I have a 75 gallon fowlr setup with about 100 pounds of live rock and 80 pounds of live sand. The tank is two months old. My chemistry is as follows.
Am 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 0
PH 8.1
Calcium is high
Alkalinity is high
After the tank cycled I added some livestock. Then, the PH dropped to 7.8-7.9. Couldnt raise it even after adding Balance and Buffers. Fish started to die.
I performed water changes 6 gallons every 3 days. I wanted to dilute the original salt that I used. Long story but I used Petco salt. It's been diluted out with coral life salt.
Now, my ph is up to 8.1. Still can't raise it higher. I would prefer 8.3-8.4.
Fish are still dying.
Here is whatnivelost so far. I'm sad because tonight I found my fuzzy dwarf dead.
Fuzzy dwarf lion
Garden Eel 14"
2 Sleeper Gold Head Goby
Snowflake Blenny
Orbicular Batfish
Blue Devil
Green Chromis
Azur Damsel
Cleaner Wrass
Spotted Cardinal Fish
Blue Linckia Starfish
I feed them mysis, and flake.
I've replaced the dead fish with others. These I don't want to lose.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!
Am 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 0
PH 8.1
Calcium is high
Alkalinity is high
After the tank cycled I added some livestock. Then, the PH dropped to 7.8-7.9. Couldnt raise it even after adding Balance and Buffers. Fish started to die.
I performed water changes 6 gallons every 3 days. I wanted to dilute the original salt that I used. Long story but I used Petco salt. It's been diluted out with coral life salt.
Now, my ph is up to 8.1. Still can't raise it higher. I would prefer 8.3-8.4.
Fish are still dying.
Here is whatnivelost so far. I'm sad because tonight I found my fuzzy dwarf dead.
Fuzzy dwarf lion
Garden Eel 14"
2 Sleeper Gold Head Goby
Snowflake Blenny
Orbicular Batfish
Blue Devil
Green Chromis
Azur Damsel
Cleaner Wrass
Spotted Cardinal Fish
Blue Linckia Starfish
I feed them mysis, and flake.
I've replaced the dead fish with others. These I don't want to lose.
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!