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Hey everyone,
I'm hoping someone has some suggestions. I had a hammer coral in my tank that looked great for 3 weeks and then slowly closed up and died. I thought I'd try again with a trumpet coral because they're supposed to be pretty hardy. I got it from a different shop than the hammer coral. Same thing - it looked great for 3 weeks and then closed up and died.
My tank had been up and running for about two months when I put the hammer in and three months when I put the trumpet in. Could my tank simply be too new to support corals?
I have a Marine Orbit LED over the tank. In the reviews people said they had success with corals but it's not specifically advertised as a light for reef tanks. Am I not giving them enough light?
https://www.amazon.com/Current-USA-M.../dp/B00GFTK7CQ
My tank is a 20H. I had both corals mid level with medium flow. Tank parameters:
0 ammonia
0 nitrites
<5 nitrates
0 phosphates
7 dkh
420 calcium
8.4 pH
78 degrees F
1.024 SG
I have a magnesium test kit on the way. Could magnesium be the culprit?
Could my water be too "clean"? I actually measured 0 nitrates a couple days ago.
I use RODI water and change out about 10% weekly.
There are two ocellaris clownfish and a royal gramma along with a handful of cerith and nassarius snails. All are doing fine. The fish have been in there for three months.
Right after I started using the light I had a couple blooms of what I think are diatoms. Could that kill the corals? Is the algae consuming all the nitrates?
I'm open to any other ideas. These were my first two corals and I thought I knew what I was doing but obviously not. It's heartbreaking to watch the corals suffer
Thanks in advance!
I'm hoping someone has some suggestions. I had a hammer coral in my tank that looked great for 3 weeks and then slowly closed up and died. I thought I'd try again with a trumpet coral because they're supposed to be pretty hardy. I got it from a different shop than the hammer coral. Same thing - it looked great for 3 weeks and then closed up and died.
My tank had been up and running for about two months when I put the hammer in and three months when I put the trumpet in. Could my tank simply be too new to support corals?
I have a Marine Orbit LED over the tank. In the reviews people said they had success with corals but it's not specifically advertised as a light for reef tanks. Am I not giving them enough light?
https://www.amazon.com/Current-USA-M.../dp/B00GFTK7CQ
My tank is a 20H. I had both corals mid level with medium flow. Tank parameters:
0 ammonia
0 nitrites
<5 nitrates
0 phosphates
7 dkh
420 calcium
8.4 pH
78 degrees F
1.024 SG
I have a magnesium test kit on the way. Could magnesium be the culprit?
Could my water be too "clean"? I actually measured 0 nitrates a couple days ago.
I use RODI water and change out about 10% weekly.
There are two ocellaris clownfish and a royal gramma along with a handful of cerith and nassarius snails. All are doing fine. The fish have been in there for three months.
Right after I started using the light I had a couple blooms of what I think are diatoms. Could that kill the corals? Is the algae consuming all the nitrates?
I'm open to any other ideas. These were my first two corals and I thought I knew what I was doing but obviously not. It's heartbreaking to watch the corals suffer
Thanks in advance!