trouble with lps

[chrispycritter]

i have had my tank running for a year and having good luck with montipora coral but im on the struggle bus with any type of lps they start out great and then shrink away. parameters all good sometimes nutrients bottom out. been testing weekly and dosing nitrate and phosphate as needed. what other possible things should i be looking into sorry open ended question.

 

[X-37B]

Pic of your system will help.

 

[BryanM]

i have had my tank running for a year and having good luck with montipora coral but im on the struggle bus with any type of lps they start out great and then shrink away. parameters all good sometimes nutrients bottom out. been testing weekly and dosing nitrate and phosphate as needed. what other possible things should i be looking into sorry open ended question.

Full tank shot, lighting, flow, and actual tank parameters please.

Bottomed out nutrients basically equals starvation. Your LPS need nitrates and phosphates to thrive.

 

[LPS Bum]

As mentioned above, most LPS corals prefer to be fed. Especially the fleshy ones (Acanthos, Scolys, Cynarina, etc). I like to feed mine the zooplankton type foods more than mysis or brine shrimp. If yours are struggling I’d look there first. Par levels below 125 and moderate flow (just enough so the corals jiggle a bit) are preferred. Make sure you don’t have any fish that are nibbling on them.

 

[chrispycritter]

Last testing oct. 23 cal.470 mag 1370 alk 8.0 ph 8.1 nit. 5.4 phos 0.03

 

[chrispycritter]

Currently dosing all for reef, phytoplankton, redsea ab+ coral nutrition