210 gal, not fully stocked up for 3 years. Issues I can seem to figure out
Duncan has been closed for a month, some snails dying, bubble tip anemone x2 closed up and died, zoas seem to be melting away, acan dying off.
All these corals have been in the tank for 6 months to a year.
However other corals seem to be thriving like SPS with good polyp extension. Others doing good are Blastos, birdsnest, montipora, hammer. I am seeing some brown on the sand (is it Diatoms?) and I have some green hair algae. Could diatoms be killing my corals.
Salinity: 35ppt
Temp: 79.8 Fahrenheit
KH: 8.4
Calcium: 450ppm
Phosphates: 0.08
Nitrate: 0.00 – I believe this is false test due to algae consuming it
Magnesium: 1600 (not sure if my test kit is bad)
I feed frozen food once a day = 1.5 cubes
Broadcast feed reefroids 3 times a week
35 gal water changes every 2 weeks, Tropic Marin pro salt.
Dose 16ML Alk daily
Recently started using Phosphate E (Half dose) to lower phosphates. (started after I saw issues)
Phosphate: was 0.14, now 0.08
Fish:
Blue tang
Kole tang
2) Clowns
Yellow Wrasse
Falco Hawkfish
Starry blenny
Yellow head goby
File fish
Filtration:
Sump with pink filter floss instead of socks
Filter sponge between baffles
Marine pure spheres
DIY Algae turf scrubber with 1) 100W grow LED light. (Light on for 14 hours/day)
Carbon in a reactor
RowaPhos in a reactor 1-1/4 cup
Bio pellets in bio pellet reactor
Coralife 36W UV sterilizer
Equipment:
3 - AI Hydra 26 HD on David Saxby lighting schedule
Reef octopus protein skimmer
Blue line HD-X 30 external return pump
ATO - RO/DI
Cobalt Neo-Therm heater
Looking for help, maybe im doing something wrong: any suggestions? What to do or not to do?
Last picture shows dying zoas.
Duncan has been closed for a month, some snails dying, bubble tip anemone x2 closed up and died, zoas seem to be melting away, acan dying off.
All these corals have been in the tank for 6 months to a year.
However other corals seem to be thriving like SPS with good polyp extension. Others doing good are Blastos, birdsnest, montipora, hammer. I am seeing some brown on the sand (is it Diatoms?) and I have some green hair algae. Could diatoms be killing my corals.
Salinity: 35ppt
Temp: 79.8 Fahrenheit
KH: 8.4
Calcium: 450ppm
Phosphates: 0.08
Nitrate: 0.00 – I believe this is false test due to algae consuming it
Magnesium: 1600 (not sure if my test kit is bad)
I feed frozen food once a day = 1.5 cubes
Broadcast feed reefroids 3 times a week
35 gal water changes every 2 weeks, Tropic Marin pro salt.
Dose 16ML Alk daily
Recently started using Phosphate E (Half dose) to lower phosphates. (started after I saw issues)
Phosphate: was 0.14, now 0.08
Fish:
Blue tang
Kole tang
2) Clowns
Yellow Wrasse
Falco Hawkfish
Starry blenny
Yellow head goby
File fish
Filtration:
Sump with pink filter floss instead of socks
Filter sponge between baffles
Marine pure spheres
DIY Algae turf scrubber with 1) 100W grow LED light. (Light on for 14 hours/day)
Carbon in a reactor
RowaPhos in a reactor 1-1/4 cup
Bio pellets in bio pellet reactor
Coralife 36W UV sterilizer
Equipment:
3 - AI Hydra 26 HD on David Saxby lighting schedule
Reef octopus protein skimmer
Blue line HD-X 30 external return pump
ATO - RO/DI
Cobalt Neo-Therm heater
Looking for help, maybe im doing something wrong: any suggestions? What to do or not to do?
Last picture shows dying zoas.