New - Hammer & Bubble Struggling...

Alex M · Mar 13, 2019

Hi - New to the hobby with a 75g and have had my hammer and bubble for a few days. Frogspawn is doing better but the bubble only opens a little during the day...

Alveopora is only a day old and doing pretty good so far. Also not sure if that’s a torch in the middle.

Appreciate any advice!!

For lighting I have a Fluval Marine & Reef 3.0 (should I get a 2nd?)...
Pink 30%
Cyan 100%
Blue 100%
Purple 100%
Cold White 15%
Running 11am to 10pm

pH - 8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrates - 0
Nitrites - 0
Alk 12 - it’s high (stopped dosing to get down)
Calc - 420
Mg - 1300
Salinity - 1.022

Fish:
Naso Tang
Hippo
Yellow Tang
Royal Gramma
2 Cardinal
2 Clownfish (longfin)
Mandarin Goby

Will be upgrading to the Red Sea Peninsula 650 or Waterbox in the next month or so and avoiding really upgrading this tank until then.

Thank you!!

Alex M · Mar 13, 2019

BestMomEver · Mar 13, 2019

The tank looks pretty and euphyllia species seem to be doing well. I can only suggest that you give the bubble a little time. For whatever reason, bubble corals have never done well for me. I have acros, montis, stylos, euphyllia, etc. No bubbles!

If it continues to decline I might only suggest that your tank needs to mature a little bit. Some people wait nearly a year to add stuff.