Hello All
I did a 20% water change about 4 days ago and something has gone horribly wrong. My immediate thought is I introduced something through the new water (it was temp matched) I’m thinking the rodi must have not been adequate and I got complacent and didn’t check my Rodi before I mixed the salt water. I check it after and got a result of 8ppm! But I don’t know what got in. I’m thinking maybe copper from old pipes or something
To make things worse! ATO failed and threw salinity off to 1.021 a week ago and I had slowly brought back up with just letting evaporation bring up but then the water change issue hit.
At this point I’m worried to do any more water changes since all my mixed water could be bad. I ordered a whole new rodi system on Amazon and will be here tomo but prob still 2 days before I can change and water
Current parameters are
Nitrate 2.7
Phos =157ppb
Salinity =1.026
Temp =78.5
The first sign something was odd was my rock flower nem first closed up more that I ever saw before a day later is now detached tumbling around. I gave it a smell test and I think it’s still alive. I turned off power heads and put it in a good spot
My current plan
-added a new bag of activated carbon to filter
-will mix 100% new water tomo with new rodi
-20% change every 3 days after that? (Looking for advice)
-lowered lights to 40%
Anything else I should run to remove containments? There is a bag of chem pure should I take out / replace?
Another note. My nitrates were much higher a month ago at 20! I’m starting to think maybe I bottomed them out which is also affecting things? I’m split on what to do. On one hand If their is a containment carbon will help no? On the other continuing to up carbon and or chemi pure could negatively affect the low nitrate level?
Last note! These pics were through orange reef glasses to help w glare. Water is not that off colored
Thank you for any advise!
I did a 20% water change about 4 days ago and something has gone horribly wrong. My immediate thought is I introduced something through the new water (it was temp matched) I’m thinking the rodi must have not been adequate and I got complacent and didn’t check my Rodi before I mixed the salt water. I check it after and got a result of 8ppm! But I don’t know what got in. I’m thinking maybe copper from old pipes or something
To make things worse! ATO failed and threw salinity off to 1.021 a week ago and I had slowly brought back up with just letting evaporation bring up but then the water change issue hit.
At this point I’m worried to do any more water changes since all my mixed water could be bad. I ordered a whole new rodi system on Amazon and will be here tomo but prob still 2 days before I can change and water
Current parameters are
Nitrate 2.7
Phos =157ppb
Salinity =1.026
Temp =78.5
The first sign something was odd was my rock flower nem first closed up more that I ever saw before a day later is now detached tumbling around. I gave it a smell test and I think it’s still alive. I turned off power heads and put it in a good spot
My current plan
-added a new bag of activated carbon to filter
-will mix 100% new water tomo with new rodi
-20% change every 3 days after that? (Looking for advice)
-lowered lights to 40%
Anything else I should run to remove containments? There is a bag of chem pure should I take out / replace?
Another note. My nitrates were much higher a month ago at 20! I’m starting to think maybe I bottomed them out which is also affecting things? I’m split on what to do. On one hand If their is a containment carbon will help no? On the other continuing to up carbon and or chemi pure could negatively affect the low nitrate level?
Last note! These pics were through orange reef glasses to help w glare. Water is not that off colored
Thank you for any advise!
