Hey ya'll

[Poacher]

Thks

 

[Poacher]

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Lol I found it. Looks like I have 28 opps 29 meaningful post!!! Now

 

[vic5hands]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Crabs McJones]

Thanks crabs according to my wife I need a lot of help but Im not sure how to take that?

Lol my wife tells me the same thing

 

[LadyMac]

That’s a lovely tank. I dunno if high mg would cause algae or not. I’m still learning all of that stuff.

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!

 

[Chrisfish]

Welcome to R2R, you’ll finds lot of awesome members here that are here to answer your questions and don’t judge any questions .

 

[vic5hands]

Welcome

 

[Poacher]

Lol my wife tells me the same thing

OK Crabs here ya go
Temp around 7.8 in sump and 80.4 in tank which they both fluctuate a few degrees
Magnesium still over 1500
PH 8.2
Alkalinity 10 more towards 11
Calcium was 520
Phosphate nitrate nitrite all were like right at zero I do have a small sock with carbon and phosguard in sump not running my GFO canister at this time
Ammonia was between 5 and 10
Salinity 40 ppm
I keep adding about 5 gallons of RO freshwater top off about once a week
I been using reef crystals
I've been running my salt water change low trying to bring it down but everything seems to keep creeping up and I have not dosed anything in months. Since I turn the light intensity down a lot of the algae has dissipated but I do have a little Cyano? algae growing now.
Any ideas would be appreciated thanks

 

[Crabs McJones]

OK Crabs here ya go
Temp around 7.8 in sump and 80.4 in tank which they both fluctuate a few degrees
Magnesium still over 1500
PH 8.2
Alkalinity 10 more towards 11
Calcium was 520
Phosphate nitrate nitrite all were like right at zero I do have a small sock with carbon and phosguard in sump not running my GFO canister at this time
Ammonia was between 5 and 10
Salinity 40 ppm
I keep adding about 5 gallons of RO freshwater top off about once a week
I been using reef crystals
I've been running my salt water change low trying to bring it down but everything seems to keep creeping up and I have not dosed anything in months. Since I turn the light intensity down a lot of the algae has dissipated but I do have a little Cyano? algae growing now.
Any ideas would be appreciated thanks

First thing that catches my eye is you're registering ammonia. In a fully cycled tank you should not be reading any ammonia whatsoever. Also all your levels are pretty high. Alk should be around 8, mag should be closer to 1300, calcium around 420 and salinity around 35. What salt mix are you using? And how much are you using?

 

[Poacher]

I need to do another water change to get my ammonia dwn but I've been using Reef crystals laterly. I know they're high like I said I have not dosed anything in months trying to get everything down with just water changes but it just keeps creeping back up and I don't understand why. My magnesium is high because stupid me was reading the directions wrong and I added way too much it was over 2000 but I keep doing water changes to try to bring it down

 

[Poacher]

I have been running my RO salinity mix about 30 trying to compensate to bring it down but it just keep going up. I'm thinking of trying about 27 or 28 maybe that will knock a dent in it

 

[Poacher]

First thing that catches my eye is you're registering ammonia. In a fully cycled tank you should not be reading any ammonia whatsoever. Also all your levels are pretty high. Alk should be around 8, mag should be closer to 1300, calcium around 420 and salinity around 35. What salt mix are you using? And how much are you using?

By the way what does bump or a bump mean? Im clueless.

 

[Crabs McJones]

By the way what does bump or a bump mean? Im clueless.

You mean like when someone says "bump" in a thread? Whenever someone comments on a thread it goes to the top of the "new threads" list. And as new stuff it posted it gets put down the ladder, so people will comment bump to get the thread back to the top

 

[fishybizzness]

Bump!

 

[Poacher]

You mean like when someone says "bump" in a thread? Whenever someone comments on a thread it goes to the top of the "new threads" list. And as new stuff it posted it gets put down the ladder, so people will comment bump to get the thread back to the top

Had no idea. Thks

 

[rainmaker]

Bump