Test Kit

[Robert DeWolfe]

I have a 36 nano reef that’s about 5 - 6 months old. Every time I test it says my parameters are perfect. I don’t believe that is accurate because I have had 2 fish die this week, although my coral are looking healthy. I’m using the API test kit, but looking for a new one. What would y’all recommend?

 

[X-37B]

Hanna for alk and po4.
Salifert for ca/mag.
Nyos for no3.

 

[Mikedawg]

Becoming a fan of Nyos products

 

[brandon429]

The fish disease forum will help here more than tests. In marine fish vs freshwater, we expect 90% of any setup to have fast fish losses in perfect params if fallow and qt prep is skipped

in my cycling thread, we stated eight months to losses, this happens to most reefers it’s nothing bad about your tank. Needs fallow then qt fish, losses will drop substantially as the forum shows

 

[Deschutes541]

Do the fish have white spots that look like grains of salt?

 

[Robert DeWolfe]

Do the fish have white spots that look like grains of salt?

This is him. He is actually still alive but is swimming weird. Same thing happened to my coral beauty earlier this week. He’s not usually in a glass. That’s just the best thing I had to observe him in.

 

[Uncle99]

If you have a 5-6 month old tank with corals that look good, then likely, water chemistry is not the cause of fish death.

Ammonia is the killer of fish, but this tank should be well cycled.

You may have a parasite. They attended not always seen.