Author Topic: corals bleaching (Read 3123 times)

HUNGER · « **on:** November 17, 2011, 21:09:14 »

well see some bleaching yesterday and today alot worse some at the base and some at the tips
Parameters:
Salinity-1.027
Temperature-80.6
KH -6.4 alk 2.29 test by salifert
Nitrite-0
Ammonia-0
Phosphate-.04 ish
PH-8.1
Nitrate 0
Calcium 370

lazylivin · « **Reply #1 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:19:30 »

Ouch. Sorry to hear. Likely due to low Alk

HUNGER · « **Reply #2 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:28:14 »

what would be the best way to raise it

slandis3 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:40:59 »

Man looks like your calcium is a little low as well. Is you calcium reactor working?

HUNGER · « **Reply #4 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:42:37 »

as far as i can tell

lazylivin · « **Reply #5 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:43:13 »

While you figure out your calcium reactor issue you can add some soda ash. If you want to stop by I can hook you up with some liquid Ca and Alk to bring it back in line.

slandis3 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:45:09 »

You may need to adjust it if your levels are running low.

HUNGER · « **Reply #7 on:** November 17, 2011, 21:47:26 »

well i know i had to get the air bubbls out one day i mite need to put it back where i started at but i can rember the info joel told me to start at

HUNGER · « **Reply #8 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:06:05 »

ok found it 40 drops of water per min and 10 drops of co2 per min to start

HUNGER · « **Reply #9 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:08:40 »

ok but if the cal is low and it comes up will the alk come up to ?

Boonjob · « **Reply #10 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:23:18 »

It should be able to come up with those numbers... they are linked, and you have room to increase both of them and they are both low

HUNGER · « **Reply #11 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:28:23 »

ok makeing sure haven brain farts

HUNGER · « **Reply #12 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:34:31 »

ok reset every thing from the start man i hate testing water

HUNGER · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:39:18 »

i have noticed that for some reason air stops the water comeing out of the reactor in the tube u think i should dubble up the water comeing out and the co2 going in so that it free flow better?

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #14 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:47:57 »

Quote from: HUNGER on November 17, 2011, 22:39:18

i have noticed that for some reason air stops the water comeing out of the reactor in the tube u think i should dubble up the water comeing out and the co2 going in so that it free flow better?

I had this problem when I ran my reactor at lower pressure. Meter the water leaving the reactor, this create pressure in the chamber, making flow more reliable. You may need to increase your regulator pressure to compensate.

HUNGER · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2011, 22:52:47 »

i use a needle valve i want to say i was at about 2 drops a sec comeing out of the reactor

Wall_Tank · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2011, 23:08:01 »

Are you controlling the ph of the reactor chamber?

HUNGER · « **Reply #17 on:** November 18, 2011, 08:12:43 »

yes it holds at 6,5 to 6.6

HUNGER · « **Reply #18 on:** November 18, 2011, 08:28:10 »

going to up it today to 1 bubble of co2 per 5 sec an water to 2 drops per sec

HUNGER · « **Reply #19 on:** November 18, 2011, 18:04:29 »

Quote from: Wall_Tank on November 17, 2011, 22:47:57

I had this problem when I ran my reactor at lower pressure. Meter the water leaving the reactor, this create pressure in the chamber, making flow more reliable. You may need to increase your regulator pressure to compensate.

how do u increase the regulator pressure?

kattz · « **Reply #20 on:** November 18, 2011, 21:46:34 »

There's a plastic cover over the adjustment screw most times. Usually a maker's logo on it.

kattz · « **Reply #21 on:** November 18, 2011, 21:49:25 »

Quote from: HUNGER on November 17, 2011, 22:52:47

i use a needle valve i want to say i was at about 2 drops a sec comeing out of the reactor

Are you talking about a needle valve on the CO2 or a needle valve on the water feeding into the sump?

HUNGER · « **Reply #22 on:** November 18, 2011, 21:50:00 »

wheres that at?
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&cp=14&gs_id=1e&xhr=t&q=milwaukee+co2+regulator&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1440&bih=809&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=4369892621119469699&sa=X&ei=IhnHTpq7Junn0QGquYEM&sqi=2&ved=0CGoQ8gIwAA

HUNGER · « **Reply #23 on:** November 18, 2011, 21:50:55 »

valve leaving the reactor to the sump

kattz · « **Reply #24 on:** November 18, 2011, 21:52:19 »

If this is a pic of your actual regulator, that three-lobed knob controls the gas pressure. That's the "adjustment screw", in your case. When I set up my ca reactor, I used this link : http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html and click on the CA Reactor Help icon.

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Author Topic: corals bleaching (Read 3123 times)