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Had the tank up for 2 years now, I had a problem with bleaching before from what I believed was underfeeding and low nitrates. I started spot feeding once a week and got more fish and seemingly fixed the problem. Then for the past 7 months things were good, I saw growth. Now in the last month and a half I've seen growth slow grestly and a few lps having tissue receed. It's been slow recession so I don't think it's any bugs.
Parameters are
78 temp
1.026 salinity
Alk was 8.3 a few months ago but I just tested and I see its gone down to 7.3.
450 cal
1260 mag
No3 - 25
Po4 - <0.1
I change the water every other week but since I saw the tissue issue I upped it back up to every 10 days. I thought the Alk would be the problem since it looks like the only thing out of line but it still isn't terrible. Anyone have any ideas? I thought I had things on auto pilot with water changes being able to replenish my major and trace elements since I don't have a lot of Lps and the ones I do are frags. My lights are also reading from 40-120 par where my corals are. Is it the Alk or could it be something else? Thanks
Parameters are
78 temp
1.026 salinity
Alk was 8.3 a few months ago but I just tested and I see its gone down to 7.3.
450 cal
1260 mag
No3 - 25
Po4 - <0.1
I change the water every other week but since I saw the tissue issue I upped it back up to every 10 days. I thought the Alk would be the problem since it looks like the only thing out of line but it still isn't terrible. Anyone have any ideas? I thought I had things on auto pilot with water changes being able to replenish my major and trace elements since I don't have a lot of Lps and the ones I do are frags. My lights are also reading from 40-120 par where my corals are. Is it the Alk or could it be something else? Thanks