I think my tank is crashing please help

[jjordan1904]

 

[BoneXriffic]

I suspect more info is coming?

 

[jjordan1904]

ill admit I have have neglected the tank lately and just let it run.
but over the last month i have lost a LOT of color and a lot of things have died.

PS im not exactley new to this but i still have no clue what im doing

 

[RyanCSGO]

post your water parameters etc. need some more info

 

[jjordan1904]

today:
Mag: is 1375
cal: 420
alk. 8.2 (usually kept at 9.2ish)
Phos: 0.0
Nitrates: 4
temp 79
salinity. 1.025
i use the red sea test for everything except Hannah for the phosphates

 

[brandon429]

nicest crashing tank ive seen

by crashing we usually associate that with an ammonia spike, a revolving set of events where death and loss causes more death and loss, its fast.

yours isn't really a crash its prob nutrient and param drifting, easy to fix. you don't have tons of bad algae, or a sandbed stocked with brown waste, this tank is easily fixed just feed well and get all params in line. if params are ok, then begin feeding and water change better, it already looks great.

 

[jjordan1904]

I have a diablo skimmer
cheap LED's
BRS: double chamber GFO and carbon reactor.
Banshee: bio pellet reactor
2 jebao wave makers
ATO

i think thats it

 

[jjordan1904]

nicest crashing tank ive seen

by crashing we usually associate that with an ammonia spike, a revolving set of events where death and loss causes more death and loss, its fast.

yours isn't really a crash its prob nutrient and param drifting, easy to fix. you don't have tons of bad algae, or a sandbed stocked with brown waste, this tank is easily fixed just feed well and get all params in line. if params are ok, then begin feeding and water change better, it already looks great.

Ha well crashing may be a bit much but over the past month ive lost at least a handful of SPS colonies. and everything pretty much lost its color. but thanks

 

[BoneXriffic]

I feel like phosphates are too low of theres color loss. Do you use hanna for phos?

Feed those fishies. @Battlecorals and an interesting write up on phosphates with a good deal of other input.

 

[jjordan1904]

ya Hanna for the phosphates everything else is the resdea test. I unplugged my GFO last week in hopes the phosphates would slightly rise but nothing yet.

 

[Diesel]

BRS: double chamber GFO and carbon reactor.
Banshee: bio pellet reactor

^^^^^^Here is your problem.^^^^^^^^

You strip your tank to fast from all beneficial elements and nutrients.
Low Po4 won't crash a tank just like that, i've seen tanks that been shy on Po4 for months but only had bleached corals due to starvation.

 

[jjordan1904]

^^^^^^Here is your problem.^^^^^^^^

You strip your tank to fast from all beneficial elements and nutrients.
Low Po4 won't crash a tank just like that, i've seen tanks that been shy on Po4 for months but only had bleached corals due to starvation.

Thx diesel so then just turn and leave that stuff off for now?

 

[BoneXriffic]

Ive seen where people run reactors on a timer to not kill nutrients totally

 

[Diesel]

I must say just don't turn it off all at the same time maybe dial back the Bio-pellet reactor 50% and Sunday completly off
GFO you can reduce the amount of GFo in the reactor with 50% and let it run out for another week.
Mean while test Po4 and No3 everyday to see where you going and in what rate.
Register every test you do with date and time.

 

[jjordan1904]

Thank you everybody ill give this a shot...fingers crossed

 

[themcnertney]

Lighting could be an issue too. I would do small, more frequent water changes. Tank doesn't look too bad though.

 

[jjordan1904]

Lighting could be an issue too. I would do small, more frequent water changes. Tank doesn't look too bad though.

Ya slowly looking at new lights time to get rid of these cheap Chinese boxes.