What, if anything, am I doing wrong?

[lexinverts]

Did you try shutting your skimmer down for part of the day? I know that Triton shows you in the green zone with phosphate, but for me .02 is too low. I need to keep mine around .08 for my corals to be happy.

Also, I found the Triton Detox to work well for me. You could try that to get rid of that AL and Cu. I previously had big problems from a high level of Al (280).

 

[ksfulk]

Did you try shutting your skimmer down for part of the day? I know that Triton shows you in the green zone with phosphate, but for me .02 is too low. I need to keep mine around .08 for my corals to be happy.

Also, I found the Triton Detox to work well for me. You could try that to get rid of that AL and Cu. I previously had big problems from a high level of Al (280).

I havent yet, as I'm going to leave for a week long vacation and I dont want to change anything while Im not around to monitor the tank. I'll have some time after Christmas to tinker with a few things (turning off skimmer included) and being able to see what exactly is helping/hindering.

The Aluminum likely wont go away completely, as I have two ceramic media blocks in the sump. I'll run some type of heavy metal removal media once I get back from vacation.

 

[joefishUC]

How is the tank doing now? Look for pests at night. I have found large predatory snails that will devour a single acro frag in one night and disappear come morning.

 

[ksfulk]

How is the tank doing now? Look for pests at night. I have found large predatory snails that will devour a single acro frag in one night and disappear come morning.

Honestly, I think most of the issues may have stemmed from my lights. I have since taken the tank down and swapped it out for a glass tank with "nicer" dimensions and replaced the cheaper t5/MH fixture with some AI Hydras and T5 supplements. Corals are doing great - in fact - I got a shipment from Unique this week and the sticks are doing extremely well.

 

[joefishUC]

great to hear. Cool!