So I have a 30x31x15 60g Shallow Reef /w 20L sump. About 70g total water volume.
Stats:
Tank is 3 months old
Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 79F
pH 8.05
Nitrates: Undetectable
Phosphates: No idea -- brown algae masking it
Calcium: 450
Alk: 9.0
Magnesium: 1320
Equipment
Display: Custom Shallow 60g (30" x 31" x 15")
Overflow: Large internal overflow box to maximize surface skimming. Two 1" drains - one primary, one emergency.
Sump: Standard 20g long /w baffles.
Biological Filtration: ~50lbs sand, ~50lbs live rock in DT and ~10lbs live rock in sump
Lighting: Reefbreeders Value LED
Protein Skimmer: SCA 302 skimmer
Controller: Apex Lite. Just need pH Probe.
Heater: 250w Jaeger (primary) and 150W Cobalt Neotherm (backup)
Cooling: Walmart fan
Water Movement: 1x Jebao WP-25 and 1x Eco-Tech Vortech MP10ES + return
ATO: autotopoff.com DS1 Dual Float unit powered by Aqualifter
RODI 0tds water.
Issue: All of my SPS are either really brown, or white/disclored/bleached. The frogspawn, hammer and birdsnest are doing ok, the rest are blah...
I don't really understand what I am doing wrong. I am afraid of adding more frags since I am struggling with my current ones.
Should I let the tank mature further? Why am I struggling?
Stats:
Tank is 3 months old
Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 79F
pH 8.05
Nitrates: Undetectable
Phosphates: No idea -- brown algae masking it
Calcium: 450
Alk: 9.0
Magnesium: 1320
Equipment
Display: Custom Shallow 60g (30" x 31" x 15")
Overflow: Large internal overflow box to maximize surface skimming. Two 1" drains - one primary, one emergency.
Sump: Standard 20g long /w baffles.
Biological Filtration: ~50lbs sand, ~50lbs live rock in DT and ~10lbs live rock in sump
Lighting: Reefbreeders Value LED
Protein Skimmer: SCA 302 skimmer
Controller: Apex Lite. Just need pH Probe.
Heater: 250w Jaeger (primary) and 150W Cobalt Neotherm (backup)
Cooling: Walmart fan
Water Movement: 1x Jebao WP-25 and 1x Eco-Tech Vortech MP10ES + return
ATO: autotopoff.com DS1 Dual Float unit powered by Aqualifter
RODI 0tds water.
Issue: All of my SPS are either really brown, or white/disclored/bleached. The frogspawn, hammer and birdsnest are doing ok, the rest are blah...
I don't really understand what I am doing wrong. I am afraid of adding more frags since I am struggling with my current ones.
Should I let the tank mature further? Why am I struggling?