Dying frags

Bob3668 · Apr 30, 2014

hello every1. new the saltwater community .I have a 75 gal tank with live rock and coral . 2 clowns 1 skunk clown 2 pj's cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp with plenty of snails and crabs and 1 hippo blue tang. so far all fish are doing great . changed water 3 times so far using r/o di water . has high phosphates used a phos filter . now all my frags are dying . as far as I can tell my water tests are accurate i tsted the water myself and took the water to an aquarium business tested good there also . any idea why my frags are dying ? any help is much appreciated. Bob3668

Munch · Apr 30, 2014

How old is your tank? Also, what ARE your parameters?

Bob3668 · Apr 30, 2014

the tank is 3 months. high ph is 8.2 ammonia is between 0.25 and .50 , nitrite 0 ppm and nitrate is 0 ppm

Pete polyp · Apr 30, 2014

Ammonia is your problem. You won't keep anything until its 0

Bob3668 · Apr 30, 2014

ok ty .. with the high ammonia how often should i change the water to clear it up ?

Pete polyp · Apr 30, 2014

My thoughts are you aren't cycled. If that's the case then you don't need to change water until it reached 0. Personally, that's what I would do

NOLA Reefer · Apr 30, 2014

I'm wondering why the aquarium business that tested your water didn't give you the same advice.

Bob3668 · Apr 30, 2014

thanks for your help .

Pete polyp · Apr 30, 2014

NOLA Reefer said:
I'm wondering why the aquarium business that tested your water didn't give you the same advice.

Because they sold him a bunch of frags lol

Pete polyp · Apr 30, 2014

I just noticed you were pretty much fully stocked on fish already. It would probably be wise if you could catch the fish and qt them until you get this sorted out. Or if you can, return them to the store from which you got them.