Hi,
I decided to upgrade recently from my 10g to a 25g. I also decided it was time for an RO/DI system. I filled the new tank up with all new RO/DI water. Cycled it and even took some extra time to make sure the parameters matched the old tank exactly. However, less than 24 hours after adding my two fish, two snails, two crabs and a bunch of corals to the new tank, I had one dead fish, one in "critical care" and my inverts were moving very slowly. The corals were still not fully opening. I added some Prime, and carbon and within two hours of doing so, the inverts were moving about and scavenging, the corals were starting to open up more and the fish in "critical care" is improving. My suspicion is that the water has not been filtered properly. How do you know if your RO/DI system is working?
Thanks for your input.
I decided to upgrade recently from my 10g to a 25g. I also decided it was time for an RO/DI system. I filled the new tank up with all new RO/DI water. Cycled it and even took some extra time to make sure the parameters matched the old tank exactly. However, less than 24 hours after adding my two fish, two snails, two crabs and a bunch of corals to the new tank, I had one dead fish, one in "critical care" and my inverts were moving very slowly. The corals were still not fully opening. I added some Prime, and carbon and within two hours of doing so, the inverts were moving about and scavenging, the corals were starting to open up more and the fish in "critical care" is improving. My suspicion is that the water has not been filtered properly. How do you know if your RO/DI system is working?
Thanks for your input.