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Thank you. I’ve had a lot of Tenuis success. More than most.
think from most peoples recomendations i need to switch to frozen foods
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Thank you. I’ve had a lot of Tenuis success. More than most.
Your original post made it sound like they were dying rapidly, but now it sounds like they die several months later. Pics of their stress would be great but I’m guessing 1 of these 3
1. Not enough fish poop. Get more fish and feed them more. Don’t worry about no3/po4 coming up. Elevated no3/po4 doesn’t kill sps. Not enough will. Not the whole story but it’s the easiest way to get the point across.
2. Lighting. Try to verify your getting 200-400 or with a meter.
3. Pests. A single dip doesn’t cure all potential pests.
Your original post made it sound like they were dying rapidly, but now it sounds like they die several months later. Pics of their stress would be great but I’m guessing 1 of these 3
1. Not enough fish poop. Get more fish and feed them more. Don’t worry about no3/po4 coming up. Elevated no3/po4 doesn’t kill sps. Not enough will. Not the whole story but it’s the easiest way to get the point across.
2. Lighting. Try to verify your getting 200-400 or with a meter.
3. Pests. A single dip doesn’t cure all potential pests.
I have acquired 5 or so wild Tenuis colonies since indo re opened and I haven’t had issues keeping them alive or coloring up. Even after multiple qt tanks, dips and remounts. This was a grey Tenuis 2 months ago.
I don’t know why others have so many issues
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I would suspect if all other params are good then feeding some meaty food will help. Tenuis are one of the easiest and faster growing acros given the right conditionsYourself and a few below have mentioned feeding meaty foods... believe it or not this is the ONLY thing i DONT do.. i feed exclusively flakes and pellets. Maybe this has something to do with it
They seem to be dying from the tips... the tips develop a brown like film and then diee from the tipsTenuis need consistent nutrients import/export IMO and stronger par.
Are they dying from base or top down?
How confidence are you with stability of ALK?They seem to be dying from the tips... the tips develop a brown like film and then diee from the tips
In the 2 years ive set up the tank ive never had over a major alk swing.. i class a major alk swing anything above 0.5 over 2 days a bad thing. Extremely anal about parameters especially alkHow confidence
How confidence are you with stability of ALK?
So i fed frozen food since yesterday and today and im seeing the polyps on the tenuis coming outAlk swings do not cause sps death. Hobbyist have been keeping acropora for decades before dosers and Hanna checkers and tridents. Your Tenuis need more fish poop. Get more fish and feed them more. Don’t worry about no3/po4 as much. Check for bugs on your acros. If you see any on the flesh you have an irritating pest that will slowly stress them out and kill them
Do you turn your skimmer off when feeding the oyster feast @PerryI am using RUSALTY oyster eggs and only feed frozen, PE is excellent on all acros as well as tenuis
Do you turn your skimmer off when feeding the oyster feast @Perry