Hey folks. Recently moved into an apartment and downgraded from ~500g to a 45g AIO. Tank has been up and running for 6 months using rock and filter media from my old 5 year old tank. My zoas were doing great for around a month and are now closed up and appear to be dying. I also just did an API test, results are below.
My thoughts:
Nitrate/phos to high? I have maintained higher then this in the past and had zoas flourishing though...
Could the ALK be to high for Zoas? I usually maintain ~12 using the redsea coral pro salt.
Lighting? I have put them in 75 par, up to 150. They are currently in 100. They sometimes look like they are reaching, but have more then enough par.
As a note, other corals in the system are doing... ok. Not great, but ok.
Flow is moderate with a reefwave 25.
Pics/parameters/equipment:
Equipment:
JBJ 45 AIO
Dosing Redsea 4 part
XR15 set on AB+ for lighting
Redsea nano fleece roller
Redsea reefwave 25
My thoughts:
Nitrate/phos to high? I have maintained higher then this in the past and had zoas flourishing though...
Could the ALK be to high for Zoas? I usually maintain ~12 using the redsea coral pro salt.
Lighting? I have put them in 75 par, up to 150. They are currently in 100. They sometimes look like they are reaching, but have more then enough par.
As a note, other corals in the system are doing... ok. Not great, but ok.
Flow is moderate with a reefwave 25.
Pics/parameters/equipment:
Equipment:
JBJ 45 AIO
Dosing Redsea 4 part
XR15 set on AB+ for lighting
Redsea nano fleece roller
Redsea reefwave 25