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Phosphate .25 Calcium is high @ 600 or more (New aragonite sand bed??) Calcium carbonate is 8 no real suspects- 6 line wrasse coral beauty bicolor blenny firefish 2 damsel I noticed a small cyano outbreak in one corner, the branch was in this area- is this a possible culprit? The frogspawn has literally "let go" of all its flesh on this branch |
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the coral beauty could be a suspect but I would lean towards the sheer number of fish you have in a relatively brand new tank.....that is quite the bioload for a tank that is only a couple monthes old....
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Temp is good, constant 26 degrees now that I have the A/C unit in my house.
Bioload is too big? tell me more? what is common practise? I have done my research and thought guidelines had been followed appropriately. Started with the 2 damsel. Then 3 weeks later added the blenny, firefish and coral beauty. Just added the wrasse 4 days ago. Only one new fish in last 5 weeks.....is this too much? Thanks |
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How do i lower calcium when none has been added? It is just from my aragonite sand bed I figured. Have not dosed with anything. Regular water change every 7 days with RO/DI
Top off fresh water to keep at 1.024 daily |
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how big is your tank??
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70 gallons
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no the sand was part of the initial set up. I just know that I do not need to supplement anything based on the amount of naturally occuring calcium in the bed. Calcium is off the charts....is this the reason>? I have not dosed anything at all....
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did you start with live rock or dead rock?.....I wouldnt say that the fish you have is too many fish for a 70g, but you need to think of your tank like a balanced scale.....everything that you add to it in its early stages is going to tip the scales out of balance.....a young tank needs time to recover from these balance tips....I attempt to keep my fish additions weeks if not monthes apart
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ok , yeah some water changes will brng you back down it will just take time it should even out. do you test alk and mag too?? how long is the set up running?? all live rock?? a pic could prob help but i doubt its the calcium itself more of what the whole system sits. when calcum is too high it will affect your alk as well , the calcium itself is not so much a harm to the coral but when these parameters are off it tends to make things unstable especilly for corals. ph is in relation to alk...alk is in relation to calcium...one affects the other.
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if your tank isnt too large a few hefty water changes will bring you back down
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