Why does everything keep dying?!

[Sybil.crescenzo]

Help! Im so confused.
I bought an api test kit.
its reading
PH 8.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
am i doing something wrong....

 

[DYIguy]

What's dying? Fish? Corals? What kind. You need nitrates for most corals. And some phosphates too- Salifert is a decent test kit

 

[NJTaxMan]

Agreed. You need some nitrate and some phosphates. Fertilizer!! If you dont have those...the dinos are coming and they SUCK

 

[Sybil.crescenzo]

So, everything slowed died. I added snails after trying to make sure everything was good. And wait… how do I add those back in? Ugh.

 

[ericrodriguez]

I think she is just going for the process of learning and find out why patients it’s important here. She has a new tank and needs to mature still

 

[Sybil.crescenzo]

I had an established tank, you’re probably right. I just thought I’d gotten through the cycle?

 

[Sybil.crescenzo]

I think she is just going for the process of learning and find out why patients it’s important here. She has a new tank and needs to mature still

Also, I waited awhile. And I added the snails thinking it’d help do some cleaning

 

[ericrodriguez]

I had an established tank, you’re probably right. I just thought I’d gotten through the cycle?

I think you should leave it alone for one more week and keep the crabs in another container if you have it.

 

[Sybil.crescenzo]

I think you should leave it alone for one more week and keep the crabs in another container if you have it.

Okay, yeah that makes sense.

 

[DYIguy]

'Established' in most cases is not mature. What type/ kinds of coral do you have- I remember you had some leathers at one time- Sps, zoas, softies? Still know what is dying? the snails?

 

[Sybil.crescenzo]

'Established' in most cases is not mature. What type/ kinds of coral do you have- I remember you had some leathers at one time- Sps, zoas, softies? Still know what is dying? the snails?

Everything has died just the snails I added in. Ugh

 

[DYIguy]

I think you should leave it alone for one more week and keep the crabs in another container if you have it.

What crabs? Am I missing something?

 

[Sybil.crescenzo]

I just had snails in rherw

 

[DYIguy]

Snails with what else? Is it just the snails that are dying or are there corals too- snails are pretty hardy as long as they have something to eat- algae for most

 

[Salted]

Well, API test kits are crap. Your Ph is low but not terrible, 8.0 isn't killing stuff. What is your temp and is it stable? Salinity? Po4? Alk? You've given no time frame for post #4. Dying over how long?

 

[Foxchase]

You need to clear up what you're talking about. Start by what type of tank. How old it is. I would retest parameters. What kind of fish/coral/inverts you have and what exactly is dying.