Hey everyone, I have a 45 gallon reef tank and am having some problems with my Euphyllia coral. A hammer and an octospawn. Both of them are receding. I started a new job and neglected the tank for about a month, I know my mistake, don't yell at me. The corals were in the middle of the tank and I have now moved them to the bottom. There is moderate flow through out the tank. I have a cannister filter. I cleaned that all up and did 2 water changes. One was 10% and the other was 25% in the same week. A lot of my tank parameters stayed the same even with the neglect.
pH 7.8
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Calcium 520ppm
Nitrates 10ppm
Phosphates 0.5ppm
I will check my water again, I didnt check it after the 25% wanted to give it a day for everything to mix.
Should I get a test kit for magnesium? Do I need to dose with magnesium to help the Euphyllia?
I'm using a viparspecra light with whites at 15 and blues at 30 and I have a glass top aquarium with the light hanging about 18inches above the tank. And the tank is 2 feet deep.
I have 8 fish, 2 clowns, 4 chromis, coral beauty and royal gramma. Hermit crabs, snails, and cleaner shrimp.
All the other corals are doing pretty well. My goni and aveo like to expand and contract but from what I read they are more sensitive to others. Zoas are growing well, Acans have been growing and one head has turned to like 7 on each. I have a Duncan that has gone from one head to 5, 1 big one and 4 little ones starting from underneath. Kenya tree getting bigger. And my birds nest has a lot more branches. Is my tank just not Euphyllia friendly? I like those corals because of their movement.
Any advice on how to keep these guys alive would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
pH 7.8
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Calcium 520ppm
Nitrates 10ppm
Phosphates 0.5ppm
I will check my water again, I didnt check it after the 25% wanted to give it a day for everything to mix.
Should I get a test kit for magnesium? Do I need to dose with magnesium to help the Euphyllia?
I'm using a viparspecra light with whites at 15 and blues at 30 and I have a glass top aquarium with the light hanging about 18inches above the tank. And the tank is 2 feet deep.
I have 8 fish, 2 clowns, 4 chromis, coral beauty and royal gramma. Hermit crabs, snails, and cleaner shrimp.
All the other corals are doing pretty well. My goni and aveo like to expand and contract but from what I read they are more sensitive to others. Zoas are growing well, Acans have been growing and one head has turned to like 7 on each. I have a Duncan that has gone from one head to 5, 1 big one and 4 little ones starting from underneath. Kenya tree getting bigger. And my birds nest has a lot more branches. Is my tank just not Euphyllia friendly? I like those corals because of their movement.
Any advice on how to keep these guys alive would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!