Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Tank Journal
Reload this Page 29 gallon Biocube!
Portal PhotoPost Gallery Register Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-12-2012, 04:56 PM
lpsreefer's Avatar
lpsreefer lpsreefer is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Calgary (NE Country hills)
Posts: 513
lpsreefer is on a distinguished road
Default
Yeah a lot lower.
1.24-1.26 is the range you want.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-12-2012, 05:12 PM
Aysha Aysha is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 238
Aysha is on a distinguished road
Default
okay I'll start there, will this help with the ph issue?
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-12-2012, 05:19 PM
lpsreefer's Avatar
lpsreefer lpsreefer is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Calgary (NE Country hills)
Posts: 513
lpsreefer is on a distinguished road
Default
The best way I found with reefs is just let them be on routine and dont mess around with them.
I would get your salt level down.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-12-2012, 10:11 PM
fishytime's Avatar
fishytime fishytime is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: E-town
Posts: 5,390
fishytime will become famous soon enough
Default
hold on before you go lowering the salinity.....two different ways to measure salinity......forget now exactly what they are called, but one measures out to 1.025ish and the other measures out to 35......

as for the ph.....dont worry about it too much.....a lot of time messing with it creates more issues (because of the swing) than if it is a little low or a little high but stable......
__________________
260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-12-2012, 10:19 PM
lpsreefer's Avatar
lpsreefer lpsreefer is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Calgary (NE Country hills)
Posts: 513
lpsreefer is on a distinguished road
Default
Good point. I never look at that side of my refractometer.
How are you measuring your salinity?
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-13-2012, 01:00 AM
Aysha Aysha is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 238
Aysha is on a distinguished road
Default
.35 and 1.35 are the same according to my refractometer
I changed it out a bit to 1.25
I won't mess with them anymore Ive done what I can and this hobby is starting to worry me
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-13-2012, 01:14 AM
lpsreefer's Avatar
lpsreefer lpsreefer is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Calgary (NE Country hills)
Posts: 513
lpsreefer is on a distinguished road
Default
Lol. Just remember Keep It Stupid Simple.(kiss)
With my biocube all I do is small weekly water changes. And clean the skimmer once a week.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 03-13-2012, 01:17 AM
Aysha Aysha is offline
Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 238
Aysha is on a distinguished road
Default
thats all I wanted and than things started going wrong...
my poor fish are now hanging out at the bottom of the tank rocking back and forth...
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 03-13-2012, 01:21 AM
reefwars reefwars is offline
R.I.P.
  
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 6,186
reefwars will become famous soon enough
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aysha View Post
thats all I wanted and than things started going wrong...
my poor fish are now hanging out at the bottom of the tank rocking back and forth...


get your other powerhead in the tank and running, and aim it slightly towards the top of the water so that the water just ripples. i think you may have a problem with oxygen for the fish
__________________
........
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 03-13-2012, 01:23 AM
reefwars reefwars is offline
R.I.P.
  
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 6,186
reefwars will become famous soon enough
Default
dont add anymore medicins to the tank untill everything comes back to normal adding things to an unstable tank is a whole new problem that you dont need



**** edit****


dont add anything to the tank right now for a bit thats not ran on your reef aquarium on a normal basis.

no buffers
no meds
no dosing

if you like you can run carbon and is a good idea


right now just test and do water changes it will stabilize on its own in no time in a 30g
__________________
........
Last edited by reefwars; 03-13-2012 at 01:26 AM.
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Hybrid Mode Hybrid Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:06 AM.

Contact Us - Canreef Aquatics - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2026, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.