Chase31's 50 starfire aquascape reef

[Chase31]

No i did not sell it as i stated in my other thread i never got a reply to the pm asking when you wanted it back, its still sitting here ready to go when you want it , send me a pm.
Anyways i tested ammonia again and it was up to 0.2 but i think this may be due to the deaths. The two hermits are stil cruzing around fine so i dont think its cuz of leaching, im pretty sure everythings aquarium grade and has been leak tested. Im going to get a carbon reactor anyways soon. I think the turnover rate in my sump is to low around 400gph in a 70 system. The water is barely moving in my sumo and almost looks stagnant.

[lastlight]

That turnover sounds fine. Maybe oxygen is low what's your flow at the surface like?

[Chase31]

I have a korillia in the tank, lots of ripples on the surface, but theres sitting bubbles in my sump. And all my live rock is in the sump

[toytech]

Just because the hermits are fine dosent mean anything, the can live anywhere my heater caffed on the weakend and almost boiled the tank o2 went way down ,fish died and my hermits , snails and fighting conch never missed a beat . Run some carbon ,check your temp , and do some water changes because unfortinitaly something is very out of wack that might not be able to be picked up by regular testing.

[Chase31]

well it wasnt the heater as when i woke up it was all normal im going to test my levels first thing in the morning and do a 50% water change. i have a skimmer running and tons of surface exchange so i dont think its o2, down to something leaching? or just bad acclimation? is 30-35 mins to short? dripped 2-3 drops a second? they were in a large becel container

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Chase31

No i did not sell it as i stated in my other thread i never got a reply to the pm asking when you wanted it back, its still sitting here ready to go when you want it , send me a pm.
Anyways i tested ammonia again and it was up to 0.2 but i think this may be due to the deaths. The two hermits are stil cruzing around fine so i dont think its cuz of leaching, im pretty sure everythings aquarium grade and has been leak tested. Im going to get a carbon reactor anyways soon. I think the turnover rate in my sump is to low around 400gph in a 70 system. The water is barely moving in my sumo and almost looks stagnant.

I was looking at your setup and noticed that it looks like that you have bare MDF wood as a stand you might want to get that sealed too. that wil be another problem. have you looked at that copper pipe that you ave fgor a gate valve that could be the reason that corals are dying. and St Albert isn't a big place if you borrowed the skimmer from Codfather why are you waiting for him to pick it up drop it off. JUST SAYING

But that pipe of pipe could be that problem I just skimmed over the thread may be some one already pointed that out.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Chase31

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that is your problem there

[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

that is your problem there

Agreed.

Brass valve!?! Brass is Copper, zinc?

As soon as I saw that I was going to say that should be changed before livestock goes in. Too late.

Sorry about your loss.

[parkinsn]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

St Albert isn't a big place if you borrowed the skimmer from Codfather why are you waiting for him to pick it up drop it off. JUST SAYING

I wish I borrowed something from Cod and lived up there. I would take the oppertunity to drop off the skimmer just to see the progress on his monster build lol

[The Codfather]

Hey door is always open man.
Still no skimmer has shown up yet. Doubt it will.

And yes....."Chive on"