Acropora Tenuis

[Yehuda Dana]

Tenuis are more "sensetive" corals comparing to other Acropora?

I really want to success with them, but not much success so far...

 

[Mark Novack]

My experience is yes. More time to acclimate for light (thin tissue), more sensitive to parameter changes and like cleaner water. Often the first to complain about missed water changes. They appreciate the stability of a larger and mature aquarium.

 

[Yehuda Dana]

My experience is yes. More time to acclimate for light (thin tissue), more sensitive to parameter changes and like cleaner water. Often the first to complain about missed water changes. They appreciate the stability of a larger and mature aquarium.

Thank you!

Could you please explain what do you mean by "more time to acclimate for light"?
I mean that in most of the cases, Tenuis reports as high (I would say even very high) lights demands - so how will new Tenuis react light/hight power/position during the acclimation?

 

[mtraylor]

Stable water parms is the key to longevity for sps and pretty much everything. The first things you will need to have imo.....is an ato and good stable heater/controller. This will stabilize your salinity and prevent big swings in temp in the tank. This is just the basics to get started. Sort of the ground work sort of speak. Without these being stable there is no need to try and stabilize your supplements yet.

Personally I do not do water changes on aquariums for nutrient import/export and water quality. I use reactors, skimming and auto supplements, etc to keep water parameters where it needs to be. I check once a week at minimum on parms to make sure they are within range. This is the key no matter which method you prefer is constant checking. You can get it down to a science after a bit and it doesn't require as much checking. This is a personal regiment you can setup yourself.

Once you get these under wraps. You can keep whatever you want.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

My parameters swing everyday and I don’t have any problems with 70+ Tenuis. The only issues I’ve ever had came from pests (vermatid snails and parasitic copepods).
Tenuis do not like over stripped water

 

[mtraylor]

In my experience with reefing. All parms swing as you dose etc. I try to keep nice sine wave of data plots on those I'm monitoring. It's the big swings that cause problems if you are keeping track of them.

Big swings are not liked by any coral that I have experience with.

 

[flyfisherman]

Tenuis aren't hard as long as you don't buy bs new release unproven crap, kind of like many of the speciosas being circulated. You need to be a lunatic reefer to grow them.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I had a doser malfunction a couple years ago and my alk went to over 30 dKh
I didn’t have any issues then either.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Here’s your problem OP

Very high PO4 level with no bad effects on corals

I used Monopotassium Phosphate (KH2PO4) to raise my Phosphate level on SPS dominant reef tank. Actually, I miscalculated the amount needed to be added by mistake... So for the last 10 days or so, my PO4 level is above 2.5 (!!!). Even though, no any bad effects on the corals... How come? I...

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You over stripped your water

 

[Yehuda Dana]

Stable water parms is the key to longevity for sps and pretty much everything. The first things you will need to have imo.....is an ato and good stable heater/controller. This will stabilize your salinity and prevent big swings in temp in the tank. This is just the basics to get started. Sort of the ground work sort of speak. Without these being stable there is no need to try and stabilize your supplements yet.

Personally I do not do water changes on aquariums for nutrient import/export and water quality. I use reactors, skimming and auto supplements, etc to keep water parameters where it needs to be. I check once a week at minimum on parms to make sure they are within range. This is the key no matter which method you prefer is constant checking. You can get it down to a science after a bit and it doesn't require as much checking. This is a personal regiment you can setup yourself.

Once you get these under wraps. You can keep whatever you want.

I think that

My parameters swing everyday and I don’t have any problems with 70+ Tenuis. The only issues I’ve ever had came from pests (vermatid snails and parasitic copepods).
Tenuis do not like over stripped water

Over 70 Tenuis??? wow!
What do you mean by over stripped water?

My parameters swing everyday and I don’t have any problems with 70+ Tenuis. The only issues I’ve ever had came from pests (vermatid snails and parasitic copepods).
Tenuis do not like over stripped water

Over 70 Tenuis? Wiw!

What do you mean by over stripped water?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I think that

Over 70 Tenuis??? wow!
What do you mean by over stripped water?

Over 70 Tenuis? Wiw!

What do you mean by over stripped water?

Using oversized skimmer, nutrient reducing media or chemicals.