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Tank is a year old 75 gallonAlk is very high which may upset them
Moderate light and water flow is adequate for their environmental needs
With those zero readings, are you using API test kits? Seems unusual
Age of tank?
Are you dosing alk ?
Temp 77-79
PH 8.0-8.3
Salinity 1.025
Alk 8-9
mag 1300
CA 440
Nitrate < .04
Phosphate < .04
Ammonia < .03
Add iodide to water occasionally
When moving or acclimating to new setting, place at lower half of tank and under acclimation or low light setting and ramp up slowly
You can give it G E N T L E bursts of water from a turkey baster and see if it perks them up
Check bottom of plug and assure there are no Little bugs, eggs of any sort and nudibranch(slugs) underneath.
As much as I hate to say- API TEST kits are notorious for false readings and have let many reefers down.I dipped them in revive, I been trying to drop alkalinity with water changes but no luck, yes I’m using api tester. Should I turn off my skimmer?
I have the kessil Ap9x I had the intensity at 40% I just lowered it to 20%
What would you suggest to do about the high alkalinity, I can’t get the levels down for life of meHi! Algae on the polyps are a big problem for zoas. 50% H2O2 (regular Hydrogen Peroxide from Walgreens) 50% tank water dip for 1-2 minutes. They will fizz, don’t worry. Brush gently with a toothbrush to help the algae come off then put it back in the tank. It won’t open for 3-10 days because it has to regenerate its slime coat that was destroyed by the dip. Hopefully they’ll open back up and be good as new! Also, check your params like the lovely folks above me mentioned, as long as they’re in reef compatible levels you shouldn’t have issues
Corals will naturally take in alk, water changes without re-dosing alk will also help. As a last resort, you can dose an organic acid like white vinegar but I would recommend against that because its very easy to over correct. I would definitely try frequent water changes firstWhat would you suggest to do about the high alkalinity, I can’t get the levels down for life of me
Next time you make a fresh batch of water test the alkI use Red Sea salt. I check the alkalinity with the Red Sea marine test kit usually 2x a week. Today the alk dropped to 11.6. Everyone around me uses the API so I’m thinking of buying the Hanna kit, I did the hydrogen peroxide today to the zoas so hoping in few days they open up