Not sure, but I think my reef tank is dying. Almost all the corals seem to be in demise. The fish are doing great, and always have. Here's my stats:
36 gallon bowfront with 15 gallon sump; Coralife lamp: (2) HO T5 10,000K + (2) Actinic Blue HO75 (new bulbs); Total 124 watts; (2) Koralia 550 wavemakers; Bubble Magus NAC 3.5 skimmer, filter sock, PhosBan and activ carbon bags in sump
Tank has been up 18 months and did fairly well until about 2 months ago.
Livestock:
CUC turbo snails and hermit crabs
1 Kenya tree, only thing seems to be thriving
1 Fox coral, my favorite, used to be huge, now tiny
1 very large rock with green mushrooms, getting smaller
1 very small Florida ricordea, used to be huge, with 2 other huge ones (died)
Several small frags with multiple zoas & palys
1 firefish, 1 royal gramma, 2 clownfish, 1 pajama Cardinal, 1 midas blenny
Bubble coral died
my numbers:
RODI water + Instant Ocean
T= 80 F
SG= 1.023
pH=8.1
Ammonia= 0
Nitrates= 8ppm
Nitrites= 0
Alkalinity= 11 dKh
Calcium= 460
Magnesium= 1285
Phosphates= 0
I had an aiptasia infestation a few months back which I seem to have pretty much eradicated.
Now this (see pics)
2 more in next post.
36 gallon bowfront with 15 gallon sump; Coralife lamp: (2) HO T5 10,000K + (2) Actinic Blue HO75 (new bulbs); Total 124 watts; (2) Koralia 550 wavemakers; Bubble Magus NAC 3.5 skimmer, filter sock, PhosBan and activ carbon bags in sump
Tank has been up 18 months and did fairly well until about 2 months ago.
Livestock:
CUC turbo snails and hermit crabs
1 Kenya tree, only thing seems to be thriving
1 Fox coral, my favorite, used to be huge, now tiny
1 very large rock with green mushrooms, getting smaller
1 very small Florida ricordea, used to be huge, with 2 other huge ones (died)
Several small frags with multiple zoas & palys
1 firefish, 1 royal gramma, 2 clownfish, 1 pajama Cardinal, 1 midas blenny
Bubble coral died
my numbers:
RODI water + Instant Ocean
T= 80 F
SG= 1.023
pH=8.1
Ammonia= 0
Nitrates= 8ppm
Nitrites= 0
Alkalinity= 11 dKh
Calcium= 460
Magnesium= 1285
Phosphates= 0
I had an aiptasia infestation a few months back which I seem to have pretty much eradicated.
Now this (see pics)
2 more in next post.