Hammer coral disappearing help!

Originally Posted by hillegom

bvlester, I will have to keep a closer eye to my timetable. I fully agree with keeping up with things to do, just a lot happening right now = no excuse!

after the WC
ph-8.2
Ca-300ppm
Alk-5.5dkh
Mg-1200
SG-1.0255
nitrate- less than 5
Will try to bring values up in the next few days, slowly

Hi again been a bit since I had time to get on the board for more than a couple Min's.

since you just did a water change these readings do not help seems they were taken after you did the water change. but I would have to bet that there was ammonia that would have been readable before the water change and this could have been your problem (Because after a water change you still have readable nitrates.) Ca is low but would not be the cause of your problem. Your dkh could be a bit higher are you using a refractometer for your SG? Are you using a PH meter or test Kit. I just ask this because the refractometer and the PH meter are way more accurate. I do a test before I do a water change that way I know the true values before and after the water change. I also keep a log of all values I test for then I know when and how much some thing is out and if it is causing trouble. I can use it to diagnose a problem I use Excel to keep track and log test results.


Bill