HELP HELP HELP SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!!!

[Nano]

k again, thanks guys.. I hate being the newb.. its so frustrating, and I'm sure most of you have been where I am at some point. I'm just glad I have the help. I am getting a refractometer today. you know to top of all my other problems, my only fish (Ocellaris Clown) has ICH. ughhh.... so I am treating him with ich attack. I use garlic rich food (new life spectrum with garlic) and he is still eating, but today I came and saw he is covered head to tail poor guy. I know this is a typical thing to say, but I just feel like giving up, I am afraid of killing everything.
the few zoos and ricordea I have are fine, and my clean up crew as well are fine. I just don't get it. lol.. I'm going nuts over here!! I mean fresh water is a breeze but this is just giving me a brain tumor.

[Blom]

Well as many have said you need to slow down... fresh water is easy because most people don't over think it.... tank, water, fish... pretty easy. Ive noticed that there are alot of people who over think these salt water tanks at the start. Just worry about your temp, ph, and sg. I test for nitrates from time to time just to see, but I can usually tell from looking in the tank if somethings off. The old hammer coral shrivels up like George off Seinfeld. There is no need to panic... a small water change can have a big difference. Its basically the only thing I need to do to get the water parameters back into a good range. And remember Big Als is like a walmart, lots of stuff, some good some not so. But it is for the most part a one stop shop, I just tend not to talk to the staff lol. Over the next bit you will figure your tank out and have more confidence to deal with it.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Blom

Well as many have said you need to slow down... fresh water is easy because most people don't over think it.... tank, water, fish... pretty easy. Ive noticed that there are alot of people who over think these salt water tanks at the start. Just worry about your temp, ph, and sg. I test for nitrates from time to time just to see, but I can usually tell from looking in the tank if somethings off. The old hammer coral shrivels up like George off Seinfeld. There is no need to panic... a small water change can have a big difference. Its basically the only thing I need to do to get the water parameters back into a good range. And remember Big Als is like a walmart, lots of stuff, some good some not so. But it is for the most part a one stop shop, I just tend not to talk to the staff lol. Over the next bit you will figure your tank out and have more confidence to deal with it.

Don't even worry about Ph. If you play with that you might cause more issues. I have never dosed a thing to control ph.

It's the last thingnon the list.

Denny has it pegged. +1.

[Blom]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Don't even worry about Ph. If you play with that you might cause more issues. I have never dosed a thing to control ph.

It's the last thingnon the list.

Denny has it pegged. +1.

Never said dose anything... just monitor. To be honest Im starting to get more out of my pH trend off the profilux. Ive noticed a cycle from my water change schedual. After a water change I see an overall gain in my pH of approx 0.2. Not a big gain, but enough that it keeps my night pH swing above 8.0 and 8.3 during the day. If I neglect a weekly water change then the pH starts to dip in the second week. At night I can dip just below 7.9. I dont dose anything at all. I just think that as someone who is new to salt water it is important to watch the parameters to gain some incite into the working of your tank.

[Myka]

I agree that you are better off monitoring and doing waterchanges right now than trying to dose anything. If you do a weekly 15% waterchange the parameters should stay pretty good because you only have a few corals that will use calcium and alkalinity anyway.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by nanomano

I hate being the newb.. its so frustrating, and I'm sure most of you have been where I am at some point. I'm just glad I have the help

Hehe, just you wait. I haven't found a tank yet but when I do, you can help me

And not to hijack the thread...
Myka, I'm sick and couldn't sleep so I read your 90g build last night (this morning ). The whole thread. Whew.
Glad to see you are sticking to it
I learned so much. Plus your links.
Thanks for your contributions
PS: it's your fault that I'm re-thinking a FOWLER with a 6 bulb t5...150w twin MH and LPS maybe

[Nano]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Hehe, just you wait. I haven't found a tank yet but when I do, you can help me

And not to hijack the thread...
Myka, I'm sick and couldn't sleep so I read your 90g build last night (this morning ). The whole thread. Whew.
Glad to see you are sticking to it
I learned so much. Plus your links.
Thanks for your contributions

no worries hopefully I wont be totally useless at this by then haha. and yes myka is a very useful user! lots of good threads

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by nanomano

no worries hopefully I wont be totally useless at this by then haha. and yes myka is a very useful user! lots of good threads

Oh, dude... I'm sure she is so happy she's useful
We know what you mean but, err, maybe knowledgeable, or, helpful...

[Nano]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Oh, dude... I'm sure she is so happy she's useful
We know what you mean but, err, maybe knowledgeable, or, helpful...

lol yeah you know what I mean