Leathers

[jorge0912]

I have a 75 gallon tank with two hydras 26 hd.. It is a mix reef of sps lps and softies in my tank
It is A leather dominant tank..
Everything is doing great and growing great but my leathers tend to not open most at the time
I checked all my levels in the tank
Calcium 435
alk 8
Phosphates 0
Nitrates 6
Salinity 1.026

they are always kept at those levels
I do make a water change every two weeks..
Don’t know what the problem is
Maybe anything I can dose to make them be happy ???
Or any tips ?
u do Tun carbón and change itevery week

 

[amazongb]

Had the same issue, started dosing phosphate via Seachem Flourish and they open like crazy now. I dose 1.5 ml per day, total water volume 118 gallons.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Add seachem fuel and they require/desire water flow. Assure they are getting flow without blasting them and they do not favor bright light.

 

[MERKEY]

Check what others said but also check your light schedule...I'm sure nothing changed but just a thought.

 

[jorge0912]

Yes I made sure of that flow was good
I run two mp40s
Both tubing around 35 percent
Changing from
Reef crest to tidal swell
And at nigth 45 percent on nutrient transport

Had the same issue, started dosing phosphate via Seachem Flourish and they open like crazy now. I dose 1.5 ml per day, total water volume 118 gallons.

Nice let me take a look at them will they affect my sps ?

 

[amazongb]

Yes I made sure of that flow was good
I run two mp40s
Both tubing around 35 percent
Changing from
Reef crest to tidal swell
And at nigth 45 percent on nutrient transport

Nice let me take a look at them will they affect my sps ?

Your PO4 is zero.. so yes, I think it will affect your SPS in a good way. Seachem Flourish is concentrated, so check he dosage..a little goes a long way. I dose my 1.5ml over a 24 hour period to maintain .03-.04 ppm. Of course, every tank is different..