losmontys
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« Reply #30 on: March 29, 2007, 09:11:51 PM » |
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Interesting, not sure. Maybe they were saying "20" for 1.020 and wanted you to go to "23" for 1.023? I'm not sure...but it is recommended around here to have salinity around 1.025.
I would ask the LFS what they are testing for and there levels then post back here so the "pros" can see them and give you a good answer.
I check the levels of my tank personally, but it can get pricey if you have to get all the test kits at one time.
I test for Alk, Ca, Mg...oh, and of course the Salinity.
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taquela
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« Reply #31 on: March 29, 2007, 09:26:31 PM » |
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yes...your right about what they mean, they just leave the "1.0" part out for some reason  I'll be in that way tomorrow and will take a sample in to be tested. Maybe I need to stick with just raising my mollies  |
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taquela
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« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2007, 01:29:30 PM » |
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ok, so I'm not sure if I'll get a chance to take water in to be tested today, if not today then sometime over the weekend I will.
I do have some test kits at home I use for my freshwater tanks and they can also be used for saltwater so here's what I came up with:
*the info in ( ) is what the test says the levels mean for saltwater.
Nitrate is at "40" (okay)
Nitrite is at "0" (safe)
Alkalinity is at " 180" (ideal)
PH level is at "8.4" (ideal)
Salinity is between 1.023 and 1.024
The only thing that looks a bit high to me is the Nitrate level. It's high but not unsafe according the test kit I have. It says anything 40 and below is ok so I'm right on the line.
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Reefspinster
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« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2007, 01:55:00 PM » |
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Nitrates at 40 is definitely not ok. What test kit are you using?
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taquela
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« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2007, 03:19:07 PM » |
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not sure what it's called, I'll check when I get home.
I do have a new addition to the tank....I found a baby snail in there last night.
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« Reply #35 on: March 30, 2007, 04:31:06 PM » |
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Ocean water is about 3.5% salt.
Salinity is between ~33-37 ppt or psu (average salinity of the ocean is 35 ppt). Just to add a little more info for you.
Also try buying fish from another store. It could be your store is the problem.
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taquela
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« Reply #36 on: March 30, 2007, 08:44:15 PM » |
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I was reading the specific gravity (not the salinity, sorry) on my hydrometer, and I'm right between 1.023 and 1.024. It has a range on there that I should be between 1.021 and 1.024, so I'm within that range.
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« Reply #37 on: March 31, 2007, 01:59:57 AM » |
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Sounds like to me that you just had that 70 day bite you in the a$$ ammonia spike I tell all about 12 weeks is the minimum I'll cycle a tank and I use one fish just one.. did you go the L/R and or dead shrimp method ?  |
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Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.
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taquela
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« Reply #38 on: April 02, 2007, 03:32:52 PM » |
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We have cured Live Rock in there. What is the "dead shrimp method"?
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losmontys
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« Reply #39 on: April 02, 2007, 04:40:14 PM » |
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Dead shrimp method is just using a piece of raw dead shrimp in the tank to start your cycle. It starts to break down helping start your tank cycling.
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ortegah
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« Reply #40 on: April 03, 2007, 09:44:33 PM » |
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I'm guessing your crabs and shrimp died from the high nitrate level. Inverts and corals typically do not handle nitrates well. I say you need to do some regular water changes to get those nitrates down to 10 or lower before adding anymore fish. You are running a skimmer, right?
Nitrate is at "40" (okay)
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debbie
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hi new too reef keeping sites
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« Reply #41 on: December 26, 2007, 11:20:03 PM » |
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i had white spot was told finly chop up garlic add too frozen food work a treat
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« Reply #42 on: December 27, 2007, 12:32:25 AM » |
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i had white spot was told finly chop up garlic add too frozen food work a treat
Yup, garlic works to help the fish stay healthy....but I bet your spots ran their course and the garlic wasn't a silver bullet in this case. |
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debbie
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hi new too reef keeping sites
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« Reply #43 on: December 27, 2007, 10:03:12 AM » |
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Almost without exception fish will get Whitespot when they are stressed, this could be anything from a new addition, water quality, fights etc. A fishes first line of defense against infections is their mucus coat, when the fish becomes stressed this mucus coat thins making them vulnerable to attack...a healthy happy fish will invariably never get whitespot. Garlic is reputed to bolster their immune system and give them appetite, when dealing with whitespot if you can keep the fish feeding, identify the stressor and remove it then the fish should be able to shake off any whipespot without the need of panic like sticking copper treatments etc in the tank
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