Something in my tank just isn't quite right...

[amy]

Sorry, phosphate goes to the second colour...which is 0.25.
I don't find there is a ton of flow in the system. I have 3 power heads in there. The skimmer is a vertex IN-100 skimmer.

[outacontrol]

I am wondering if your calcium is precipitating, how often are you adding purple up?
Do you have any SPS? (hard corals) From what you listed for livestock your system should be using very little calcium and not really need any additional added.

[amy]

I've been adding purple up for about a week and a half now, daily. When I started the calcium was 360. I don't have any SPS Corals, only what I listed. I'm off to google precipitating calcium

[Ian]

Regal tang in an 90....your sooooo gonna hear from the tang police
good luck with your tank

[amy]

Uh Oh! Tang police sounds serious.
I was told this was ok. It's just a wee one now, so I have some time to figure my situation out I guess.

[chris121277]

Personally i would stop dosing the purple up, from what you have listed for your corals weekly water changes should be enough to maintain your cal levels.

Are you running any carbon and or filter sock?

[amy]

Originally Posted by chris121277

Personally i would stop dosing the purple up, from what you have listed for your corals weekly water changes should be enough to maintain your cal levels.

Are you running any carbon and or filter sock?

I have carbon and some filter floss in the sump. I think I will stop with the purple up and the marine snow....when I think of it, this all started around the time that I started using those. I'll give it a go and see what happens.

I think it is the combination of Pup and snow doing it making the cal persipitate you should only need to use a cal supliment if you have lots of LPS or SPS other than that as stated already weekly water changes should do the job. I used it to get the coriline to grow a bit faster and it worked well but I only added at half dose.

Bill

[Aquattro]

As stated, stop dosing stuff, and stick to water changes. New sand? What kind? How well did you wash it? I used 4 bags of new sugar sand and my tank is still cloudy after 6 weeks. The wrasses don't help with that
Use filter socks for a while and everything should settle in time. I wouldn't add any more livestock for 6 months, giving the bacterial population time to establish fully.

[fencer]

I wouldn't worry too much as along as nothing is dying. Let the tank continue to cycle. Even if you have cured rock it still need to cycle. The white is due from bacteria or just silt in the water. also check your dKH