Help needed in Pg county?

[cane]

Any seasoned experts out there that would be willing to come check out my tank and make sure I am doing everything right. I am willing to pay the right person. The tank is a 90gal 110gal with sump. It has been up for about 8 months and doing good till recently. Started dosing Alk/calc 2 months ago and everyone was doing fine. But all of a sudden one of my tourches died and some of my zoas are dying and I do not know why. O I have also not been able to grow acans or scollies.

Getting great growth with everyone else. Last I run an apex. Please Help.

 

Water

Temp:77.5-78

Salinity: 1.025

PH:8.05 (daytime)

Alk:10.04 Dosing min recommend (BRS)

Calcium:500 Dosing min recommend (BRS )

Mag:1500

 

Started dosing because PH was always way to low 7.0 range. Can not get over 8.06 even with a fresh air line going outside from skimmer intake and dosing.

Edited December 4, 2016 by cane

[epleeds]

I can say ALK should be around 8 to 9. and CAL around 420.

Edited December 4, 2016 by epleeds

[surf&turf]

I would say your tank is probably a bit to clean. Whats your nitrate and phosphate? 

[cane]

Zero for both nitrate and phosphate.

[Origami]

When was the last time you calibrated your pH probe?

 

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[cane]

It has been at least 6 months

[Origami]

It has been at least 6 months

Time to recalibrate. Probes do drift and eventually wear out.

 

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[cane]

Will do

[Origami]

When your zoas died, did they go suddenly or did they waste away? What about the torch?

 

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[surf&turf]

Zero for both nitrate and phosphate.

 

I would add a fish or two, your pics look very clean, zoas and especially acans like some nutrients in the water column. 

 

In my 90 I have three tangs, six anthias, 2 clowns, 2 possom wrasses, a yellow wrasse and a mandarin. 

Edited December 5, 2016 by surf&turf

[cane]

When your zoas died, did they go suddenly or did they waste away? What about the torch?

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Waste away but not all of them. I have 4 colonies and only 1/3 of one of the colonies died off. The rest are fine.

[cane]

I would add a fish or two, your pics look very clean, zoas and especially acans like some nutrients in the water column. 

 

In my 90 I have three tangs, six anthias, 2 clowns, 2 possom wrasses, a yellow wrasse and a mandarin.

 

Wow, You have a lot of fish. I only have 7 in the tank but I will go get more.

[Origami]

I would not suspect pH as the problem. Although, I'd still check calibration. As others have said, it could be a nutrient issue.

 

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[John Ford]

Some LPS in my experience can only handle but so much lighting. What intensity do you have your leds at? When I had black boxs after 45% on whites I would start to have issues with my acans, torches, and zoas.

[molcott]

where abouts in PG County?

[cane]

Some LPS in my experience can only handle but so much lighting. What intensity do you have your leds at? When I had black boxs after 45% on whites I would start to have issues with my acans, torches, and zoas.

Set at about 40%. Getting great growth and zoas were doing very well the last 6 months.

[cane]

where abouts in PG County?

Upper Marlboro 20772

[molcott]

I may be able to come by and take a look and run some tests on sunday

[DCReefer1964]

Send me a PM. I live in Zip 20746 . Like GEICO Its what I do all I do REEFING LOL

[molcott]

Send me a PM. I live in Zip 20746 . Like GEICO Its what I do all I do REEFING LOL

I'm in 20748 if you ever wanna grab a beer and talk reefs

[cane]

Ph reads 8.0 on Salifert test kit. Apex Prob also reads 8.0. This is a normal range for my tank.

[SkiCurtis]

I live in Huntingtown and always go by Upper Marlboro. Send me a PM I can take a look at it.  I been in the hobby for a long time.