Can someone help me?

[zavala83]

What kind of salt are you using?

 

[jcampbell]

zavala83;746999 wrote: What kind of salt are you using?

I have always used Instant Ocean Reef Cyrstals.

 

[spankdog]

My zoa's arent looking that great and my alk was 6. I started dosing BRS two part yesterday so we'll see how it works. I have been aiming for these parameters.

 

[zavala83]

Hmmmm....

 

[jcampbell]

spankdog;747001 wrote: My zoa's arent looking that great and my alk was 6. I started dosing BRS two part yesterday so we'll see how it works. I have been aiming for these parameters.
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All of my parameters fall into that except Alk. I dont dose for Iodine, and strontium.

 

[rdnelson]

JCampbell;746981 wrote:

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I just changed them 3 weeks ago.

Just grasping at straws here but....... How old were the old lamps? If they were in bad shape and you changed them you now have a ton more lighting than you previously did. Could the corals just be acclimating to higher lighting?

 

[jennm]

The alk in that chart linked is measured in dKH. John, you're measuring in meq/L.

Even (and especially) when dosing, it is important to monitor parameters and adjust dosing accordingly.

Reef Builder is similar to Reef Fusion part 2. One is powder, the other is liquid.

I'm leaning with Rich that maybe the lamp change had something to do with it. John, when did the corals start to pale out?

Jenn

 

[liverock27]

The new bulbs could be your problem. How old were the ones you replaced? Did you replace all of them at once? Did the corals start to bleach after the new bulbs were installed?

The corals might not be use to all of the new light and this is causing them to bleach.

Also do you run carbon? Have you recently replaced or added to the ammount you use? This could also be part of the problem. The carbon could be make thing water too "clear" and allowing more light to hit the corals.

 

[k3nnyp]

My measurements were in dkh. I'm targeting 10, I believe the acceptable range is between 7-11.

I'm using the Reef Builder as opposed to my 2 part because the powder is more concentrated.

 

[jcampbell]

rdnelson99;747031 wrote: Just grasping at straws here but....... How old were the old lamps? If they were in bad shape and you changed them you now have a ton more lighting than you previously did. Could the corals just be acclimating to higher lighting?

The old lamps I had were just stock lamps that came with the fixture, they were pushing 1 year old.

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JennM;747036 wrote: The alk in that chart linked is measured in dKH. John, you're measuring in meq/L.

Even (and especially) when dosing, it is important to monitor parameters and adjust dosing accordingly.

Reef Builder is similar to Reef Fusion part 2. One is powder, the other is liquid.

I'm leaning with Rich that maybe the lamp change had something to do with it. John, when did the corals start to pale out?

Jenn

Ohh! The corals were pale before I even changed the bulbs. I'm starting to think it is my alk now since I was measuring it wrong.

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LiveRock27;747038 wrote: The new bulbs could be your problem. How old were the ones you replaced? Did you replace all of them at once? Did the corals start to bleach after the new bulbs were installed?

The corals might not be use to all of the new light and this is causing them to bleach.

Also do you run carbon? Have you recently replaced or added to the ammount you use? This could also be part of the problem. The carbon could be make thing water too "clear" and allowing more light to hit the corals.

All of them were replaced all at one time. They were pale before I replaced the bulbs, I do run carbon(Seachem) and yes, I just changed it.

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