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i think euphyllia's are much harder to keep than reefers think. They just melt for one reason or another.
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It’s 2 months old.BJD kills coral heads fast 24 to 48 hours gone. If your decline is slower over a week or so then probably not BJD.
How old is your tank?
The hobby is challenging but the cause of coral decline can probably be determined and typically it is operator error versus some natural occurring condition in the tank.i think euphyllia's are much harder to keep than reefers think. They just melt for one reason or another.
Therein lies the problem. You lack biodiversity.It’s 2 months old.
Bingo!PO4 is at 0.00ppm(salifert) salinity is 1.024SG(Hanna)
So I just got the hanna phosphate ULR checker. It showed 0.28. Is that high???So get the salinity up to 1.026 and dose some PO4 “slowly.” Raise it by only .02 ppm a day if dosing a one time manual dose. If dosing on a pump (with the dose spread out) you can easily raise it by .10 ppm in 24 if you needed to, but most tanks typically don’t need this much in 24 hrs. Usually .02-.04 ppm will bring up the level no problem (with most tanks), but every tank is different. Look into something like “Brightwell Neophos” and get the level up to .03 ppm and I think you’ll appreciate a big difference with the corals and tank.
So I just got the hanna phosphate ULR checker. It showed 0.28. Is that high???
Hi. It's higher than the norm (0.05-0.1). But I doubt it is fatal to coral at that level.
It may be a while before your tank is mature enoughIt’s 2 months old.
I am just now having Duncan's, Triton test came back with high silicates and zero iodine so now that I've got media in to combat that I'm hoping I can do Coral besides leathers, anemone and softies. Good luckIt may be a while before your tank is mature enough