fully cycle

[lowbudget]

now that i know my tank is fully cycled what is the best way to get my water chem back to normal. ca 375, alk 8, mg 1400 p04 .10

tank is 150 gallon +40 gallon sump. i have carbon, gfo, and salt. currently my water chen is out of place because all my sps dies and i just let the tank go. current param are ca 275 alk 6.75 mg 1100 p04 .40

do more what change?
dose until i get what i want and skip the water changes?
add gfo?
run bio pellets?
tell me what to do

 

[jimmy007]

Just buy more coral and when it die but more.

 

[Six2seven]

I would do a big water change to help with the po4 and then dose until you get your cal,alk, and mag correct. after that circle back to the po4 issue.

 

[lowbudget]

Just buy more coral and when it die but more.

lps are doing great

 

[ndrwater]

I would do a big water change to help with the po4 and then dose until you get your cal,alk, and mag correct. after that circle back to the po4 issue.

+1 to this....

 

[lowbudget]

I would do a big water change to help with the po4 and then dose until you get your cal,alk, and mag correct. after that circle back to the po4 issue.

few big water change better or a lot of little one slike 10 gallon a day for 50 gallon a day i need to buy more salt sps coral store here i come

 

[ndrwater]

few big water change better or a lot of little one slike 10 gallon a day for 50 gallon a day i need to buy more salt sps coral store here i come

I would do one big... Not like 50% or anything crazy, but that said, smaller water changes at this point will EVENTUALLY get you to where you want to be, but by doing the smaller water changes, you are actually diluting your dilution. I would do maybe 20-25% water change then monitor. You don't want to throw a new tank out of whack. There is always time for that later........

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Only lps one large water change or multiple smaller one will help in all dept. Then test and add cal and gfo. Mag is good but might want to bump it up. hth Actau;lly your tank is not that bad. If you cant keep sps then check to make sure your temp and ph are stable. I dont think its ur parmaters that is keeping u from keeping sps.

 

[lowbudget]

Only lps one large water change or multiple smaller one will help in all dept. Then test and add cal and gfo. Mag is good but might want to bump it up. hth Actau;lly your tank is not that bad. If you cant keep sps then check to make sure your temp and ph are stable. I dont think its ur parmaters that is keeping u from keeping sps.

its weird ph jumped to 8.77 or 8.78 sometimes. temp has been really stable at 73.5 yes that is low but i acclimated them down to this temp over course of a month or 2

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Check you probe / recalibrate or replace. verify you have a high ph issue. Then solve the problem. Having high ph is very rare but not uncommon.

 

[Six2seven]

I like when Jose Casas comes in. Feels like when the paramedics arrive. you can just step back and let the experts handle the situation lol

 

[poi dog]

Just buy more coral and when it die but more.

:der:

Water change and dose.

 

[biologicalme]

I would do a big water change to help with the po4 and then dose until you get your cal,alk, and mag correct. after that circle back to the po4 issue.

Exactly what I would do

 

[Scout]

If your PH stays up high let me know you can have some PH Buffer.

 

[solitude127]

its weird ph jumped to 8.77 or 8.78 sometimes. temp has been really stable at 73.5 yes that is low but i acclimated them down to this temp over course of a month or 2

maybe too much kalk?

 

[lowbudget]

If your PH stays up high let me know you can have some PH Buffer.

buffer is not the way to go, but thanks for the offer

 

[lowbudget]

maybe too much kalk?

i stopped dosing cause my magnet stir died again ph is at 8.61 maybe it is too much kalk lol

 

[tofucube]

i stopped dosing cause my magnet stir died again ph is at 8.61 maybe it is too much kalk lol

Just throwing it out there but if your ph probe is near where the kalk is being dosed then that may throw off the numbers too. I would re-calibrate the probe and see if it's reading the same thing.

Don't recommend it but you can drop it by dosing vinegar if you really want to take that sucker down

 

[JOSE CASAS]

I don't think u have a high ph problem. I think ur probe is off. If u did have a high ph then u r fish would be very stressed or die and corals would also not survive. I do feel u lack stability with ur ph and that's the problem. Hth

 

[lowbudget]

Just throwing it out there but if your ph probe is near where the kalk is being dosed then that may throw off the numbers too. I would re-calibrate the probe and see if it's reading the same thing.

Don't recommend it but you can drop it by dosing vinegar if you really want to take that sucker down

my kalk is in the return section and probe is in the cyrpto section