I am new to Reef tank.
My tank is 90 gallon and now 4 months old.
I have live rocks etc.
I keeps testing parameters always found Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5 ppm
PH - vary 7.8 to 8.0, i add ph buffer to increase to 8.2. but few told me to maintain 7.8 as it may increase more and could be reason for fishes dying.
Salinity - 1.020 - 1.021
Temperature - 28 to 30 degrees (in summer)
I have my long tentacle anemone, club anemones without issue from 45 th day.
First round of all fishes died in few days - including clown, damsels, gobi, linckia star, unicorn
Second round all fishes died in few days.
Third round all fishes are success since 2 weeks - chromies, gobi, clown, wrasse etc
But Star fish still not succeeded, this time max 5 days it died.
What could be the problem?
The parameters i keep testing on daily basis.
Only PH 7.8 usually and if i add PH buffer then moves to 8.2.
Temperature 28 to 30 degrees usually.
I need expert advise on this.
My tank is 90 gallon and now 4 months old.
I have live rocks etc.
I keeps testing parameters always found Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5 ppm
PH - vary 7.8 to 8.0, i add ph buffer to increase to 8.2. but few told me to maintain 7.8 as it may increase more and could be reason for fishes dying.
Salinity - 1.020 - 1.021
Temperature - 28 to 30 degrees (in summer)
I have my long tentacle anemone, club anemones without issue from 45 th day.
First round of all fishes died in few days - including clown, damsels, gobi, linckia star, unicorn
Second round all fishes died in few days.
Third round all fishes are success since 2 weeks - chromies, gobi, clown, wrasse etc
But Star fish still not succeeded, this time max 5 days it died.
What could be the problem?
The parameters i keep testing on daily basis.
Only PH 7.8 usually and if i add PH buffer then moves to 8.2.
Temperature 28 to 30 degrees usually.
I need expert advise on this.