Couple Of Pictures & Levels
to try and get a more accurate picture of what tests are best/ i didn't trust some test kits, so I've tripled up on a few.
some critical stats
temp 25.3deg
ammonia, nitrate, nitrite : Zero
SG: 1.23
Salifert PO4 : 1 (this is a problem, even with the ATS making good green algae & a lot of the Algae from the rock and back wall disappearing or turning into Coraline Algae it's still very high) - any tips on what to do here?
Calcium: API = 450
Calcium: Hanna Test = 472 first reading, 542?? wtf second reading
Don't have a Salifert yet
ALK
dKH: API = 9
dKH: Hanna = 6.66 after conversion (119ppm/17.86)
dKH: Salifert = 6.8 + or - 0.2
this should be up around 7? could this be a cause of bleaching on my SPS thats been growing on the LR I got originally?
PH: API 8.2
PH: Salifert 7.7
PH: Seneye 6.01?? there is an error here so disregard.
Not sure why salifert was giving me such a weak reading, PH should be stable now due to the ATS being on during the night, should get minimal swings, this was the case up until about 2 weeks ago, the seneye was giving very stable readings until i forgot to change the slide, now it's giving me this stupid reading.
one of my torch corals has stopped opening as much, can see in picture 4
in picture three you can see some white at the base of the pink SPS
picture two you can see the snail starting to lose the algae on it
Anemone's are struggling
everything else seems to be going well, goni's and hammers opening up fully/don't seem to be effected.
Candy's and plates doing AOK.
I'd say the torch and anenome are struggling with the phosphate being so high, guess I need to run a GFO and ditch the ATS, although I was hoping to be a bit more 'natural' but it can't seem to keep up
I've had trouble keeping my SG swings in check, due to evaporation, 1.22 to 1.29 and back down again on a few occasions over a 3-4 day period, even with the room being cool, meaning I had to dump more fresh water in because the ATO wasn't enough. - this could also be a problem.
also what is the stringy stuff around the finger/leather coral
some critical stats
temp 25.3deg
ammonia, nitrate, nitrite : Zero
SG: 1.23
Salifert PO4 : 1 (this is a problem, even with the ATS making good green algae & a lot of the Algae from the rock and back wall disappearing or turning into Coraline Algae it's still very high) - any tips on what to do here?
Calcium: API = 450
Calcium: Hanna Test = 472 first reading, 542?? wtf second reading
Don't have a Salifert yet
ALK
dKH: API = 9
dKH: Hanna = 6.66 after conversion (119ppm/17.86)
dKH: Salifert = 6.8 + or - 0.2
this should be up around 7? could this be a cause of bleaching on my SPS thats been growing on the LR I got originally?
PH: API 8.2
PH: Salifert 7.7
PH: Seneye 6.01?? there is an error here so disregard.
Not sure why salifert was giving me such a weak reading, PH should be stable now due to the ATS being on during the night, should get minimal swings, this was the case up until about 2 weeks ago, the seneye was giving very stable readings until i forgot to change the slide, now it's giving me this stupid reading.
one of my torch corals has stopped opening as much, can see in picture 4
in picture three you can see some white at the base of the pink SPS
picture two you can see the snail starting to lose the algae on it
Anemone's are struggling
everything else seems to be going well, goni's and hammers opening up fully/don't seem to be effected.
Candy's and plates doing AOK.
I'd say the torch and anenome are struggling with the phosphate being so high, guess I need to run a GFO and ditch the ATS, although I was hoping to be a bit more 'natural' but it can't seem to keep up
I've had trouble keeping my SG swings in check, due to evaporation, 1.22 to 1.29 and back down again on a few occasions over a 3-4 day period, even with the room being cool, meaning I had to dump more fresh water in because the ATO wasn't enough. - this could also be a problem.
also what is the stringy stuff around the finger/leather coral
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