"xenia crash" can someone see the problem in xenia picture i posted

[mike31154]

pH will vary depending on the time of day it is measured. In most systems it will be lower during the night. Light and oxygen both impact your pH. When the lights go out, pH will start dropping. Adequate flow will aid oxygenation/gas exchange to stabilize pH. I've often heard people recommend opening a door or window allowing fresh air into the house to raise pH. Trouble with that is it's pretty much out of the question during the winter.

[Powertec]

Did you cycle the tank fully?
Its not dead yet...Just closing up as its kinda cranky at the water.
If it is only a month old it is to early yet to have stuff in there.

And no there is no way to age it faster.
This hobby is definetly not about rushing things. Patience is what is required. Rush things and your livestock suffer and die.

And yes just raising your ph like that is an absolute no no...Once again do these things slowly.

What are all your others tests coming out as?

Salinity? And what is it measured with?
Temp?
Nitrate?
Nitrite?
Ammonia?
Are you dosing anything other than the ph buffer?

[fishguy007]

i used dead rock in the tank. just base rock,. the lfs told me this was better, then i did not have to wait for the live rock to agasin cycle. they told me the dead rock would come alive. is this at all true

the lfs told me that i could put stuff in right away. how long do you suggest that i wait before i put anything else in.

Salinity? 1.024 I use the deep six hygrometer. you dip it in the tank, let it fill and the lever floats to the salinity.

Temp? between 78-79. sometimes 80 with the lights

Nitrate? 0

Nitrite? 0

Ammonia? 0

Are you dosing anything other than the ph buffer? - i add calcium. coral excel, coral vite, coral frenzy and mix the fish food in garlic. i have added idoide but thats about it.


any suggestions

[Powertec]

Replied to your pm.

[Snaz]

Originally Posted by fishguy007

- i add calcium. coral excel, coral vite, coral frenzy and mix the fish food in garlic. i have added idoide but thats about it.


any suggestions

Possible reasons your coral is dying.

1. Tank is one month old.
2. Dead rock, how did you cycle the tank?
3. Dosing everything but gatorade. Don't dose what you can't test for. Adding supplements is meant to replace lost minerals due to coral GROWTH that don't normally get replaced with regular water changes. Since your coral is not growing you should NOT be dosing. Even if coral was growing modestly you should be getting all of your minerals through water changes with a good salt.
4. Not enough Patience.

[fishguy007]

it was fiji live rock. was taken out of a tank and dried for a few months and then washed with a hose and dried again. so the guy told me no cycling.

i have a few pieces of live rock from the corals that i added.

just orederd a refractometer now.

no. another guy told me that i dont reall have to add anything. is that true. he said a reef could be fine with no chemicals.

iin there now i have two occ clowns. one blk occ clown. a yellow watchman godby,. a hipo tang and a yellow tang. its only a 32 gallon tank

i just test
ph
nitrate
nitrite
and ammonia

should i buy more test kits. i got what the lfs told me.

so would the cycle cause the ph to be low., and how long will this cycle take. the tank have been runnig for over a moonth now.

[Aquattro]

If your tank is a month old, you didn't use live rock, nd your dosing everything the store sells, you're in trouble. You should not have those fishin there yet, and a couple should never go in there.
Return the tangs, tank is too small. Return any additives, tank doesn't need them. Find new fish store, you don't need that one.
Don't buy anything else until you ask here or another board. We don't sell stuff here, so our advice is not biased.
You need to slow down. A lot.

[Black Phantom]

Sorry to agree but your tank is way too small for those tangs. What other corals do you have close by the zenia. They may be getting stung or under a chemical attack.
I can't have Zenia in my big tank as they just shrivel and die, but they grow like weeds in my 50. Exact same water just different corals.