salinity spiked to 1.029 from 1.024

[chopperman]

One thing I learned when using my coralife hydrometer is that if I didn't rinse it out with freshwater everytime I used it, salt residue and bubbles would cause inaccurate readings (Learned the hard way) I have since got a refractometer because of better accuracy.

[Nano]

yes so I have heard. I am now in the market for one as well... didnt realize I was going to be spending $80++ ugh...

[daniella3d]

I got mine off ebay for 20$ and it's got automatic temperature compensation (ATC) and it's been working flawlesslly for 2 years. no need to pay 80$

Originally Posted by nanomano

yes so I have heard. I am now in the market for one as well... didnt realize I was going to be spending $80++ ugh...

[Nano]

Nice. got it down safely to 1.026 today, still the only coral affected by all of this is my xenia.. I'm not sure its going to come back.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by nanomano

Nice. got it down safely to 1.026 today, still the only coral affected by all of this is my xenia.. I'm not sure its going to come back.

Darn. I am sure long term , losing Xenia will be a good thing. It will over run your tank to the point where you won't be able to GIVE it away!

Good luck and good work.

[Nano]

yeah So I have heard, its still kind of a bummer if it goes though, cause I'm new and I don't want to lose anything lol but I'm sure everyone has.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by nanomano

yeah So I have heard, its still kind of a bummer if it goes though, cause I'm new and I don't want to lose anything lol but I'm sure everyone has.

Yup.

I lost about 10 zoa colonies this past few months due to Asterina stars. It sucks.

I recommend not adding any coral until full research. Xenia can be a weed and as you add coral you want... The Xenia may over grow it.

Patience and diligence = success.

Keep your system simple... At least at first... And as your knowledge grows so will your tank.

Enjoy.

[Nano]

yea I just have zoos mushrooms and ricordea, no asternia stars luckily

[daniella3d]

asterina star? or your salinity at 1.023 and the spikes at 1.025?

zoanthids need a lot of stability in alkalinity and salinity otherwise they will melt. So you should get your parameters stable and your zoanthids will not melt any longer. Even a very small shift in alkalinity can make a colony melt. I had this problem before I got my dosing pump but since I got my dosing pump my alkalinity stay stable as a rock and no more zoanthids have melted for the last 2 months.

Originally Posted by paddyob

Yup.

I lost about 10 zoa colonies this past few months due to Asterina stars. It sucks.

I recommend not adding any coral until full research. Xenia can be a weed and as you add coral you want... The Xenia may over grow it.

Patience and diligence = success.

Keep your system simple... At least at first... And as your knowledge grows so will your tank.

Enjoy.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

asterina star? or your salinity at 1.023 and the spikes at 1.025?

zoanthids need a lot of stability in alkalinity and salinity otherwise they will melt. So you should get your parameters stable and your zoanthids will not melt any longer. Even a very small shift in alkalinity can make a colony melt. I had this problem before I got my dosing pump but since I got my dosing pump my alkalinity stay stable as a rock and no more zoanthids have melted for the last 2 months.

actually its me were talking about here not him, lol but my tank is stable now again, and I haven't lost anything, it just appears that maybe a xenia might be the only casualty, but its still tough to tell, my ricordea is growing nicely and one ore 2 zoos have begun to split, so other then my hiccup I'm pleased with my progress thus far. P.s. guys NO HIJACKING!