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I have no regards for liquid coralline which rarely works and raises calcium levels in some instances.Thanks Vetteguy and vpierce.
I cut my light back to just 6 hours of white light. I had it set for 10 hours.
I didn't realize that .15 was that high! I am using API and Red Sea Reef test kits. I checked on the turbo snails that I added yesterday, (picked them up and tapped on the inside of their shell) and they are still alive. They just closed up.
I am going to do a water change now. I just have to wait for the water to run through the RODI filter. I have always used RODI water for this tank. I have about 30 gallons ready right now, just hoping to gather about 15 gallons more before I start the water change. Might have to wait until tomorrow to do the water change since it's already almost 10:00 and I need to get up at 5:30.
I added some carbon to the baffles in between the first and second chambers of my sump. I have them in bags, and I can pull them to swap them out when needed. I just cleaned out the sponges in the last baffle of my sump, and the filter sock on Sat, so I'm letting them sit for a few more days.
I did add some Fritzyme 9 Nitrifying bacteria after I added the sump, and I also added the pink coralline algae in a bottle (which said that it included some nitrogen fixing bacteria) when I added the clownfish and snails. I just ordered some Microbacter7 so hopefully that will help get the ammonia back under control.
Thanks everyone.
I am more for te red sea results than that Of Api which is notorious for false reading especially ammonia. Water change will be helpful and monitor ammonia for 5 days to assure its stable and not rising and falling each day