Parameters?

PH 7.8
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 20-40 ppm has reached 80ppm
Phosphate 0.5 ppm
Temp 78 degrees
Sality 1.026

I know nitrates are alittle hight have a diy refug already started too lower too nitrates 0ppm...do you think it's the nitrates? Also what cause molting in hermits what is molting?

pH shock maybe?

Ph shock I don't think been in there for over two weeks

Your nitrates are really, really high for a reef. You need to get those way down. I would say below 5ppm. I'd do 50% water changes daily to get it down.

That can be an issue too. Inverts are really really picky about nitrates. Get the fuge as soon as you can :)

Totally a nitrate issue for sure & water change is a must.

Really. 50% water change daily...okay ill do one right not did one yester day also..Mondays are much water change day on my two fresh water and reef tank:biggrin:

Yea I've got a 6 gallon sump refug project already going got the acrylic for baffle walls upgraded skimmer also started...this week end hopefully sump will be goin:biggrin:

Yea ill stay ontop of that daily now:cry: lol

The solution to pollution is dilution. ;) You need to get the nitrates down quickly.

Awsome thank you soon much

Chemicalistic (no such word but you get the idea :P) advice :D

Then the tough part is to figure out how it got that high to eliminate the issue.

Oh, I should add something. Test your NSW before hand. If the parameters are quite a bit different from your tank water, add it slowly to the tank. Don't just dump it all in. You don't want to radically change your pH or anything really quickly.

You manipulate the English language very nicely for it not being your first language! :lol:

Haha thanks :D

Have been the head of editorial department for a club (in english) back home so my writing is better than speaking :P

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The tank is only 40 days running pretty young for a reef tank could be a issue too...

Thats great advice also thank you

Was the rock fully cured?

LOL :biggrin:

Nope:neutral:

Personally, I think nanos should start with only live rock. Helps things move faster and also doesn't make much difference economically. After all, its just a small volume of rock :)

I would guess that there is the culprit, maybe still some die off from the rock. Your going to have to do daily water changes of at least 25% until thing stabilize for sure. If you have another salt tank going you could exchange a few pieces to help stabilize.

Small volume of rock? I have 40lbs of rock lol

Hey I like the homemade skimmer. I may try a similar Mame copy skimmer myself. Sorry to hear about the losses, in addition to what everyone else said remember to go slow. Cheers.

Small considering 100lbs+ ;)

Yea first reef so no other live rock..but will stay ontop of water changes for sure thank you

BTW since you are getting big numbers on nitrate, I am sure that your rock is pretty live now :P

Get started with the water change. MOVE MOVE! :mrgreen:

Awsome go for it I thought it was kinda a throw together one but works great..ill be making another diy skimmer the big brother too that one you might say...If you have any questions shoot... It's pretty self explanatory tho...and yea two mins silence for our fallen soldiers :lol:...and yea it was getting covered in hair algea so thought it was safe for clean up crew they were doing awsome:cry:...

In a nano tank?40 lbs is lots I think

I've done several water changes 25 % weekly now will be daily just finishing up with water changer for tonight 50% -60% changed

Awesome :D keep up the good work ;)

Could I do a 25 % water change at 7am? Before work then say 8pm after work another 25% water change? Or is it betterall 50-60% at once:biggrin:? Anybody got suggestions

I would vote for 25-25

Same here ^

25-25 it is then ill be doing next wc in the am lol

Egh pics still won't post getting soo frustrated errrrrrr:twised: