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Old 02-11-2010, 10:39 PM
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What test kits do you use are you sure you have no Nitrite, and Nitrate?
How old is your tank. What about flow is there enough flow/oxygen in your tank? Does not sound like a light problem to me. You PO4 is a bit high but should not kill things.
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:22 PM
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No expert but lighting seems a bit weak
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:28 PM
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no expert but my sps is growing and from what you posted i would agree phos is high and you need more light also imo higher quality bulbs than the stock ones seems to have made a difference for me
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:33 PM
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Thats a lot of fish for a 90 are you sure you have no NO3
I only have 3 fish small ones in my 75 and I show 0.2 of NO3
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:37 PM
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Are you sure your lights are T5's? 65w sounds like PC to me.
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:41 PM
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Are you sure your lights are T5's? 65w sounds like PC to me.
If they are PC's you don't have enough light.
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PC I'm assuming that this is power compact. This is what I have. Sorry for misleading everyone quoting T5's. I though there were the same.
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:52 PM
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If they are PC's you don't have enough light.
plus 2 being actinic doesn't help
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:39 PM
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Does not look like bleaching to me it looks like a water quality issue.
How old and what kind of test kits do you run? I think your problem is there it is unusual to have that high a PO4 and no NO3
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Old 02-11-2010, 11:55 PM
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I'm running API Test Kits I have had them for 8 months plus however long they were on the shelf. I re-tested P04 and NO3 and have the same results. So is this a lighting issue, water quality or both?
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