Yes I have started to realize that. I’m and going to order actual live rock soon where they go and harvest it out of the Gulf of Mexico and ship it same day in water. I was planning on doing that as soon as holiday shipping was fully over so there wouldn’t be any delays
Last I checked it was sitting around 78 but the new hood and led lights have probably made it jump. I am going to be going to the store later today as well and will most likely get a thermometer and bring a water sample up there as well
Ok just add the rock and give it time before you take out your other rock otherwise you might cause a cycle to occurs. Your tank has been running since June so you definitely have enough bacteria
Yeah I made a previous forum post about adding the rock and have come to the conclusion to add it to the tank after looking for harmful pests and all that and then slowly take my old rock out
Don’t trust the heater by itself. Definitely get a thermometer to see what your tank is at. I use to prop my hood up and blow a fan across the water to make sure the temp stayed in check. I highly recommend an inkbird controller.
I will look into it. This is really getting to me as I have just joined the hobby about 7 months ago but I instantly fell in love with it and am trying my best to do whatever it takes to be a good reef keeper. I know there will always be ups and downs in the beginning but it’s always about learning from your mistakes and knowing how to prevent it in the future!
You got the right attitude. You will learn a lot. Unfortunately I’m sure you already learned right after you filled your tank, that you wanted to change something about it. I’ve noticed a lot of posts on here of people restarting systems after not being successful for years, suddenly having a thriving tank because they learned from their mistakes. Most mistakes happen with the first stage, cycling, this sets the stage for your whole system. If you don’t use live rock, which is common, you just have to set to a plan when cycling.
So I have a chemipure blue bag in my filteration to help with chemical warfare. I have a little plastic syringe that I used to feed and it’s been going great. It just started to do this within the week so I feel now it’s either the new lighting or something else may be wrong
Sounds like a nitrate and phos problem to me, zoas love it, lps dont.
His tank isn't ready for coral because of husbandry practices. Not because of the age of the tank. I think that is where the disagreement is coming from.
Is it safe to say this started happening right after you changed the light? I don’t believe water is onset and the powerhead is not one that would typically blast the tank . An ammonia/nitrite spike will do this however. A lack of nutrients will also trigger this. Low phosphate would be an example.
