Hi guys,
I read related threads, but got no answers.
I have approx. 40G tank + small sump around 10G of water. Started more than 1 month ago.
Inhabitants: 6 kilo of LRs, 4 algae-eater snails, 7 acroporas.
Salinity is 35, temperature is ~80. Light schedule: almost like AB+ using AI Hydra.
Previously I had a Copper Butterfly, a Cole Tang and a small Clownfish (Ocellaris or like that)
And I received 7 acros on June 1st as well. ;Happy
Immediately after that I turn on acclimation mode from 50% to 100%, 100% was reached on June 15th.
Meanwhile I started increasing nutrients level so it was around 0.05 PO4 and 5-10 NO3 last week.
Also, I have PH monitor and I've been doing monitoring since 1st of June.
So, till the Sunday of June 13th it was around 8.1 at night and 8.2 during the day (drop is not significant because of it's hot and the windows are open even at night, so CO2 is OK)
But on Monday and so on it started dropping. Now it's no more than 7.7!
I checked the probe, unfortunately it works.
Last week I had an oodinium (Velvet disease) outbreak ;Doctor and lost the Cole Tang and the Butterfly , only my Clown survived. But it's in the another let say bucket right no.
So there were no fishes since June 12th. But I "feed" bacterias with small amount of pellets every day.
Also, I noticed that hair algae growth very significantly. So today morning I used plastic card to remove it from the bottom and overflow box.
I also don't think I have a lot of organic in the water because I have a fleece filter.
What happened with my tank?
And how could I make my PH more steady?
Thank you
I read related threads, but got no answers.
I have approx. 40G tank + small sump around 10G of water. Started more than 1 month ago.
Inhabitants: 6 kilo of LRs, 4 algae-eater snails, 7 acroporas.
Salinity is 35, temperature is ~80. Light schedule: almost like AB+ using AI Hydra.
Previously I had a Copper Butterfly, a Cole Tang and a small Clownfish (Ocellaris or like that)
And I received 7 acros on June 1st as well. ;Happy
Immediately after that I turn on acclimation mode from 50% to 100%, 100% was reached on June 15th.
Meanwhile I started increasing nutrients level so it was around 0.05 PO4 and 5-10 NO3 last week.
Also, I have PH monitor and I've been doing monitoring since 1st of June.
So, till the Sunday of June 13th it was around 8.1 at night and 8.2 during the day (drop is not significant because of it's hot and the windows are open even at night, so CO2 is OK)
But on Monday and so on it started dropping. Now it's no more than 7.7!
I checked the probe, unfortunately it works.
Last week I had an oodinium (Velvet disease) outbreak ;Doctor and lost the Cole Tang and the Butterfly , only my Clown survived. But it's in the another let say bucket right no.
So there were no fishes since June 12th. But I "feed" bacterias with small amount of pellets every day.
Also, I noticed that hair algae growth very significantly. So today morning I used plastic card to remove it from the bottom and overflow box.
I also don't think I have a lot of organic in the water because I have a fleece filter.
What happened with my tank?
And how could I make my PH more steady?
Thank you