My 25 gallon tank is 5 months old and has power compact lights a hang on filter (Millennium 2000) a Seaclone 100 protein skimmer and one power head. I have 40-50 pounds of live rock and the following fish,inverts,and corals: one red and blue Mushroom,and one ricordea mushroom, one star polyp, one yellow polyp, one zoo polyp, one frog spawn, one feather duster,and one devils hand leather coral. Inverts: two Hermit crabs, two Emerald green crabs, one Sally light foot, two peppermint shrimps,one Coral banded shrimp,4 Bumble bee snails, 15 trochus snails,and one Flame scallop. Fish: two percula clown fish, one Fire fish, and one damsel . Last weeks water perimeters where 10.22-10.24 salinity calcium was at 450 alkalinity was high but the person who i consult with at the local aquarium store told me it could be a little higher to add a little more dosage PH was at 8.4 nitrate & nitrite where excellent. don't remember the exact level on nitrates & nitrites but i remember her telling me they where excellent. she didn't check on the phosphates either. Since i've had the tank she is the only one who's helped me out. i waited about 2-3 months to start to add the corals i wanted to get all the live rock in first.since i started to add coral this is what i have been using as additives to the tank. Do you guys think im on the right track or am i over feeding under feeding, are the products that i am using are good or worthless. like i said this problem started maybe a week ago. thanks for your time and these are the products i use.
P.S. i feed live brine shrimp to my fish every other day.
1. B-Ionic 15 ml everyday ( alkalinity & calcium )
2. Reef Builder alkalinity 2 times a week (alkalinity in powder form)
3. Microvert 2 times a week 1/2 a capful
4. Marine Phytoplankton 2 times a week ( the canister comes with a little spoon 1 of those mixed with water.)
5.Kent Marine ZooMax expert series 2 times a week 3 drops only (very concentrated )
6. Strontium & Molybdenum 2 times a week 1/2 a capfull
7. Kent Marine Lugols Solution Iodine 1 time a week 1 drop ( very concentrated)
8. Cyclopeeze 1 time a week (3 very small spoonfull mixed with water)