pacing and rapid breathing

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pacing and rapid breathing

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PH 8.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 5
tested Phosphates 0.25
SG 1.002

75 gallon 2 ceylon puffers and 2 MIA ghost shrimp
feeding once a day 5 days a week Hand fed with tongs, water change once a week 25-30% Prime used for water changes
Started going brackish 4 days ago and added a new Rena filstar xp3 today
aquarium has been going for a month and cycled with fishless cycle

Okay so past 24hours i have noticed my puffers pacing alot more than usual and breathing rapidly and i could not get one to eat today. i have tested my water 4 times today to make sure they are the right results and i wasnt missing anything. I also noticed brown copperish colored algae or somthing growing on my rock and algae in my filter hoses. i was concerned about it a few week or so ago and i asked my LFS if it was okay and if it could harm my puffers they said it was fine but i am still kinda iffy on it. i am useing a vynal hose for my filter if that has anything to do with it. i only use my lights for maybe 2 hours a day and some days non just what the aquarium gets from the kitchen and living room. the puffers colours are still bright and bellys pearl white, i dont know what im doing wrong and i will do whatever it takes to help my fish. here are some pics of the algae or whatever it is and the test kit i use.
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is it me or is the pH a little high for SG of 1.002?

Are you dosing Kalk and Alk as if it were a coral tank?
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pH is fine but I'd up that SG weekly & get it to 1.015-18.
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pH is fine but I'd up that SG weekly & get it to 1.012-15.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Re: pacing and rapid breathing

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J-P wrote:is it me or is the pH a little high for SG of 1.002?

Are you dosing Kalk and Alk as if it were a coral tank?
no im not dosing anything
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What is the temperature? Are you agitating the surface? Do they have enough oxygen?
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Re: pacing and rapid breathing

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+ 1 to all above. Sounds like boredom also. Add some colour or move around existing stuff if skint
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They are looking way better no longer pacing and breating heavy all i did was remove the powerhead for 48 hours. i think im just going to let the filter outlet move the water for now they are not to fond of current it seems. Thank you all for your help again
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