im at a loss for words

[Poor Boy]

My coral bleached, my fish either died or disappeared, my crabs are dead...

This all happened in the past month and everything is gone.

Things are doing better now, but wtf...

All i have left are a couple softies and some snails. Oh, i also hace 1000s of bristle worms.

[SABOB]

Don't know what to say......except I've been there.Almost threw in the towel numerous times and go back to Freshwater but waited awhile,improved maintenance and things improved.


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[Poor Boy]

Im real close to throwing in the towel myself...

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Knowing your tank numbers helps to understand . I monitor pH 24/7 . I know if it's more acidic or not . Maybe there wAs a drop or a spike somewhere. It helps to know

[alton]

Can you give a list of corals and some parameters please, I know it wont help your situation but it may help someone else in the future. And truly sorry for your nightmare

[Poor Boy]

Ill get that info tonight.

[FarmerTy]

Sorry for the current status of the tank. Water changes will fix 90% of all things wrong with a tank.

[Poor Boy]

I did a water change yesterday and usually do 2-3 a month.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Get something to monitor your pH. American marine makes one and has a power supply for it. Not watching your numbers is futile


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

TDS and salinity should be check before sw change. Probably temp too depending on what percentage sw change .


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[Poor Boy]

Ammonia - 0
pH - 8.2
Nitrate - 0
Salinity - 1.031...

My salt levels were too high...

I cant believe it... I lost pretty much everything due to something so simple and controllable. The worst part is i cant do anything about it till tomorrow.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

What's you ph swing from early morning to late evening ? That will affect your Sps


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[FarmerTy]

Ammonia - 0
pH - 8.2
Nitrate - 0
Salinity - 1.031...

My salt levels were too high...

I cant believe it... I lost pretty much everything due to something so simple and controllable. The worst part is i cant do anything about it till tomorrow.
Yeah, the salinity that high will do it. Any idea how it got that high in the first place? Evaporation?

[Poor Boy]

I have no clue. I always did a 1/2 cup of salt per added gallon.

[FarmerTy]

I have no clue. I always did a 1/2 cup of salt per added gallon.
Did you measure the salinity each gallon that was mixed and added?

[Poor Boy]

I did not. Never thought of that. Im also using one of those cheap hydrometers with the plastic floating dial.

[Poor Boy]

Do my coral still have a chance once i get my levels down or does bleaching pretty much mean dead?

[FarmerTy]

I did that once and when I lowered it, most corals recovered.

[FarmerTy]

I'd invest in a refractometer.

[alton]

I did not. Never thought of that. Im also using one of those cheap hydrometers with the plastic floating dial.

In time those become liars! I am old fashion I use a Tropic Marin glass hydrometer, and handle it with care.

[Poor Boy]

So i started adding fresh water slowly and since then ive added 2gs.

From those 2gs it went from 1.032 to 1.030. Would it be safe to say its 1g per 0.001?

[Poor Boy]

I checked my hydrometer with 1 fresh gallon of water with 1/2 cup salt. The reading was 1.025. As of now my tank is 1.030.

Clearly my salinity is too hight... What is the best route on lowering my levels?

Slowly add fresh water or take a chunk out and add water with less salt?

Do you think my corals have a chance still?

[Dkray944]

Personally if it was me I would do a combination of both. I would change approx 50% of the water with slightly lower salinity (1.020) then wait a day or so. Check it and then use the fresh water technic to get it on point if still needed. I'm assuming if you replace half at that lower level when you're done it should be 1.025. Just make sure to add it slowly over an hour or two.

[Zack]

I'd agree with David. Slow and steady wins the race!