High mag can throw off calc and alk tests from what I understand. I'd start by getting you salinity in check. Bring I'd down slowly of course.
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Dan's 150 Rebuild
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Yeah that's my first concern. Bring salinity down to 1.026 and then retest everything a few days later and see where I stand
Not much to update now. Just getting my water right and my other levels right. On a good note tho, a few of my SPS colonies are starting to grow/encrust. I had bought an acro colony from Dan K awhile back that browned out and its now starting to get bright purple tips so that's pretty cool.
My RBTA seems to never stop moving. Its on opposite sides of the tank everyday.
All fish are good except for my yellow tang. He's been pretty inactive lately and I don't know why. Seems like he was breathing heavy for awhile(maybe due to high salinity?) He kinda just stays in one corner the whole time now. Unless my kole tang showed him who's boss lol
My RBTA seems to never stop moving. Its on opposite sides of the tank everyday.
All fish are good except for my yellow tang. He's been pretty inactive lately and I don't know why. Seems like he was breathing heavy for awhile(maybe due to high salinity?) He kinda just stays in one corner the whole time now. Unless my kole tang showed him who's boss lol
This may be a nube question but does lights out help with cyano?
Hey noob
. I think partially but cyano is also bacterial so it doesn't completely depend on light. Not sure if it'd be enough to kill it all.Lol my brain doesn't like functioning properly anymore. I always forget the easiest things Lol.Hey noob
My rocks are getting bad again with cyano. I can siphon it out every few days and it looks great but its back the next day and it can get really thick.
Lol I'm just messing i do the same. Maybe you can siphon it all out and then go lights out for a few and see if that works
That's what I was thinking. My corals are growing so well right now tho. Do u think going lights out will mess with that?
Cyanobacteria is photosynthetic. It needs light to produce energy. However, you're problem is nutrients. You need to reduce nutrients to eliminate the problem. All of us have experienced this new tank phenomena. Water changes and water changes and water changes to solve your problem.
So lights out won't help my cause at all? How can I tell I have nutrients? I have very little po4 and nitrates
The cyano is showing that you have excess nutrients. It is consuming the phosphates and nitrates. You need to remove them before the cyano can.
Alright that makes a lil more sense. Thanks Krista.
Numbers r starting to look a little better
My cyano is all gone finally. Now just to wait and see if it comes back in a few days. I am seeing some hair algae though so that stinks :/ luckily its not all over.
On another note, something has been nipping the fins of my male BT trigger and I have no idea what it is. I'm thinking it may be my falco hawk I have in here. He seems to get in other people's face a lot lol
My cyano is all gone finally. Now just to wait and see if it comes back in a few days. I am seeing some hair algae though so that stinks :/ luckily its not all over.
On another note, something has been nipping the fins of my male BT trigger and I have no idea what it is. I'm thinking it may be my falco hawk I have in here. He seems to get in other people's face a lot lol
What App is that?
Its called Aquarimate, it cost $9.99 but I think its worth it
What's everyone input on an Eibli Red stripped angel fish? Says With Caution but can they be kept in reefs?
I don't have any experience with that particular angel, but my past experience with a flame angel and lemon peel has jaded me from ever owning one in a reef. I tried the flame first and it was a coral nipper. Then, the lemon peel was a coral muncher. It would eat all my LPS.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking. Live aquaria states it'll nip at sessile invertebrates and clam mantles.
R u gonna come over and help me get him out when he's nipping? Lol