My water... any advice?

Discussion in 'Water Chemistry' started by fishtongue, Dec 21, 2008.

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  1. fishtongue

    fishtongue Astrea Snail

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    Sal. 1.028 (has slowly raised to this), NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 5.0, Cal. 408, Mg 1460, KH 10,Temp 78-80, pH 8.0 ,PO4 not enough to register? Any good PO4 test kits? I'm using aquarium pharm. brand PO4.

    My tank is doing well but it seems my growth has slowed down. My zoanthids are spreading but my xenia is lathargic and my Hammer is not really growing as much as it has been. I also seem to have diatoms growing on my sand. My tank is two years old but I moved houses about 4 months ago.

    Fish
    Percula Clown/LT Anemone
    Royal Gramma (ich a few weeks ago but is doing great now)
    Pygmy Angel

    Coral
    Hammer (slow)
    Pink Cabbage Leather (doing very well)
    Green Finger Leather (hasn't done well since the move, Squished by a rock on the way over)
    Zoanthids many types (doing great)
    Button polyps (slow, but i have never seen much growth)
    Glove polyps pink and neon green (slowed the spreading)
    Ricordia (doing well)
    other mushrooms (doing well)
    Xenia (not pumping anymore)

    I guess im just asking for a check-up.
     
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  3. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    I think you (your tank) is fine. It will have to adjust after the move.
     
  4. {Nano}Reefer

    {Nano}Reefer Dragon Wrasse

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    are you using a hydrometer or refractometer to measure your SG? if using a hydrometer they can be up to .004 or more off, and thats usually under! your salinity is too high!! should be 1.026
     
  5. fishtongue

    fishtongue Astrea Snail

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    I am using a refractometer. I wont go down those dusty roads again.
     
  6. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    aside from your salinity, whats your K and B? clean up crew? lights?
     
  7. fishtongue

    fishtongue Astrea Snail

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    My cleanup crew
    10 blue leg hermit
    sand sifting star
    a few astrea snails
    Lights
    195w power compact.(I know PC are bad)
    and i dont know what K and B is?
     
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  9. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    potassium, boron
     
  10. fishtongue

    fishtongue Astrea Snail

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    I have never tested for that.
     
  11. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    For the Xenia... i moved some flow off of mine and they started pumping away.
     
  12. fishtongue

    fishtongue Astrea Snail

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    Well the xenia is spread out all over the tank now since i couldn't figure out how to put the rocks back in place. and they are all reacting the same way. They look good but they are not pumping. I heard somewhere that pH could cause it to stop. They like high pH? I wanna boost the pH anyway.