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[baslewprime]

I got a small blasto merletti It's been on the bottom of my 24 inch deep tank for a YEAR and it is not opening. My other corals are doing fine. What should i do? I tried to move it and nothings work

nuvo 40 with Ai Prime Hd with 50% blues and 10% whites

mp10 and k1 gyre ice cap

parameters
alk 10.8
cal 400
mag 1200

test used red sea.

 

[Hemmdog]

Mag is low. Get it to 1350-1500

 

[juanrmattos]

Have you tested for Phosphate?

 

[baslewprime]

Have you tested for Phosphate?

Yes, my no3 is 5ppm and po4 0.024

for po4 i used Hanna checker.

 

[baslewprime]

Mag is low. Get it to 1350-1500

Can i just dose Mag to raise it?

 

[Hemmdog]

Can i just dose Mag to raise it?

Yea.

 

[Leadfooted]

Can you take a close up of the base of the corral? Do you know if you have any vermetid snails?

 

[slgcmg]

Your phosphate is at .02? My LPS tends to start retracting when phosphates get too low.

 

[Esage]

My guess would be too much flow. All my Blastos prefer low light and low flow. If I increase the flow on them, they look just like your picture

 

[Terry Mattson]

Can i just dose Mag to raise it?

This is a great mix. Works really well. The bag makes 1 gallon and will last a very long time.

 

[baslewprime]

This is a great mix. Works really well. The bag makes 1 gallon and will last a very long time.

Thanks :) how should i start dosing? I have a bottle of red sea liquid magnesium.

 

[baslewprime]

My guess would be too much flow. All my Blastos prefer low light and low flow. If I increase the flow on them, they look just like your picture

Thank you. Will this coral survive in shade areas? My tank has alot of flow.

 

[Pbh-reef]

My guess would be too much flow. All my Blastos prefer low light and low flow. If I increase the flow on them, they look just like your picture

I think this is likely too

 

[baslewprime]

Your phosphate is at .02? My LPS tends to start retracting when phosphates get too low.

Thanks, I will start dosing po4 again.

 

[Pbh-reef]

Thanks, I will start dosing po4 again.

Before dosing Anything i would try closer to the rock, under some shade and protected from flow

 

[Pbh-reef]

Note that im not saying don’t dose I’m just saying try the simplest thing first

 

[baslewprime]

Note that im not saying don’t dose I’m just saying try the simplest thing first

Thanks, I have to dose po4 for several months because it stay at zero most of time.

 

[Terry Mattson]

Thanks :) how should i start dosing? I have a bottle of red sea liquid magnesium.

BRS has a calculator to help dosing. Works very well. Not sure using red sea mix, so run the calculator then does 50% of amount needed and retest.

 

[Terry Mattson]

BRS has a calculator to help dosing. Works very well. Not sure using red sea mix, so run the calculator then does 50% of amount needed and retest.

Dose

 

[Terry Mattson]

Dose

Also, I do not know the concentration of the red sea magnesium bottle. Maybe it has dosing instructions....