DetailChick
Reefing newb
I give up need advise bad. My 90gl is driving me crazy. Had 10 snails,1 bi color blenny,1 yellow tang,1 pj cardinal,1 coral beauty,1 chromis,1 dkblue damsel,1 goat fish. I went away for 4 weeks, my friend takes care of my tanks when I am gone been doing it for 5 years. Last trip out she called 1st week gone said my goat fish & my Yellow Tang had died didn't know why. She took a water sample to my LFS they said the water was fine. But had her do a 20 gal water change. Over the next 3 weeks no trouble. I get home and notice my fish are not acting normal, my Live Rock is covered with hair algea. I test my water and my nitrate is at 20(using API Saltwater Master test kit) I do a 25 gal water change. Take a water sample to LFS test fine, they sell me a sea hare to eat up the hair alage, a marron clown and a bubble anomina. The next morning the clown is dead,the sea hare is not doing anything. Over the next 2 days I lose the sea hare and the bubble. Take a sample to the LFS and they say the Nirates are very high everything else is fine, they have me do 45GAL water change. Shortly after my Bicolor Blenny dies. Call them up and they have me move all my fish to my 39 and do another 40 gal water change. Heavy vaccum with all water changes)Test Test and More test. Finally get the nitrates down to 10, added a refugium to the sump, wait 3 days test everything is good. Take water to LFS water is great move all the fish to the 90gal since it test perfect, Next moring everyone is dying, Saved only two of my fish the PJ cardinal and the damsel moved them back to the 39gl. Test water now test at nitrate 10,amm .025,nitrite 0. The hair algea is disappearing coralline is increasing, but snails fish ect die when put in the tank except for two small snails that were born in the tank about 3 months ago they are doing fine.:frustrat: Anyone got any ideas???