Ok, I need experienced help

All bulbs were changed about 4 mo ago when I was fighting GHA. So that is probably not the issue. I will fill out the form shortly. I checked Nitrates a week ago and came up 0-5ppm. P.S. How do you fill out the form and re-post it??

 

P.S. How do you fill out the form and re-post it??

 

I just highlight it, cntl C, then cntl V into your post.....then start filling it out. Every once in a while I would re-highlight and save into your que so, just in case you hit an errant button, you don't lose everything.

 

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Ok will do! Gimme awhile this is long.

 

Ok .. Here is the Qustionaire..I will be back in awhile with the Params

Tank size? 150g
Estimated total system? 175g

Reef, fish only or, freshwater? Reef

Current inhabitants? What and how many? 3 Tangs, 2 Damsels, Clown, Gobie, Lawnmower,Coral Beauty, Masked Rabbit, Sixline, Cleaner Shrimp, 3 P.J. Cards.
Clean up crew?
Various Snails, Crabs Etc.
How long has your tank been set-up? 13 mo.

Substrate. Live Sand
Type? Aragonite
Depth? 2.5 in

Live rock? Fiji
How much? 300lbs
Did you recently add some? No

Filtration. Dual Overflow Sump with 15g Fuge 200 micron filter bag.
Type? N/A
Protein skimmer? Coralife SS
Do you wet or dry skim? In Between
Maintenance schedule for filtration? Change Filter bags every 3-4 days
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow? Drilled
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much? Fuge….Live Sand, Chaeto, Bugs.
Macro? What kind? Chaeto

Lighting. Yes
Lighting type? 8x T-5 Mix of Actinic and Daylight.
Age of bulbs? 4 mo.

Feeding P.E. Mysis, Emerald Entrée Mixed. Romaine (for Tangs), Formula 1 and 2 Pellets
What?
How much? 2 Small feedings of pellets a day, and once of the others
How often?

Water change schedule.
How much? 30g
How often? Every 2 Weeks
What salt brand? Oceanic
Water source? RO/DI

Additives/supplements used? Rarely (params usually ok) Add Coral Vite, Zoo Plex, and Micro-vert, once a week.

Do you have a ground probe? No
What kind of flow does your tank have? 2 K-4, 2 K-1, 2 Maxijet 600, Dual Returns

Any additional info you would like to share.... Including anything different that you have done/not done. Nope

 

Here are the current Params
Ammonia---0
Nitrite-------0
Nitrate------0
Ph-----------7.8---(Lights just came on)
Alk----------7dkh
Ca----------500ppm

 

I am uploading pics from a minute ago--I will post shortly.

 

I would raise your dkh just a bit, 9dkh is where I keep my tank. My test kit was faulty and dkh was at 6 for a while, and I noticed a large decline especially in SPS

 

That is the lowest I have seen it, but I just turned on the lights...dont know if that mattered. How did you raise it??? Baking Soda?

 

I don't think lights affect alk. I used Reef Builder by Seachem to raise my alk without drastically changing pH. That over a few days combined with some water changes got me back up to 9 and everything improved nicely.

http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/ReefBuilder.html