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I added three mangroves to my refugium 2 weeks ago and already they’ve started dropping leaves and shriveling up. I have a Kessil H80 refugium LED light on bloom for 8 hrs a day during the night, and added an AI Prime 16 HD last week same light period. The prime was added to hopefully grow frags in the “refugium” area, but is this too much light for mangroves? Does it need more light? Last week I tested my water and got zero nitrates(neonitro is on the way) and 0.17ppm Po4. I’ve been feeding frozen and phyto a ton lately to hopefully boost nitrates naturally, but so far I can’t get a reading with the Salifert test kit. Is my water not nutrient rich enough for the mangroves? They came in super healthy from Algae barn. Any advice is appreciated.
Two weeks ago:
Current state: Leaves are not opening at all towards the light.
I spray the leaves multiple times daily with fresh water to rid the salt.
Two weeks ago:
Current state: Leaves are not opening at all towards the light.
I spray the leaves multiple times daily with fresh water to rid the salt.