coraline?

[Zuska]

why would this purple on the rock and glass turn white?

 

[Josh]

Have you tested your water quality lately? The coralline will naturally turn white when it dies or is stressed out for long periods.

 

[Zuska]

it dies? will it grow back in some time?

 

[Davidl919]

Also if left out of water for a long period of time you will lose your coraline.

 

[Zuska]

i know that. i will check water tomorrow morning... i cleaned all the pumps

 

[BrooklynsReefMan1]

ive seen extremely high salinity sucks the colot of things

 

[Zuska]

that sucks but salt is good and all corals and inverts doing just fine...

 

[NYreefNoob]

alkalinity

 

[Zuska]

wat about the alk?

 

[NYreefNoob]

make sure cal and alk are balanced

 

[Zuska]

ok here it is:

alk o.32
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
ph 7.8
ammonia 0 ppm
cal 300

 

[Killerdrgn]

Wow calc is damn low, and i'm not sure what measuring your using for alk, but that seems really low too.

 

[tommy818]

o.32 for alk dont seem right 300 cal very low and your ph should be 8.2-8.4 what do u use to supplement your cal alk.

 

[Zuska]

b-ionic from esv.

 

[tommy818]

how much are u dosing and dose early in the mourning before the lights come on.also check the alk test kit.

 

[wxl14]

Your PH is also low for coraline growth. Sometimes when you add Calcium to a tank it tends to lower PH so if your adding calcium you have to watch your alk and ph to make sure they stay in a normal range. Remember also not to make large adjustments. Always take your time when it comes to saltwater tanks. Im sure you will get coraline back once you get your paramaters in check.

 

[tommy818]

u mean on your test kit your getting a reading of 0.32 witch equals 10.9dkh 3.89 meg/l.add more of the calcium part until u balance your levels.alk should be 8-9 and cal 400-450.u have to up your dosage but do it slowly until everything balances out.

 

[Zuska]

i dose at night when lights are shut off... should i dose in the morning? b4 lights turn on? or should i dose 2 times a day???

 

[tommy818]

early in the mourning is the best time before the lights come on.thats when your ph is at its lowest.