Pinpointing the problem with my tank

[Ross33]

Agree, send a water sample to triton for testing. Your basic Params look good. The gray monti cap can be caused by low potassium, but that typically wouldn't cause stn.

 

[salty joe]

I have only had the Torch a few weeks then it lost 2 heads in 48 hours for seemingly no reason.

Maybe the torch brought in an infection.

 

[oseymour]

Did you check the ammonia in your tank? I had a 50 gallon tank up for a year and then suddenly had all kinds of issues with it. Turns out my nitrifying process failed and I had ammonia in my tank. And that's after I reduced the amount of fish I had. I had to get live rock from other reefers and use the Dr Tims and BioSpira.

I didn't think to check ammonia after my initial cycle again. Now I use the Seneye to test it periodically.

 

[serbusfish]

I actually did the Triton test to see if anything bad showed up, the only red flag was copper but this was well under the natural ocean levels for copper. I ran polyfilter for a while to be sure.

I use a seneye so PH and Ammonia are constantly monitored. I bought a brand new KH test kit so know its at the right value.

I dont have a sump, my setup is very simple, I have the main tank, hang on side skimmer and hang on side GFO reactor. I just remembered though that there is something in my tank, a small piece of a 'Juwel' tank lid. Basically I cut a section out of the lid for my skimmer piping and was using the cut off piece to stop water going through a cable hole behind the tank, but one day it fell in and landed right at the back. I figured it was material used for the tank lid so shouldn't cause a problem, maybe now i'lll fish it out!