Hello, all!
I got this gorgeous Trachy on Thursday of last week and I'm just not sure if it's happy or not...
It came in perfect and puffy, put it in my tank (acclimated it first of course) then the next day started getting smaller and less puffy... I know they can deflate at night, but tbh it seems to remain pretty deflated compared to its original shape..
First photo is what it looked like on day 1 (Last Thursday)
Second photo is a few days later (Saturday)
My parameters are a little out of wack which I've been working on. Though I'm not sure why my Alk, Calcium and Mag are so high? I dosed these three like 3 weeks ago then realized I may have dosed too much. So I stopped dosing entirely and have since done 3 water changes..
Still high in these three parameters...
Are these the reason why my Trachy is the way it is?
Or is it because of my Ammonia and Nitrates?
I'm also dosing NOPOX because in struggling to keep my Phosphates and Nitrates down... Could this be the cause?
Parameters as of today:
Salinity: 35ppt
Temp: 78F
Ammonia: 0.68 ppm
Nitrates: 14.8 ppm
Phosphates: 0.83
pH: 8.0
Calcium: 574 ppm
Alkalinity: 17.5 ppm
Magnesium: (unknown due to my Hanna tester being garbage... have not been dosing Mg because of this. Getting a new test kit from Red Sea on Monday)
ANY tips on how to make my Trachy happy would mean the world to me... I love this thing with all my heart and I'd be devastated if I kill it... please be kind, but please know I am working on my parameters.
I am dosing NOPOX (2ml for my 30 gallon) everyday to fight Nitrates and Phosphates.
And have been adding Nitrifying bacteria to help fight Ammonia (my tank was cycled but for what ever reason - maybe due to over feeding - my parameters shot up)
Thanks in advance
I got this gorgeous Trachy on Thursday of last week and I'm just not sure if it's happy or not...
It came in perfect and puffy, put it in my tank (acclimated it first of course) then the next day started getting smaller and less puffy... I know they can deflate at night, but tbh it seems to remain pretty deflated compared to its original shape..
First photo is what it looked like on day 1 (Last Thursday)
Second photo is a few days later (Saturday)
My parameters are a little out of wack which I've been working on. Though I'm not sure why my Alk, Calcium and Mag are so high? I dosed these three like 3 weeks ago then realized I may have dosed too much. So I stopped dosing entirely and have since done 3 water changes..
Still high in these three parameters...
Are these the reason why my Trachy is the way it is?
Or is it because of my Ammonia and Nitrates?
I'm also dosing NOPOX because in struggling to keep my Phosphates and Nitrates down... Could this be the cause?
Parameters as of today:
Salinity: 35ppt
Temp: 78F
Ammonia: 0.68 ppm
Nitrates: 14.8 ppm
Phosphates: 0.83
pH: 8.0
Calcium: 574 ppm
Alkalinity: 17.5 ppm
Magnesium: (unknown due to my Hanna tester being garbage... have not been dosing Mg because of this. Getting a new test kit from Red Sea on Monday)
ANY tips on how to make my Trachy happy would mean the world to me... I love this thing with all my heart and I'd be devastated if I kill it... please be kind, but please know I am working on my parameters.
I am dosing NOPOX (2ml for my 30 gallon) everyday to fight Nitrates and Phosphates.
And have been adding Nitrifying bacteria to help fight Ammonia (my tank was cycled but for what ever reason - maybe due to over feeding - my parameters shot up)
Thanks in advance