I'm a new reefer and need a little help. I got (as a gift) a goni frag from a reefer in my area. It was beautiful (and free!) so I accepted it. (side note: I realize now that gonis are NOT beginner corals) It seemed fine in my tank for the first couple of weeks, not full extension, but 3-4 polyps at least. Now it's been over a week and it hasn't opened. Does it need less light? More/less flow? Are my parameters off? Do I leave it alone?
My tank:
13.5g
no skimmer
mini homemade refugium
AI prime 16HD (mostly blues at 45% peak for 5 hrs with 1hr ramp up and down)
AI nero3 running random @ 15% during the day; 8% pulse at night
2g weekly water changes (filtered ocean water from my LFS)
Water Parameters:
Nitrate: 0.0
Phosphate: 0.02
Calcium: 520
Alkalinity: 7.5
Magnesium 1280
Salinity: 1.025
PH: 8.5
Feeding: Spot-feeding reef roids 2x weekly and broadcasting AB+ every other day
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
My tank:
13.5g
no skimmer
mini homemade refugium
AI prime 16HD (mostly blues at 45% peak for 5 hrs with 1hr ramp up and down)
AI nero3 running random @ 15% during the day; 8% pulse at night
2g weekly water changes (filtered ocean water from my LFS)
Water Parameters:
Nitrate: 0.0
Phosphate: 0.02
Calcium: 520
Alkalinity: 7.5
Magnesium 1280
Salinity: 1.025
PH: 8.5
Feeding: Spot-feeding reef roids 2x weekly and broadcasting AB+ every other day
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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