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05-07-2005, 09:28 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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help! SPS expert plz help!
everything doin ok(softies and lps)
but i just cant keep 1 sps.
1 day. that's how long they goin to last in my tank.
this is 2nd time happen.they do fine durin the day time. next morning the whole thing whited out!!!
CA=200
NO3<3
PO4<0.25
NO2=0
NH3=0
pH between 7.9(morning) -8.2(evening)
1.025
5gallons water change every2 week.
why?b/c the ca level?
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05-07-2005, 09:49 AM
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300 Pound Gorilla
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hudson, WI / Hong Kong
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My guess in the CA is way too low, however I do not think this should kill the SPS overnite.
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05-07-2005, 10:00 AM
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Shark
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Location: bloomington
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05-07-2005, 10:15 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St Louis Park
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Can you have too much CA in a tank? I really need a Ca test. If any one has an extra i would love to take it off you at the meeting.
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05-07-2005, 11:14 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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How big is your tank? the difference in your readings and mine are
Ca = 450-500
N03= 0
P04= 0.006 - 0.010
You didn't post temp mines 77.8 deg and I do 10% a week in waterchange using real ocean water. I think some of your test are a little high but not to kill them.How are you acumatting them?
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05-07-2005, 12:18 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Hugo, MN
Posts: 125
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Originally Posted by eskimo44
Can you have too much CA in a tank? I really need a Ca test. If any one has an extra i would love to take it off you at the meeting.
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Yes you can. It lowers your ph and alk. It wouldn't be beneficial to have 420+ although it wont hurt. I just can't understand why Clownutz sps turns white overnight? Clownutz what are you running for light? Can you give me a little detail in your setup.
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05-07-2005, 02:28 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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temp is 27. so 86 deg....but 77.8 deg that's cold...
the whole sps complete whited out overnight!!!(2nd time happen)
maybe is the skimmer. i think i need to upgrade my skimmer!!!seaclone didnt seem too good!
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05-07-2005, 02:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Inver Grove Heights
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86? I don't keep SPS but that seems pretty high to me, and they are very sensitive to temp.
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05-07-2005, 03:28 PM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 5,946
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27c=80.6f
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05-07-2005, 04:08 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Inver Grove Heights
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I guess I'll do the math next time.  |
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05-07-2005, 06:39 PM
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Land Shark
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: USA
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What's your alkalinity? Your PO4 is a little high, but shouldn't necessarily be toxic. If your alk is way out of whack, that could cause your SPS to not do well. Your Ca is low, but IIRC, Dwayne would run his around 250, so I don't think that would do it. Regardless, you should at least try to bring it up to around NSW levels.
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05-07-2005, 10:52 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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F>C
(X-32)X4/9
C
X x9/4 +32
just made a mistake!!!....
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05-07-2005, 10:58 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: bloomington
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now PO4<0.01
goin to buy a new alk test kit tomorrow...
temp cant be too low in my tank. last time i let it went down to 24. all fishes got ick!!!when i go up to 27 again, all the ick just gone... so that's y i keep 27/// so 20C will be a good temp for sps?
Ca reactor on the way...
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05-07-2005, 11:23 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Roseville, MN
Posts: 119
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I'm no expert but I would think it's NO3 or salinity. What do you use to check salinity? Mine was way high when I got ahold of a refractometer to check it.
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05-07-2005, 11:29 PM
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Got Crabs?
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Woodbury, MN
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Originally Posted by Lars
I'm no expert but I would think it's NO3 or salinity. What do you use to check salinity? Mine was way high when I got ahold of a refractometer to check it.
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Agreed mine was about .03 off reading with the hydrometer. A refractometer will give you a much more accurate reading.
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