why can't acros survive in my tank

[PRTA79]

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Did you airate or run a powerhead overnight before using?
Oceanic tends to mix at a very high PH ...I've see it as high as 12

yes i always do with fresh air from outside

 

[gurumasta]

any funky algae growing in the tank? are you positive your test kits are accurate?

 

[PRTA79]

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any funky algae growing in the tank? are you positive your test kits are accurate?

test kits are all new i think their right
just green algea thats normal

 

[NanoReefer]

Maybe you should invite some local and experienced reefers over to look at your setup and see if someone sees something that may be a culprit. Usually all it takes is the offer of a free beer or three and you may have more reefers trying to help you out than you need. Seriously, sometime an extra set of eyes can really help identify a problem, and seeing the tank first hand is the best way. Descriptions and pics (do you have any???) of you setup only tell so much. Also try to entice them to bring test kits and refractometers and the like!!!

Oh, did you check to see if you have stray voltage, gound probe, broken heater...etc Electricity is not good but may have unusual results....????

 

[~Flighty~]

I second the eyes. If you know what you are doing and are stumped by a problem like this, then some extra eyes can't be beat. I'm thinking it is probably a parasite of some sort at this point, but who knows.

 

[PRTA79]

parasite

I second the eyes. If you know what you are doing and are stumped by a problem like this, then some extra eyes can't be beat. I'm thinking it is probably a parasite of some sort at this point, but who knows.

i think i might have parasites too but would they live without acros to feed on

 

[PRTA79]

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i think i might have parasites too but would they live without acros to feed on

because one of the peices i broke off fri is looking good the other 2 are dead

 

[NanoReefer]

I mentioned it in my previous post, and again: don't forget to check your heater for cracks or moisture inside and get a ground probe if you don't have one already, they are only like 15$ at the LFS. Stray current can be weird.

 

[PRTA79]

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well thanks guys
i think im gonna get a refractor meter and a ground probe next weekend. if that dont work im just gonna wait till i get my house next fall
and restart with a bigger system

 

[delta]

ph is 8.0 night 8.2 day
i run 1 175 on sump reverse cycle
0 phosphates
i changed my rodi filters a month ago added extra di chamber
now i get 1ppm

What were you getting before this with an extra DI cartridge you should be at 0ppm. There are alot of metals in water as well as alot of other things acros are far more sensitive than montis. Is it possible you have a lingering metal or something like that possible chloramine? That is if your TDS reading were fairly high.

 

[PRTA79]

What were you getting before this with an extra DI cartridge you should be at 0ppm. There are alot of metals in water as well as alot of other things acros are far more sensitive than montis. Is it possible you have a lingering metal or something like that possible chloramine? That is if your TDS reading were fairly high.

was getting 4ppm but i changed tfc also
that wouldnt matter now because these frags came after the filter change anyway

 

[delta]

was getting 4ppm but i changed tfc also
that wouldnt matter now because these frags came after the filter change anyway

yes it would.
i think your simplifiying things too much if you added metals or chloramine to your tank they wouldn't just leave your tank without some serious filtration.

 

[PRTA79]

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yes it would.
i think your simplifiying things too much if you added metals or chloramine to your tank they wouldn't just leave your tank without some serious filtration.

if i did have metals in there how would i get rid of them

 

[delta]

if i did have metals in there how would i get rid of them

poly filters
i am not saying you do but it is something to look into and they probably wouldnt be a very high amount.

 

[NateHanson]

They would also slowly be reduced by water changes.

 

[PRTA79]

They would also slowly be reduced by water changes.

ok since the new filters ive changed over 200gals
so if i had metals it should be little to none

 

[delta]

ok since the new filters ive changed over 200gals
so if i had metals it should be little to none

My advice would be to actually look into these things rather than just speculate about them, then perhaps you may find your problem that you haven't been able to figure out for 6 months.

GL

 

[PRTA79]

My advice would be to actually look into these things rather than just speculate about them, then perhaps you may find your problem that you haven't been able to figure out for 6 months.

GL

what kind of kit should i get to test metals

 

[NateHanson]

ok since the new filters ive changed over 200gals
so if i had metals it should be little to none

If you did that in four 50 gallon changes you'd still have 30-35% of the original contaminants in the water. If you did that 200 gallons in more than four water changes it woudl be a higher remaining fraction of contaminants.

Nate

 

[delta]

I would try to figure out why you cannot get 0 TDS out of a dual DI setup. something hard to filter is getting through. Might get your tap water tested if chlorine is getting to your membrane it will really put a world of hurt on it.
I would also run carbon, regular water changes(0 TDS water) and probably run a poly filter to see if it detects anything.