Parameters- corals upset

[ReefGirl87]

So I’m running into my first real issue (I think it’s an issue) with my parameters.
I just tested and below are my current levels
Salinity: 1.026
Temp: 79 F
Alk: 9.1
Phosphates: 11
PH: 8.2
Magnesium: 1290
Calcium: 418
Nitrate: 4
Nitrite: 0.1
Ammonia: .20
My 2 hammers seem very angry with me, and my lobo seems to have some blotches of white spots. And my anemone is not happy either. My mandarin passed this morning as well. Everyone else seems fine. I did a 30 gallon water change 6 days ago. Any suggestions?
I feel like the phosphates are high as well as the nitrates.
PLEASE HELP!! TIA

 

[windemerejack]

Is your phosphate level a typo?

 

[ReefGirl87]

Is your phosphate level a typo?

No, I got a reading of 11 on the Hanna ultra low phosphorous checker.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Phos extremely high. Re-Verify
What water are you using ( RO, Tap . . ?)

 

[Hydrored]

How old is the tank? Do you mean .11 for phosphates? You should not have ammonia come up like that. I would do a water change right away.

 

[windemerejack]

I see, that reads in ppb, you then convert it to ppm. your phosphate is 0.034 which is good

 

[ReefGirl87]

How old is the tank? Do you mean .11 for phosphates? You should not have ammonia come up like that. I would do a water change right away.

My bad, yes the ULR phosphates was 11, so in ppm it would be .11 I believe. Idk, I’m not great at converting apparently.

 

[Mr4000]

11 on the Hanna ultra low phosphorous checker is .03 ppm so you are good. Not high at all

 

[windemerejack]

everything is fine except ammonia and nitrite. I would do a 50% water change and check again.
Your mandarin could have died from starvation if you don't have a pod population

 

[NShirke]

how old is your tank?

 

[ReefGirl87]

everything is fine except ammonia and nitrite. I would do a 50% water change and check again.
Your mandarin could have died from starvation if you don't have a pod population

We harvest our own pods, and it has been about 12 days since we added. Was planning on harvesting today and adding more, then I found him.

 

[ReefGirl87]

how old is your tank?

Going into month 5

 

[ReefGirl87]

everything is fine except ammonia and nitrite. I would do a 50% water change and check again.
Your mandarin could have died from starvation if you don't have a pod population

What do you recommend nitrites to be at?

 

[windemerejack]

Here is a link to a conversion chart for your checker.

Hanna ULR Phosphorus Checker ppb to ppm phosphate conversion chart

 

[windemerejack]

What do you recommend nitrites to be at?

0 nitrite and 0 ammonia

 

[windemerejack]

do you run carbon?
If not then I would use some just in case its something else

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[windemerejack]

Sorry for your mandarin loss but this could explain the ammonia spike.

 

[ReefGirl87]

0 nitrite and 0 ammonia

Do you think the ammonia could be from the mandarin dying? I did a 30 gallon water change 6 days ago.

 

[ReefGirl87]

do you run carbon?
If not then I would use some just in case its something else

I have chemi pure blue in my sump