I am using a natural sea water, for a while, but my nitrate is always around 40.
This last weekend my skimmer pump got cough and skimmer stopped working.
The nitrate jumped up and just killed my flame angel.
I made a major water change mixing salt in ro water. But my mix was not that good, because a bought a safe ph, the one that is "supposed" stabilize in 8.3, so a added it a lot, thinkhing, is better more than less - is safe.
When I look, my hippo blue tang (the one with ich) was gone.
I check and the ph was bright purple.
I added more water. At this time the salinity drop and I saw the foxface suffering.
I fast added salt.
Was a water - nightmare this weekend.
How is the water to be done ?
In a bucket and tested before added ?
How long a water can be stored ?
I Think my nitrate was high because of so many bacterias that comes in the natural sea water .
I do have a 34g red sea max.
Hey guys, remember, I am just a egg ( a broke egg) - learning.