Torch receding

[unbeknownst]

Torch coral receded over the course of the weekend, and I am unsure of what to do to help it. I suspect maybe it was in too much flow.
Water parameters
nitrate 10
Phosphate .25
Carbonate 9.3
mag, 1290
calc, 415

 

[unbeknownst]

Where are you measuring?
Above the glass lid or below?

Above the lid, I know this is crazy

 

[Dburr1014]

Maxed out all channels of the light, under hotspots it read 2000 lux about and outside of that drops to 300 to 400

Something isn't right.

Where can you get a par meter?

 

[unbeknownst]

Something isn't right.

Where can you get a par meter?

I don't know anyone with one, I guess I would have to rent one?

 

[unbeknownst]

I don't know anyone with one, I guess I would have to rent one?

Also I could change the light to a mixed reef preset?

 

[unbeknownst]

Something isn't right.

Where can you get a par meter?

Read the par with a different app had to raise the light percentages to reach 250 par, this one I think is more trust worthy

 

[Charles Zinn]

Torch coral receded over the course of the weekend, and I am unsure of what to do to help it. I suspect maybe it was in too much flow.
Water parameters
nitrate 10
Phosphate .25
Carbonate 9.3
mag, 1290
calc, 415

Mag is a bit low. bum[ u[ to 1350 to1400

 

[Dburr1014]

Mag is a bit low. bum[ u[ to 1350 to1400

It's higher than natural sea level. ~1250/1300~

 

[Reef Puncher]

Sorry I can't answer that

There's a PAR app you can use on your phone, it isn't the most accurate but it somewhat works.

which are you referring too? There is an app called photone. its EXTREMELY accurate if done correctly. first you need to pay the $7 to unlock the blue/white LED option. without that, then yes, its not that accurate. second you need to tape a piece of plain white paper across front camera to act as a diffuser, without this, or with wrong type of paper, yes your numbers will not be accurate.
Then put the phone in a waterproof case or ziplock bag.
I have compared the numbers to apogee, and an amazon par meter. it was within 5% margin of error. Apogee would read 358, and the photone would read 354. so really accurate to me.

 

[j.speaks]

There's a PAR app you can use on your phone, it isn't the most accurate but it somewhat works.

What app are you referring to?