Candy cane

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

Don't understand why they are closed up, help please..

NanaReefer · May 30, 2016

Need water parameter info. ALK/Calc/mag/ temp/nitrate/phosphate.
Also they prefer lower lighting, would move it to the sand bed. Low flow.

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

Alk 9.1 nitrate 20 phos .06 temp 79 not sure calcium or magnesium.. I'm new to reefing..

saltyfilmfolks · May 30, 2016

are you running GFO. mine close up if i add any.

welcome to R2R btw

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

Thanks, I had a reactor with gfo running and I added a media bag with gfo in my filter but I removed reactor and phosphates are staying stable at .06

Bunnee911 · May 30, 2016

Have you checked them at night?

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

I know they need to be at .03 but FYI I got this tank from a friend and phosphates were 1.3 and i have had it about 40 days...

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

Does it make a difference at night?

saltyfilmfolks · May 30, 2016

Wbr46797 said:
Thanks, I had a reactor with gfo running and I added a media bag with gfo in my filter but I removed reactor and phosphates are staying stable at .06

how old is the tank? how much water vol too.
looks like several heads have expelled the zoox. GFO is POWERFUL stuff.

oy 1.3

used tank and rock?

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

Tank is eight years old and 46 gallon

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

I bought those coral three days ago

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

6 years established

Wbr46797 · May 30, 2016

saltyfilmfolks · May 30, 2016

yea probably got stirred up and needs to settle.. the candy's will open up usually at night in lower flow.
the Po builds up over time and binds to the rock. you have to pull it out pretty slowly. so use as little as possible and go up in small increments..
My 30g I put one teaspoon in and my candys shrivel in minutes. do you have a refugium? it a very good investment.

and don't chase numbers. Zero is not true. and speed kills. go slow.