Not enough bioload?

[leviburns89]

They've been in a qt tank at my lfs for about a month. My lfs is small, and all of his tanks are species only, and not connected.

I dose nothing. Only thing I am running is carbon in a BRS reactor.

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[leviburns89]

Only change has been the addition of about 100gallons of water, removal of sand, and new tank.

55 gallons of water and live rock moved 15ft in my fish room into the new tank.

I think it's odd that certain corals are super happy, and the easy corals are all struggling.

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[leviburns89]

The Pepsi bottle stays until my marinepur block arrives lol

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[djbon]

Your alk is way too high. Low nutrients coupled with high alk are your problem. Are you buffering ca/alk or any ph up product?

 

[leviburns89]

Your alk is way too high. Low nutrients coupled with high alk are your problem. Are you buffering ca/alk or any ph up product?

No additives at all.

Instant ocean regular salt.

Weekly 10% which is 16 gallons.

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[sde1500]

W/c to lower alk, dose the calcium part of any two part dosing solution to raise calcium. Test your new SW mix before you add it, whats the alk there? I use IO reef and don't have that high of alk ever.

 

[anthonys51]

Also. I wouldn't add new stuff if your tank had things dying or doing bad. Imo. Also maybe you want to change salts. Io alk is 11 so doing water changes with lower your alk too much if at all.


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[MTF7]

What do you mean moved tanks recently? Did you move the corals or did you get a new tank and upgrade? Where at in the tank are the corals that are not happy?

 

[leviburns89]

Upgraded tanks.

Built a 120 + sump, then filled it half way at temp, poured in bio-spira, added half of the old tank water, then added all my rocks and the rest of the water.

All I got rid of was the sand bed.

I'm almost thinking I must have not cleaned the tank properly before adding water. But it's odd because if that were the case, I would have more symptoms than several sad corals in the grand scheme

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[leviburns89]

Here's a FTS. Not sure if you can spot the sad corals from that pic, so here is some close ups.

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[stelliofleondis]

get a tuskfish

 

[anthonys51]

Was this move recent. I mean where the corals looking nice for months after the move then this it was this shortly after the move. If the later. It could be cause all your water parameters are different now then before. I would do much those corals not doing well are hardy. Just wait it out


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[rjjr1963]

i see the problem, you have a diet pepsi bottle in your tank

Yes! I prefer Mt. Dew. :jester:

 

[leviburns89]

Was this move recent. I mean where the corals looking nice for months after the move then this it was this shortly after the move. If the later. It could be cause all your water parameters are different now then before. I would do much those corals not doing well are hardy. Just wait it out


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It was a month ago. The corals were all decently healthy prior. Random issues here and there, but that's reefing.

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[leviburns89]

Good news

I did a large WC. 40g which is roughly 30%.

Calcium: 380-400 lost count on last 3 drops.

Alk: still 11-12, or 4mq/l

PH didn't move, nitrates, trites, and amm still 0.

Obviously corals are shook up from the commotion of the WC but couple polyps are already opening, which I haven't seen in weeks.

So my next huge issue, how do I raise calcium, while lowering alk?

Don't Calc additives also raise Kh?



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[sde1500]

Two part is two separate mixes.

 

[leviburns89]

Two part is two separate mixes.

So one part is calc additive, and the other is alk additive?

Interesting

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[leviburns89]

So I think this thread is a perfect example of the importance of water changes.

I know the topic is set in stone at this point, but it goes to show that if you can't pinpoint an issue, take it back to the basics and use good clean quality water to replace what's already in the tank.

Simple water changes can alleviate over 90% of common issues within a reef tank.


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[MG98]

Any chance you used poor water quality when you switched tanks. I read a thread not too long ago from a guy having similar problems. He finally tested the water and found high chloramines.

 

[leviburns89]

It's always possible something happened. I have no idea how or when. I've only used rodi water. Maybe there were pockets of fouled water that was released when I disturbed everything

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