Acro help…

[CiterSquash]

Hello All! I’ve had my reef tank for about a year now, LPS and softy’s have does great, and the Montis do great in my tank as well, but for some reason acros hate my tank, I added a couple and they all died so I decided to go for the indestructible green slimmer. And for all those who say you can’t kill a green slimmer, see the picture below… does anyone have any suggestions, I would love love love to be able to grow acros in the tank. Ca is 400 Mg is 1260 alk is 9.

 

[CiterSquash]

Hello All! I’ve had my reef tank for about a year now, LPS and softy’s have does great, and the Montis do great in my tank as well, but for some reason acros hate my tank, I added a couple and they all died so I decided to go for the indestructible green slimmer. And for all those who say you can’t kill a green slimmer, see the picture below… does anyone have any suggestions, I would love love love to be able to grow acros in the tank. Ca is 400 Mg is 1260 alk is 9.

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

Is it getting enough light? The lighting looks very subdued in the pic.

 

[CiterSquash]

Is it getting enough light? The lighting looks very subdued in the pic.

My schedule is ramping down for the day, it should be getting over 300 par

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

How do they die? Quickly, slowly? Do they turn white from one area that spreads? How they die will give us a clue. Also, did you test your lighting with a par tester, or using the manufacturers recomendation? How is the flow in the tank?

 

[CiterSquash]

How do they die? Quickly, slowly? Do they turn white from one area that spreads? How they die will give us a clue. Also, did you test your lighting with a par tester, or using the manufacturers recomendation? How is the flow in the tank?

They die slowly, usually over 2-3 weeks before completely bleached. I did not test with par meter I have a prime and go off brs testing. And flow in tank is moderate to strong!

 

[NeutronMan]

They die slowly, usually over 2-3 weeks before completely bleached. I did not test with par meter I have a prime and go off brs testing. And flow in tank is moderate to strong!

An AI prime? Putting out 300 par?

What’s your phosphate at?

 

[CiterSquash]

They die slowly, usually over 2-3 weeks before completely bleached. I did not test with par meter I have a prime and go off brs testing. And flow in tank is moderate to strong!

An AI prime? Putting out 300 par?

What’s your phosphate at?

Phosphates sit around .1, I keep them a little higher. And ya! If you watch the BRS video on the prime, 6 inches into the tank you can get 250-300 par.

 

[NeutronMan]

Phosphates sit around .1, I keep them a little higher. And ya! If you watch the BRS video on the prime, 6 inches into the tank you can get 250-300 par.

I’d suspect the lighting. I have the Prime HD and get around 100 par with my meter. You should get ahold of a good par meter to see what’s really happening. Lights were my problem back when every single Acropora would die…