Hi guys,
I've just recently lost a trachy, and I fear my Lobo might be following suite.
I've also noticed my torch that has been in the tank for quite a while has thinned out and shrunk back and my new gold torch looks really average!
Can someone please help me? I don't want to lose more corals.
My levels
Salinity - Was 1.027-1.028, I've since adjusted it down to 1.026 (my tank has often sat around 1.026-1.027)
Alk - 8.2 and seems pretty stable around here. I dose it once a week maybe twice sometimes to bring it up by .5, but it's always close to this when tested.
pH - around 8
Phosphate - approx 0.1 (I find it hard to differentiate the colours around these levels on the salifert)
Magnesium - 1245, this seemed surprisingly low, I tested on the 18th (3 days ago), and it was 1275, I then added around 600ml of Coral Essentials Magnesium + Trace. (Not enough to bring it to 1350, but approx half, so expected low 1300's)
Calcium - 410
Nitrates around 15 (using API Marine kit)
I'm thinking I'll dose more magnesium, also calcium and carbonate (alk) to bring up the latter two a little and try and do more for the magnesium.
Here's a few reference pics of what's going on.
Gold Torch when first put in
Gold Torch now (I tried to drop some LPS coral pellets on it in an attempt to help it feed)
Purple Torch a month or two back
Purple Torch now ( you can see it's shrunk and very skinny compared to before - notice the green tip is fine)
The lobo I'm also concerned with
I've just recently lost a trachy, and I fear my Lobo might be following suite.
I've also noticed my torch that has been in the tank for quite a while has thinned out and shrunk back and my new gold torch looks really average!
Can someone please help me? I don't want to lose more corals.
My levels
Salinity - Was 1.027-1.028, I've since adjusted it down to 1.026 (my tank has often sat around 1.026-1.027)
Alk - 8.2 and seems pretty stable around here. I dose it once a week maybe twice sometimes to bring it up by .5, but it's always close to this when tested.
pH - around 8
Phosphate - approx 0.1 (I find it hard to differentiate the colours around these levels on the salifert)
Magnesium - 1245, this seemed surprisingly low, I tested on the 18th (3 days ago), and it was 1275, I then added around 600ml of Coral Essentials Magnesium + Trace. (Not enough to bring it to 1350, but approx half, so expected low 1300's)
Calcium - 410
Nitrates around 15 (using API Marine kit)
I'm thinking I'll dose more magnesium, also calcium and carbonate (alk) to bring up the latter two a little and try and do more for the magnesium.
Here's a few reference pics of what's going on.
Gold Torch when first put in
Gold Torch now (I tried to drop some LPS coral pellets on it in an attempt to help it feed)
Purple Torch a month or two back
Purple Torch now ( you can see it's shrunk and very skinny compared to before - notice the green tip is fine)
The lobo I'm also concerned with