I went to check on him this morning and he was laying out in the open on the sand bed which is unusual because I just got him 4 days ago and he’s always been in his little cave. He has been very active during feeding time when I got him but always went back in to his hole when powerheads came back on. I looked at him closer and on one of his fins he has a big black spot and it’s all closed up making it hard for him to swim
Params - Temp - 76.5-77.5, salinity - 1.0267, ph - 8.1, phosphates 0.02, nitrate - 0-5, alkalinity 7.4, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, magnesium - 1760, calcium - 515
The only new thing that has happened is last night I added 2.2 grams of baking soda to raise the alkalinity by .5
The urchin got his spines caught in the power head but I don’t know if that has any correlation. The firefish is also breathing a little harder then normal. There are no other fish and 5 astrea snails and a short spine urchin along with some corals.
Params - Temp - 76.5-77.5, salinity - 1.0267, ph - 8.1, phosphates 0.02, nitrate - 0-5, alkalinity 7.4, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, magnesium - 1760, calcium - 515
The only new thing that has happened is last night I added 2.2 grams of baking soda to raise the alkalinity by .5
The urchin got his spines caught in the power head but I don’t know if that has any correlation. The firefish is also breathing a little harder then normal. There are no other fish and 5 astrea snails and a short spine urchin along with some corals.