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Leave the carbon reactor off for awhile. If the coral does not open in a couple days test water chemistry and preform the routine water change. This coral is easily fragged and propagated so I doubt you'll loose it. Post back in a few days if the coral remains closed.
Sometimes the water becomes too polished increasing lighting intensity, lowering phos and nitrates and changing the ion dynamics causing soft corals to close.
Sometimes the water becomes too polished increasing lighting intensity, lowering phos and nitrates and changing the ion dynamics causing soft corals to close.
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Thank you. Honestly my nitrates are lower than they've ever been. They usually run around 20. Right now they're under 5. I know most people say 0 but it is what it is. Please don't yell lol
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Thanks again. On Facebook people yell and make you feel horrible if your nitrates aren't o
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People on facebook are outright horrible, i keep mine from 5 to 12 since ive started the hobby and its not dangerous at all, 0 is far more dangerous then 20-30ppm
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I would just give it some time, im pretty sure soft corals react poorly when your water is stripped of iodine, maybe the use of carbon ontop of water clarity shocked the corals
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Mine we're crazy high at one point(180+) and everything survived than I gotbthem down to 40 and the corals were perfectly happy and the fish. Now they generally run around 20. Like I said this is lowest they've ever been.
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Yea now anything over 100 for a long time could be a problem lol. But i really wouldnt worry, it could very possible its from water clarity. From what ive seen par can be altered up to a 30% loss without a water polisher.
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I try to keep mine under 5 but never 0 sometimes mines jump as much as 10 then I do a 50% water change
If you are keeping softies Only, then 5-20ppm nitrates is fine as they prefer dirtier water. I would have a carbon filter to absorb a chemical that leathers secrete. Indirect medium water movement is also preferred, intermittent is better. Here is a pic when I was into leathers,now SPS and LPS.
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The only thing new I added was a tang about 2 weeks ago.
Maybe he doesn't like the red marine algea????
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well I'm new and i been reading a **** ton the past couple days and those are the only things i would know to rule out. Why not try posting this in some of the other areas in the forum. Like the coral section you might get faster feedback.
Looks like a haunted forestIf you are keeping softies Only, then 5-20ppm nitrates is fine as they prefer dirtier water. I would have a carbon filter to absorb a chemical that leathers secrete. Indirect medium water movement is also preferred, intermittent is better. Here is a pic when I was into leathers,now SPS and LPS.
I've never really sweated nitrates as long as they stay under 30 I'm good and I've had them over what the red sea test kit maxed at when I switch to stronger pumps in a 15 year old set up.
As long as you don't have a tank full of sps I wouldn't sweat it and prob half those Facebook peeps prob don't have 0 either
As long as you don't have a tank full of sps I wouldn't sweat it and prob half those Facebook peeps prob don't have 0 either
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