Priscilla Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Hi everyone, I just moved my opae ula into a new tank, transferred the old jar water + some newly made water and also added new tank deco like the lava rock and bleached coral. The water got cloudy after awhile and I got a little worried so I tested the water today, everything else seems fine except for the high GH of 21 dH and low pH of 6.8-7.2. Can someone please tell me what went wrong in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 May be bacterial bloom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, Soothing Shrimp said: May be bacterial bloom. Bacterial bloom would cause the high GH and low pH? What should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLSmith Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Wait for at least 48 to 72 hours and see if the tank will balance out. New tanks always have issues within the first month or so. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, JohnLSmith said: Wait for at least 48 to 72 hours and see if the tank will balance out. New tanks always have issues within the first month or so. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Alright! And if its still the same, can I do anything about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I don't think it will cause the gh to change, however it will cloud your water. Usually it will go away on it's own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Soothing Shrimp said: I don't think it will cause the gh to change, however it will cloud your water. Usually it will go away on it's own. Alright, maybe I'll do a bit of water change after the cloudiness pass. But the strange thing is that the pH is low despite having a coral, shells and coral sand in the tank. How is this possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Well bacterial blooms use oxygen out of the water. Once O2 is removed, ph is lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 On 9/17/2016 at 1:39 AM, Soothing Shrimp said: Well bacterial blooms use oxygen out of the water. Once O2 is removed, ph is lower. Hello, how do I get rid of the bacteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Usually it will go away on it's own in around a month. Water changes won't help. In fact, it kinda resets itself because of all the new area to populate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 My suggestion is to add another air stone or wand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 1 hour ago, Soothing Shrimp said: Usually it will go away on it's own in around a month. Water changes won't help. In fact, it kinda resets itself because of all the new area to populate. Oh okay. And will a layer of black gravel about 1 cm, block the coral sand which is about an inch, from increasing pH of the water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 I'll let someone else answer that one since I don't have a need to use it. I will add though- keep an eye on your ammonia levels. As the bacteria dies off to get to normal levels, sometimes it causes an ammonia rise, but not always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 On 9/22/2016 at 0:52 AM, Soothing Shrimp said: I'll let someone else answer that one since I don't have a need to use it. I will add though- keep an eye on your ammonia levels. As the bacteria dies off to get to normal levels, sometimes it causes an ammonia rise, but not always. Alright! I'll take note of that!! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlhn97 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Usually when corals is use in water ph, gh and kh raises. I used to use corals to buffer my tank at 8.0 ph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 18 hours ago, Tlhn97 said: Usually when corals is use in water ph, gh and kh raises. I used to use corals to buffer my tank at 8.0 ph. How long does the coral take to bring up the pH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlhn97 Posted September 24, 2016 Report Share Posted September 24, 2016 7 hours ago, Priscilla said: How long does the coral take to bring up the pH? Crush corals takes a few hours but if it is a large piece, it will take a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscilla Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 12 hours ago, Tlhn97 said: Crush corals takes a few hours but if it is a large piece, it will take a few days. Oh okay! thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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