment bubble anemone
but the live stock i have are

mated true percs
sail fin tang
black velvet damsel
clarky
copper band butter
assortment of gobies

corals
assortment of mushroomes
toadstool
chilli coral

 

[snorvich]

Why a positive value for copper? Did you apply copper? Buy the tank used?

 

[MikeandNicole]

What are you feeding?

 

[russthemuss1]

well i think its possible where i do not use ro water that is where it is coming from. but feeding i give my tank a feeding schedule.
day 1 cyclops frozen and rinsed
day 2 brime shrimp frozen and rinsed
day 3 flakes
day 4 marine snow
day 5 mysis shrimp frozen and rinsed
day 6 flakes
day 7 nothing
then repeat

 

[MikeandNicole]

The only reason I asked about the feeding is certain pellets have small amounts of copper in them and supposedly over time the levels can build up. Again, just a theory that I had heard.

 

[Recty]

It would be worth buying some Cuprisorb from Seachem and putting it in your flow path and seeing if it turns green. That would indicate it's pulling copper from the water and also lower the copper levels. It's rechargeable too, so you can keep using it over and over again.

 

[rireuter]

well i think its possible where i do not use ro water that is where it is coming from. but feeding i give my tank a feeding schedule.
day 1 cyclops frozen and rinsed
day 2 brime shrimp frozen and rinsed
day 3 flakes
day 4 marine snow
day 5 mysis shrimp frozen and rinsed
day 6 flakes
day 7 nothing
then repeat

if you are not using rodi water i am going to guess that it is heavy metal poisoning, could be elevated levels of iron, copper, phosphates, etc. i am also gonna guess that you get a lot of "green film" on your glass and have to clean almost daily. the best thing you could do is buy a rodi unit or buy rodi water from a lfs or local reefer, will make your life so much easier and will help your animals thrive.

 

[russthemuss1]

well yes phos is a dailey battle and green film but my tank maintains that iron though i have never tested for is there a kit for that

 

[29reef]

There are iron kits. A rodi system will be the best $200 you'll ever spend on your tank. I'm sure you've already spent that in losses for livestock over time.

 

[russthemuss1]

well you guys tell me because i tested for heavy metals came out normal my tank is in my avatar tell me what you think

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[jimmy frag]

has any one thought about a mantis maybe ??

 

[russthemuss1]

not sure i follow how it might help. i just dont get it my coral are fine my inverts just die i have had a flower pot coral about 6 months now and its growing if you can believe it.