Hello!
I used to have great coloration on my few SPS, but recently they started turning brown and algae started growing on them.
The tips start losing color and then algae start taking over, but what confuses me is that the middle portion of the SPS can also turn brown, even though the tips are fine.
Testing Results
Alk - 8.6
Salinity - 1.0245
Ca - 410
Mg - 1150
pH - 8~.
Phosphate - 0.75.
Nitrate - Somewhere between 10 and 20.
The most obvious thing is the phosphate at 0.75. However, before, my tank used to be steady at 1+ phosphate. Recently, I decided to bring down my phosphate using Phosphat-E, in small doses dripped by an IV bag into a 1 micron sock. Now it's at 0.75. I don't really know if bringing down the Phosphate actually caused them to be stressed, but I'll be waiting on your opinions.
Thanks in advance!
I used to have great coloration on my few SPS, but recently they started turning brown and algae started growing on them.
The tips start losing color and then algae start taking over, but what confuses me is that the middle portion of the SPS can also turn brown, even though the tips are fine.
Testing Results
Alk - 8.6
Salinity - 1.0245
Ca - 410
Mg - 1150
pH - 8~.
Phosphate - 0.75.
Nitrate - Somewhere between 10 and 20.
The most obvious thing is the phosphate at 0.75. However, before, my tank used to be steady at 1+ phosphate. Recently, I decided to bring down my phosphate using Phosphat-E, in small doses dripped by an IV bag into a 1 micron sock. Now it's at 0.75. I don't really know if bringing down the Phosphate actually caused them to be stressed, but I'll be waiting on your opinions.
Thanks in advance!