My sad tank - Page 3

lngrhaul · #21 02-08-2012, 08:04 PM

The other thing that people often forget is to rinse and dry your mixing container where you make up your salt water. Stuff can accumulate on the container and increase phosphates and other unwanted junk.

vanreefer · #22 02-09-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cuz

oops, I've done 100% water changes and also use tap water with a TDS reading of 200...

As suggested there's probibly other causes, overfeading is usually the most common. Does your tank get natural sunlight in it? due for a bulb change?

Good suggetsions so far...I have usually sem cyano in my tank when my bulbs are due to be changed... how old are your lights?

coolhandgoose · #23 02-09-2012, 05:25 PM

The bulbs are 6 months old.

I just did a 16 gallon water change so we'll see how things go. Planning more in a couple days.

coolhandgoose · #24 02-10-2012, 06:57 PM

Corals are still closed up, definitely doing another water change tomorrow, maybe a partial one tonight.

On a brighter note I found a peppermint shrimp I've been missing for about two weeks in the overflow box!

coolhandgoose · #25 02-10-2012, 07:04 PM

Here is the fox coral, somewhat inflated but definitely not fully.

The sand bed was clear yesterday now already turning brown.

Frogspawn closed up

Kenya trees loving it.

dpg · #26 02-10-2012, 11:18 PM

Are you running an ATS (thought I saw your handle in another forum). Is it helping?

coolhandgoose · #27 02-10-2012, 11:21 PM

I've just added the ATS so no help so far, just gonna do lots of water changes.
I'm on the algae scrubber site so SM can help me with the build.

coolhandgoose · #28 02-11-2012, 01:05 AM

Argh stupid peppermint shrimp is back in the overflow!

fishytime · #29 02-11-2012, 01:31 AM

you could also reduce your photo period......or do a complete "lights" out on the tank for up to three days, to get better results..... lots of things to try but I would bet that just being a little more mindful about how much you feed and rinsing the food, coupled with a low tds will likely do the trick for ya

coolhandgoose · #30 02-11-2012, 05:41 PM

Just did another 16 gal water change this morning and sucked out all the brown again.

I think I might do like 8 gallon water changes every other day now just to keep siphoning the sand.

I caught that bastard shrimp again and put some 5mm screening around my overflow to hopefully prevent him from going back in the overflow.

Also my tank temp was a little low around 76. I cleaned the heater and moved it to the sump and turned it up a couple of degrees to hopefully get it back to the 78 79 range.