unconv-reefer
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The title says it all but;
I'm only posting this to show we all make mistakes so................
Let's start by; I was trying an experiment by raising my salinity to see the color changes in my coral going from .024-.026 slowly over a month time.
Here is where I was and idiot, I ALWAYS check my salinity before water changes, this last Sunday I rushed the WC as people were coming by, I did the typical these day and added a slight amount more salt than usual and your guessed it I forgot to check my salinity, IDIOT :violent:
Thing are fine that night, things look okay not great but chaulked it up to the WC, next day I ask how everything looks, my wife say okay not as good as normal .......fine not too worried. I get home and look and I have some LPS bleaching (from bright green to almost white), leathers not happy, shrooms not happy, SPS some okay some not, SOB what is going on...........half way through dinner DUH, I jump up and check my salinity,.... you're an IDIOT, .033. :affraid: ....... think I'm not in panic mode and beating myself up, worst part only have 7 1/2 gallons of good water handy, drain 5g check, not good off to get distilled, needless to say I went to bed with it at .028-.029 this morning .028, still needs to be lowered but I'm late and want to see how the day progresses.
Called the wife and things are much better, color's are coming back all corals appear happy, I'll know more in a few hours.
So see, I've been doing this for years, wont claim to be an expert but come on it's a friggin WC................IDIOT :violent:
Side note, those corals I posted in the show and tell, the pictures were from last night, thankfully they weren't affected
See we all do dumb things.....................some of us dumber than others
I'm only posting this to show we all make mistakes so................
Let's start by; I was trying an experiment by raising my salinity to see the color changes in my coral going from .024-.026 slowly over a month time.
Here is where I was and idiot, I ALWAYS check my salinity before water changes, this last Sunday I rushed the WC as people were coming by, I did the typical these day and added a slight amount more salt than usual and your guessed it I forgot to check my salinity, IDIOT :violent:
Thing are fine that night, things look okay not great but chaulked it up to the WC, next day I ask how everything looks, my wife say okay not as good as normal .......fine not too worried. I get home and look and I have some LPS bleaching (from bright green to almost white), leathers not happy, shrooms not happy, SPS some okay some not, SOB what is going on...........half way through dinner DUH, I jump up and check my salinity,.... you're an IDIOT, .033. :affraid: ....... think I'm not in panic mode and beating myself up, worst part only have 7 1/2 gallons of good water handy, drain 5g check, not good off to get distilled, needless to say I went to bed with it at .028-.029 this morning .028, still needs to be lowered but I'm late and want to see how the day progresses.
Called the wife and things are much better, color's are coming back all corals appear happy, I'll know more in a few hours.
So see, I've been doing this for years, wont claim to be an expert but come on it's a friggin WC................IDIOT :violent:
Side note, those corals I posted in the show and tell, the pictures were from last night, thankfully they weren't affected
See we all do dumb things.....................some of us dumber than others
