Ok now my modified plan. Could someone please fill in the blanks for the proper water balances for a
FO tank of 330 gallons + snails starfish and shrimp.
1. Continue water changes, and hope the
copper goes down over time. Its at .05ppm
2. Spray outside with plastic cleaning spay and use a clean cotton cloth to wipe down
3. Use plastic or wood spatula tool for inside of tank surface. Go very slow near the sand so not to stir it up. (All done to keep scratches down)
4. Put all invertebrates back in (50 snails, 25 hermits, starfish, fire and cleaning shrimp. (This should keep the algae down)
5. Keep
Ca at a level to slow algae growth
6. Keep tank at low end of temp scale (Again will slow algae
7. Keep current low lumen lighting (Slows algae)
8. Any new fish will be coppered in a hospital tank (Can’t get ich if you don’t introduce it.
9. CupriSorb to get rid of
copper faster
10. Keep lights off over weekend so not to grow unwanted algae.
I saw this in a post here.
Keep up YOUR water parameters
Sg 1.026
Ca 410 (I heard 480 to keep algae low)
Mg 1300
Alk 8.5
NH3 (Nitrites) 0
Nitrates (under 50)
Po4 0
Ph 8.1
K+ 400
Temp 77
Are there any other parameters that are missing but should be known?
Thanks!
