LPS fading away showing skeleton

AC0DX · Dec 18, 2017

AC0DX said:
Phosphate = 0 PH is 8.0 . I typoed

I retested Am today and it was 0.

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 18, 2017

.25 is the api error message basically.

Dom said:
Nice. Wish I could do the same. I'm right in NY Harbor. The water at the beach down the block is brackish and I am sure has plenty of contaminants from the shipping industry. Although, I have been toying with the idea of setting up a tank with local marine life.

You mean where PaulB gets his water and bugs.

AC0DX · Dec 18, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
.25 is the api error message basically.

You mean where PaulB gets his water and bugs.

When the API runs out -- what should I replace it with? What test kits do you use?

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2017

AC0DX said:
Phosphate = 0 PH is 8.0 . I typoed

. - well is the ammonia still .25?? That may be your issue....
Just saw it was good - I never test ammonia...

Mal11224 · Dec 18, 2017

I think for ammonia, API is okay to use. Ammonia is not usually tested nearly as often as other parameters. I use Hanna for alk and calcium and Red Sea for magnesium and back ups to the alk and calc. I use salifert for nitrate.
Red Sea and salifert are good test kits if you are not into using Hanna.

AC0DX · Dec 18, 2017

MnFish1 said:
. - well is the ammonia still .25?? That may be your issue....
Just saw it was good - I never test ammonia...

Tested it today and it is 0.

MnFish1 · Dec 18, 2017

AC0DX said:
Tested it today and it is 0.

@saltyfilmfolks have you seen false high ammonia before - if it was high yesterday/the day before (i.e. a real result) it could have been the problem? (or)

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 18, 2017

MnFish1 said:
@saltyfilmfolks have you seen false high ammonia before - if it was high yesterday/the day before (i.e. a real result) it could have been the problem? (or)

Yea , it’s usually with products like Prime however.

I use api as well and foot the same kind of readings. Not with prime.

Onrhe other hand I’ve also used tonto cycle a tank and saw it rise and fall.

AC0DX · Dec 18, 2017

I have a little trouble sometimes reading the colors on the AM test. If they are close or I can't really tell, I tend to go with the higher reading.

dvanrij · Dec 21, 2017

AC0DX said:
I have 2 plates, a torch, and an acan. All four are retracted and showing their skeletons. I have zoas, zena and a leather and they all look great. The fish look and are doing great also. Here are my test results:
Cal - 440
KH - 107.4
Ph - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5
Am - .25
PH - 8

The only change I have made has I switched brands of salt because my LFS was out of what I using. I have Current Orbit ICs for lights. Any idea what is going on?

My LPS hate the salt switch. I switched to Aquaforest, and they despise it. Everything closes up.

AC0DX · Dec 21, 2017

I don't think the salt switched helped, but the real issue appears to have been the low ALK. I have my tank at 8 now and the acan and welso look much better. I don't think the torch or plate are going to make it, but time will tell.