Odd issue

I have a 16 gal bowfront and my corals are doing fine but all my fish have been dieing sporadically. Ph-8.3 nitrite-0 ammonia-.15 ppm nitrate-15 ppm salinity-31 and specific gravity is 1.023. The nitrates are a little high bu I thought that would kill corals first. The ammonia is just a little high as well...

New Tangs

I have had my marine tank for three months now. It took two months to cycle and was finally ready for fish 3 weeks ago. My Ammonia/nitrates/nitrites were all perfect. My salt levels are a little high but I am in the process of getting them down with water changes and my PH is good but what with all the...

Colt Coral Falling Apart

Ok so i got a rather large pinkish colt coral about a month ago and now im finding pieces of it all over my tank. so far there are about 6 new pieces in my tank all of which look fine the main colt coral still looks good too for the most part. what could be causing this? is it a type of reproduction? is it...

Student poured Iced Tea in my tank!

Hi all! We have a saltwater tank that is running along very smoothly in my classroom. We have a chocolate chip starfish, 2 damsels, 2 black clownfish, 2 snails, 1 hermit crab, 1 pipe fish, and almost a dozen seahorses. Today, an angry/frustrated student walked in and poured his Arizona Iced Tea into the...

Alk Help

BEEN USING REEF STATUS MADE BY SEACHEM TESTER. WHEN I DO TOTAL ALK IT IS 2.5meq/l AND WHEN I DO BORNATE IT IS 1meq/l THEN IT SAYS TO SUBTRACT THE BORNATE FROM THE TOTAL AND THIS GIVES U CARBONATE ALK DONT KNOW WHERE OR HOW TO GET ALK IN LINE IS THIS LOW. View original post here:  Alk...