@OrionN @footgal It just occurred to me that this all happened when I switched from store bought salt water to making my own. I buy my rodi water from the same fish store I had been purchasing my saltwater. The only thing that is truly different in the tank is the new salt.
the other thing I’ve recently read about is the black sand. My tank is a mix of black and white sand and it is magnetic. I wonder if that’s an issue?
after having my LFS check my water my nitrates are 50 even though I just did a water change ( I clean my refugium that’s where all the water came from and because it is a gravity feed as I stirred the sand none of the water actually went back into the tank)
I am going to go to petco and buy salt. My new concern is going to be with the drop in alkalinity with the new salt. I am currently running Red Sea pro.
but it’s the only thing that has really changed in the tank.
the other thing I’ve recently read about is the black sand. My tank is a mix of black and white sand and it is magnetic. I wonder if that’s an issue?
after having my LFS check my water my nitrates are 50 even though I just did a water change ( I clean my refugium that’s where all the water came from and because it is a gravity feed as I stirred the sand none of the water actually went back into the tank)
I am going to go to petco and buy salt. My new concern is going to be with the drop in alkalinity with the new salt. I am currently running Red Sea pro.
but it’s the only thing that has really changed in the tank.