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Thanks again. Determined nitrites were elevated, although that was was a more recent deal. Fixed that . Determined hydrometer was inaccurate. Fixed salinity. Determined pump was not working to capacity as sucked piece of plastic up into it. fixed that. On the road to recovery
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I lost:
Leather after about 2-3 weeks
Hammer after longer maybe a couple of months
Elegance after maybe a couple of weeks
I currently still have:
Mushroom: have had for several months and only recently declining
Star polyps: had for months and did great until recently stopped coming out...
The tag on unit says model 5103 which I can't find on line. There is a 4103 on the web page which is only 43 watts or something like that
http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-lights/orbit-marine/
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Poor choice of words on my behalf. By "fine" I meant the particular things they tested for did not appear to be an issue including nitrate.
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More info:
I buy the water already made/mixed at local salt water aquarium store.
I change about 20-25 gallons a month
My LED lighting is a Current model 5103
I see your point on nitrates. Definitely needs fixed. Unfortunately I may have more than one issue I am dealing with. Part of my...
I have 90 gallon
Sump filtration with bio balls, 2 filter socks and UV
2 power heads
LED lighting.
Live rock and substrate
Protein skimmer
Salinity: 1.023
Nitrate 30-40 mg/l (higher than usual despite recent water change)
Nitrite 0
Alk 250
PH 7.8
Temp 79-80
Use test strips
Use stront/moly...