Ali-F
Active Member
Hi All,
I am helping a friend here, below is his writing. So please let us show him all the support.
The introduction:-
I used to have 425l (100g) mixed reef tank( redsea reefer 425xl) that leaked and I managed to glue it the best way I can. It was an ugly job and I decided to move to a new bigger tank as I don't want to experience the same nightmare again.
The reefer 425xl
Trying to save as much as I can
On 22-may-22 I started my new 650L (150g) tank started with dry rock & dry sand. Fishless cycle using brightwell bacteria at the beginning and then used Dr.Tim. The tank got fully cycled on 21-jun-22 after 4 weeks. I Did my first ICP test on 13-July-22 to ensure no heavy metals were leached from the rocks or the sand, no screw was dropped in the water unintentionally during the labour work and any possible scenario could happen. Here is the test results
I was keeping it at lower salinity level for the cyclebut leveled it up.
The new tank is coming out nicely.
After the cycle, I was stuck on high phosphate 1.2ppm, phosphorus was 400ppb, GFO was not enough to reduce it so I used lithium chloride from Britewell dosed in 10micron filter socks until it reached 0.1 phosphate on 9-jul-22 and nitrate was tested to be15ppm.
And since that date up to date:
po4 steady on 0.09-0.12ppm
No3 steady on 11-16ppm
kh steady on 7 up to 30-jul-22
Kh 8.5 since 10-aug-22 up to 1-Sep-22.
Okay, now with the issues I am facing.
On 13-July-22 my the unwanted horror happened and the other tank started leaking. So I had to move the corals and fish to the new system. My initial plan was to wait at lsast 3-4 months to see good indicators like caroline algae, sponge, pods, good worms..etc before I insert corals. But trying to be postive and looking to the bright side, the cycle was completed and the ICP test result I did was very good.
So, I was forced to transfer my old fish and coral to the new system on 13-jul-2022. My corals especially the sps couldn't be any happier for the first 10-15 days then suddenly started to die without any obvious reason.
When everything looked good.
When everything started to become ugly.
Coral conditions:
Old and newly added frags of acros: STN and algea on the tips. Except the bali green slimer which is located at the bottom.
Montis started losing colors slowly and died.
Blastomossa, lobo, torch, favia and mashroum were and still are happy.
Candy coral shrieked.
Zoas are fine.
Even the styropora strarted STN.
Desperate action measure taken:
- The lights was 300 par on top and 200par on bottom. So I reduced the light to 200 on top and 150 on bottom.
- I inspect all equipment mostly brand new and no corrosion is found.
- No stray current in the water.
- I suspected the lithium chloride but according to icp test no issue.
Some reefer devised me not to change water because the aquarium considered a new and I am following it.
- Other reefers advised me to get water from sea to enrich the biomass of the tank. So I travelled miles into the sea and did 10% natural seawater changed.
-I dose 25 drop of microbacter 7 on a dailybasis.
- The biological filters consist of crashed coral + Siparox ceramic rings, all from my old aquarium.
- I did another ICP test on 26-August-22 and the test results show all numbers are within the desired level
as shown below.
That's all. I hope someone can point out what is wrong with this system. Why corals are dying.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
I am helping a friend here, below is his writing. So please let us show him all the support.
The introduction:-
I used to have 425l (100g) mixed reef tank( redsea reefer 425xl) that leaked and I managed to glue it the best way I can. It was an ugly job and I decided to move to a new bigger tank as I don't want to experience the same nightmare again.
The reefer 425xl
Trying to save as much as I can
On 22-may-22 I started my new 650L (150g) tank started with dry rock & dry sand. Fishless cycle using brightwell bacteria at the beginning and then used Dr.Tim. The tank got fully cycled on 21-jun-22 after 4 weeks. I Did my first ICP test on 13-July-22 to ensure no heavy metals were leached from the rocks or the sand, no screw was dropped in the water unintentionally during the labour work and any possible scenario could happen. Here is the test results
I was keeping it at lower salinity level for the cyclebut leveled it up.
The new tank is coming out nicely.
After the cycle, I was stuck on high phosphate 1.2ppm, phosphorus was 400ppb, GFO was not enough to reduce it so I used lithium chloride from Britewell dosed in 10micron filter socks until it reached 0.1 phosphate on 9-jul-22 and nitrate was tested to be15ppm.
And since that date up to date:
po4 steady on 0.09-0.12ppm
No3 steady on 11-16ppm
kh steady on 7 up to 30-jul-22
Kh 8.5 since 10-aug-22 up to 1-Sep-22.
Okay, now with the issues I am facing.
On 13-July-22 my the unwanted horror happened and the other tank started leaking. So I had to move the corals and fish to the new system. My initial plan was to wait at lsast 3-4 months to see good indicators like caroline algae, sponge, pods, good worms..etc before I insert corals. But trying to be postive and looking to the bright side, the cycle was completed and the ICP test result I did was very good.
So, I was forced to transfer my old fish and coral to the new system on 13-jul-2022. My corals especially the sps couldn't be any happier for the first 10-15 days then suddenly started to die without any obvious reason.
When everything looked good.
When everything started to become ugly.
Coral conditions:
Old and newly added frags of acros: STN and algea on the tips. Except the bali green slimer which is located at the bottom.
Montis started losing colors slowly and died.
Blastomossa, lobo, torch, favia and mashroum were and still are happy.
Candy coral shrieked.
Zoas are fine.
Even the styropora strarted STN.
Desperate action measure taken:
- The lights was 300 par on top and 200par on bottom. So I reduced the light to 200 on top and 150 on bottom.
- I inspect all equipment mostly brand new and no corrosion is found.
- No stray current in the water.
- I suspected the lithium chloride but according to icp test no issue.
Some reefer devised me not to change water because the aquarium considered a new and I am following it.
- Other reefers advised me to get water from sea to enrich the biomass of the tank. So I travelled miles into the sea and did 10% natural seawater changed.
-I dose 25 drop of microbacter 7 on a dailybasis.
- The biological filters consist of crashed coral + Siparox ceramic rings, all from my old aquarium.
- I did another ICP test on 26-August-22 and the test results show all numbers are within the desired level
as shown below.
That's all. I hope someone can point out what is wrong with this system. Why corals are dying.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
