Why is my frogspawns skeleton so brittle?

EgotisticObeseChihuahua

Well-Known Member
View Badges
Joined
Feb 26, 2023
Messages
597
Reaction score
399
Location
united States
What state or country do you live in
Texas
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I have or had a massive colony of a purplish greenish frogspawn, but pieces just keep falling off of it. I accidentally nudged it very slightly and a piece of 3 heads came right off.

I have 4 different spots of this same coral specimen. Could high nutrients be my problem? I have been trying to lower them for a couple of months now, but going on vacation did not help.

Test results: (Taken today)

AlK: 7.5dkh
Mag:420ppm
Cal:400ppm
PO3: 39ppm
PO4: 0.50

image.jpg
 
I cannot be sure, but in my experience in my early days, I had the same issue and it was due to my calcium levels. Even though you are at 400, tests have a margin of error.... Try to get values to 450 range (slowly) and see what happens over time.
 
I cannot be sure, but in my experience in my early days, I had the same issue and it was due to my calcium levels. Even though you are at 400, tests have a margin of error.... Try to get values to 450 range (slowly) and see what happens over time.
Alright, thanks I will try to slowly increase my calcium. Hopefully that will help.
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

IF EVERY OPTION HELD ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER OF GALLONS, WHICH TANK SHAPE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

  • Traditional rectangular

    Votes: 6 28.6%
  • Long and shallow

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • Cube

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • Peninsula

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • Lagoon or extra-wide

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • Tall display

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Dropoff

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • Bowfront

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Hexagon

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Cylinder

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Fishbowl

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (describe it in the comments)

    Votes: 1 4.8%
Back
Top
Home
Post thread…
Market
What's new