Tank crashing

Reefcube · Jan 20, 2019

This has been going on since last week. I have done water changes. Calcium is around 350 maybe a little less. Is this recoverable? Any suggestions on what to do?

DarthSimon · Jan 20, 2019

What exactly is wrong? Corals aren't opening?? Do you dos alk and calcium??? You need to raise your calcium up to above 400.
Can you give us some more info?? Tank parameters, tank age? Ect... What kind of lighting?

Reefcube · Jan 20, 2019

I dose 2part. I thought that it was to high and I have a test kit ably checking calcium. The skeletons are showing and stringy mucus is on all the corals. The frogsspon is not extended.

Saveafish · Jan 20, 2019

I'm one of the weird ones that keeps cal at 480 and all 14+
What are alk and other levels?
If its still crashing keep up with water changes. It'll at least buy you time.

Reefcube · Jan 20, 2019

Tank is 2 years old. Before this started happening last week this tank was beautiful. I never check my levels which I know is wrong. I thought water changes should fix everything and I have done like a 50 gallon water change over 2 days.

Saveafish · Jan 20, 2019

Pump up your calcium, slowly

Sarah24! · Jan 20, 2019

Hello,

We need more info but cal should be 440-460 and alk at 8 min. It’s nkt too late just need to work fast l.

DarthSimon · Jan 20, 2019

Reefcube said:
I dose 2part. I thought that it was to high and I have a test kit ably checking calcium. The skeletons are showing and stringy mucus is on all the corals. The frogsspon is not extended.

We are gonna need some more info, can you test, for Alk, Calcium, Phospahtes, Nitrates??? Temp Stable??? You can run some carbon in the meantime in case some of contaminate are in the water.

Reefcube · Jan 20, 2019

I guess I will go and get an alk test. My corals we great when my calcium was high. Can I does just calcium of my two part to bring it back up?

Reefcube · Jan 20, 2019

Temp is stable. No nitrites, or ammonia, ph is around 8.0

Saveafish · Jan 20, 2019

If you just hitting this off. Get a ALK test kit. Than get pickling lime. Add 2 teaspoons per gallon. Shake well. Slowly add till your ALK gets about 9-10. Than keep it there a week and see how it's doing.

Saveafish · Jan 20, 2019

This will raise you calcium levels as well and put your mag levels in check.

DarthSimon · Jan 20, 2019

Alk test would help. I big Alk shift could effect corals..... Calcium is very low for sure... I would get an Alk test asap... DOS daily until your numbers start coming up.

If you had a Doser like an Apex Dos, you could add your 2 Part over a 24 hour period slowly.