EdBurhop
04/30/2006, 09:52 PM
ok, I am an experienced reefer, but this one has me stumped.
I have 65 gallon reef with a 20 gallon sump and a 7 gallon HOB refugium. About 100 pounds live rock. DSB in fuge and SSB in tank.
Alk 10 DKH
Calc - 460 PPM
Nitrite, Amoninia zero
Nitrate - 10 - has been that way for months.
ok, I have 3 clams, and about 10 SPS corals, 3 or 4 softies, and 1 LPS coral in the tank
1 Skunk and 1 fire shrimp.
1 bubble tip anemone.
Until recently - had a foxface, lawnmower blenny, small royal gramma, 3 chromis, and 2 percula clowns. All healthy and happy. Over the last week, I have lost all but the foxface and 1 chromis.
EVERYTHING else, including the shrimp in the tank are fine. The SPS all have good polyp extention and are growing like weeds.
Oh yeah, one other thing - had 3 stalks of pulsing zenia - they have never grown, but they died RIGHT before the fish.
All the cleanup crew look fine, and the clams look great and are growing......
ANY ideas??? A reading of 10 on nitrate should not be a problem, should it?
Ed
I have 65 gallon reef with a 20 gallon sump and a 7 gallon HOB refugium. About 100 pounds live rock. DSB in fuge and SSB in tank.
Alk 10 DKH
Calc - 460 PPM
Nitrite, Amoninia zero
Nitrate - 10 - has been that way for months.
ok, I have 3 clams, and about 10 SPS corals, 3 or 4 softies, and 1 LPS coral in the tank
1 Skunk and 1 fire shrimp.
1 bubble tip anemone.
Until recently - had a foxface, lawnmower blenny, small royal gramma, 3 chromis, and 2 percula clowns. All healthy and happy. Over the last week, I have lost all but the foxface and 1 chromis.
EVERYTHING else, including the shrimp in the tank are fine. The SPS all have good polyp extention and are growing like weeds.
Oh yeah, one other thing - had 3 stalks of pulsing zenia - they have never grown, but they died RIGHT before the fish.
All the cleanup crew look fine, and the clams look great and are growing......
ANY ideas??? A reading of 10 on nitrate should not be a problem, should it?
Ed