Not Growing and expanding

[JimmyV]

Hello , can anyone give me some insight on this guy . he shrunk and has been this way for a few months. I would like to see him expand.

 

[Tahoe61]

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What type of coral is it?

 

[JimmyV]

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What type of coral is it?

A Kenya tree coral I believe

 

[tdileo]

That’s a Kenya tree. Mine was like that the first 2 weeks and was a 3” nub. Once it opened it was about 8”. What are your params and what light do you have?

 

[Tahoe61]

What lighting type are you using?
There looks to be quite a bit of detritus and algae growth on your rock, have you considered adding to the cuc. Blowing off the rock work checking nitrates, phosphates and routine sw chemistry.

 

[JimmyV]

Nitrate 0
Phos .25 (to High I Know)
salinity 1.025
calcium 420
alk 9
Lights are 165watt leds at 100% blue and 30% white
I have been working on getting system cleaned up Its a 180 gallon in wall

 

[Flippers4pups]

Well, your N03 is low. Softy's need some No3. P04 being high, how much do you feed and how often?

 

[Heliarc19]

It’s possible it’s getting too much light, I would try shading it or moving to lowest light in tank

 

[JimmyV]

Well, your N03 is low. Softy's need some No3. P04 being high, how much do you feed and how often?

I feed 1 cube of brine shrimp and 1 cube of mysis every other night . and they eat pretty much all of it.

 

[JimmyV]

I do need to restock my cuc though. soon