no skeltal growth, polyps expand fine though

[lostintheocean]

My LPS corals do not do much. I have a fox, frogspawn ,and 2 heads of trumpet. They open fine but do not make new skeleton. The frogspawn has new heads that are getting large but no new skeleton just flesh. Any suggestions. I get good coraline growth. My softies and zoos do great as well as my gorgs.

72 bow
20gal sump with fuge
phosphate reactor in line
lighting - 265 watt pc
amonia 0
ph 8.3
specific gravity 1.024
nitrate 5ppm
calcium 440
kh 10

[porky]

Nitrates are a little high but what are the phosphate readings?
Excess phosphate can inhibit calcification.

[lostintheocean]

i thought that may have been an issue a while ago. testing phosphates is not reliable. To be sure phosphates are not the issue i installed a phosphate reactor several months ago. I have good coraline growth so i do not think that is the issue.

[lostintheocean]

I guess I could try running more GFO in my reactor but I do not think that would help. I am using the amount directed, maybe a little more and got it from bulk reef supply

[McSassy]

Patience and some coral food...perhaps in the form of phytoplankton may help. One of the heads on my frogspawn has been splitting for a while...or at least trying to. I don't know...I really don't mind what it does...let nature do it's thing, as long as it seems happy. = )

[lostintheocean]

i feed rotifers, reef chili, daphina, prawn eggs to my corals. I am trying to get some insite as to why there is no skeletal growth. There has been no skeletal growth in over a year. My frogspawn has sprouted a few new baby heads but they are only flesh not skeleton.

any ideas as to why no skeleton growth