Need help asap

[Rayreef710]

The alk in that water is 8.8

The box remix

 

[Dburr1014]

The box remix

If your new saltwater is 8.8 alkalinity how did it become 12 dkh? Are you dosing anything?

 

[Rayreef710]

Was dosing to raise pH up with marine buffer to get to 8.3

 

[Rmckoy]

The alk in that water is 8.8

Either testing error or you’re dosing the Alk to raise it to the current level ?

 

[Dburr1014]

Was dosing to raise pH up with marine buffer to get to 8.3

Okay, more information on page 3
Stop dosing.
What is your normal ph without dosing? Have you tried air line to the outside for your skimmer?

 

[Dburr1014]

Any other information that is critical to the tank?

 

[RabidDragon]

straight off the internet:

What does marine buffer do?
Liquid Marine Buffer® will safely raise marine pH to 8.3 while adjusting alkalinity. It will not raise pH above 8.3 even if inadvertently overdosed. Liquid Marine Buffer® contains a balanced blend of bicarbonate, carbonate and borate salts designed to raise pH and restore disrupted buffer systems to the proper balance.

this is raising the Alk.

 

[Dburr1014]

1) can they be taken out? If yes go to #2
2) hydrogen peroxide. Pull what you can with your fingers. H2O2 on a toothbrush and gently scrub the area. Let sit for a couple minuets. Rinse in tank water in a bowl then replace in tank. DO NOT USE FRESH WATER, AKA, TAP WATER.

3) this might not save the coral. I understand you are new to reef tanks. You picked the MOST SENSITIVE coral that for some with years experience can not keep.

4) need all the information on your tank.
EVERYTHING. Parameters, anything you have tested for.
Flow, lights, setting of lights and powerheads. Par. Any changes in parameters or tank lately?
How old is your tank? How did you cycle it?
We need everything and anything you can tell us.

Do you member this post on page 1?
Need ALL information, not bits and pieces.

 

[Julbra]

Can’t help but notice, what is the shrimp like thing picking at your coral in the back left?

 

[Rmckoy]

This post is pointing more towards dosing something that should never have been dosed in the first place .
Ph can be regulated with dosing but it’s a very risky path . Ideally opening a window or removing c02 will provide the pest possible ph
Ph will fluctuate daily from day to night

sudden increases with Alk is what happened to this coral . And will continue to happen to the others in the system .
chances in parameters are not ideal , especially alkalinity

 

[Dburr1014]

This post is pointing more towards dosing something that should never have been dosed in the first place .
Ph can be regulated with dosing but it’s a very risky path . Ideally opening a window or removing c02 will provide the pest possible ph
Ph will fluctuate daily from day to night

sudden increases with Alk is what happened to this coral . And will continue to happen to the others in the system .
chances in parameters are not ideal , especially alkalinity

100%, OP, I suggest you do a bunch of research and learn how to keep a reef aquarium by watching some BRS videos.

 

[Rayreef710]

Ok I see I messed up by dosing the pH an that what caused my alk to go so high..

 

[Cool tangs]

12dkh seems a bit high to me. Your phosphate are probably a little high. Phosphate and alkalinity swings are the 2 key parameters that's will stress sps and cause RTN/STN all other parameters don't really matter, although to be safe it's good to keep detectable levels of nitrates

What was your last test readings? My guess is a swing on one of those 2 (alk/phos)

 

[Rayreef710]

12dkh seems a bit high to me. Your phosphate are probably a little high. Phosphate and alkalinity swings are the 2 key parameters that's will stress sps and cause RTN/STN all other parameters don't really matter, although to be safe it's good to keep detectable levels of nitrates

What was your last test readings? My guess is a swing on one of those 2 (alk/phos)

Yes alk was 10.6 then went to 12.1. an valium spike lil from 420 to 480 ppm

 

[Rayreef710]

So what best courses of actions I understand not to dose for pH anymore.. will a water change help bring that down or do I need to let it ride

 

[Cool tangs]

Yes alk was 10.6 then went to 12.1. an valium spike lil from 420 to 480 ppm

Don't worry about your calcium right now dude, focus on testing your phosphate and alk more often and finding a sweet spot range with very small changes. To avoid annoying algae it's best to keep phosphate on the lower end if possible. Don't be aggressive on your change either otherwise your just going to tick everything off! Go slow if you lose this sps it's not the end. Get your parameters in check find a method and stick with it, don't keep changing things. Once everything is stable again buy a cheap sps frag to test again. Challenge yourself to test regularly until you feel confident there are no major swings. You'll have a better time and more success! Watch some reefers like reefbum, Jake Adams

Good luck, and don't give up. There's so much confusing data out there just stick to one or 2 reefers with similar methods for now and hone in the method you pick

 

[Rayreef710]

Don't worry about your calcium right now dude, focus on testing your phosphate and alk more often and finding a sweet spot range with very small changes. To avoid annoying algae it's best to keep phosphate on the lower end if possible. Don't be aggressive on your change either otherwise your just going to tick everything off! Go slow if you lose this sps it's not the end. Get your parameters in check find a method and stick with it, don't keep changing things. Once everything is stable again buy a cheap sps frag to test again. Challenge yourself to test regularly until you feel confident there are no major swings. You'll have a better time and more success! Watch some reefers like reefbum, Jake Adams

Good luck, and don't give up. There's so much confusing data out there just stick to one or 2 reefers with similar methods for now and hone in the method you pick

Thanks man appreciate it will look into them reefers..it was doin so good then bam smh

 

[Cool tangs]

Thanks man appreciate it will look into them reefers..it was doin so good then bam smh

Yeah swings suck dude

 

[Rayreef710]

So would a water change help out bec I haven't done one these weekend an normally do think I should or no

 

[Cool tangs]

So would a water change help out bec I haven't done one these weekend an normally do think I should or no

What salt mix are you using? If it mixes to 8dkh then you could slowly bring it down with small water changes over time, this will also help bring down your phosphates