Hey everyone, I’ve had the hammers for 3 weeks now, they were looking pretty awesome. The tank bottomed out on phosphates and I started dosing to bring it up. The hammers looked fine throughout this process, however now they are looking deflated with their mouths open.
I am doing with a algae bloom, probably from the now high nutrient water and I am completing water changes more frequently to bring it down.
Salinity: 1.026
Ph: 7.7-8
Temp: 78
Phosphates: 0.03-1.3 (dosing tank takes a lot)
Nitrates: 25
Alk: 8
Mg: 1250-1350
Nitrite: 0.05
Ammonia: 0
Every thing has been stable but the phosphate dosing and nitrates swimming between 25-40 - going to do another 15% water change today.
I am doing with a algae bloom, probably from the now high nutrient water and I am completing water changes more frequently to bring it down.
Salinity: 1.026
Ph: 7.7-8
Temp: 78
Phosphates: 0.03-1.3 (dosing tank takes a lot)
Nitrates: 25
Alk: 8
Mg: 1250-1350
Nitrite: 0.05
Ammonia: 0
Every thing has been stable but the phosphate dosing and nitrates swimming between 25-40 - going to do another 15% water change today.