Softies Issues

huey_gnr · 01/08/2018, 08:29 PM

Hello all,
First post here.... For some reason my mushrooms, ricordea, and duncan are not opening up like they once did. My mushrooms have been progressively getting smaller and shriveling. However, my maxi and BTA are doing fine. Just wondering if there is something I should be checking that I am not already... or adding for that matter.

I feed the maxi and BTA every 3 days with small pieces of clam on the half shell. I put about an 1/8 of a teaspoon of coral frenzy in the water stream every 4 days or so. Occasional feeding of cyclops when I don't put the frenzy in and use a eye dropper to shoot them straight into the duncan heads.

I add calcium when I drop below 440 ppm and add Reef Accelerator once a week. I do not add anything else aside from normal RO water top offs. I do a 10% water change every other week.

44 Gallon corner tank, UV sterilizer, some power heads, Hydor canister filter, and EUPHOTICA 16" LED.

Salinity-1.023
Temp - 79
Calcium - 480 ppm
KH - 143.2
PH - 8.2
Ammonia -
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
Phosphate - 0

Any assistance is appreciated.

huey_gnr · 01/08/2018, 08:35 PM

Sorry... Ammonia is 0 as well

nay · 01/11/2018, 04:13 AM

Could be that your water is too clean... these softies like a little dirty water

nay · 01/11/2018, 04:20 AM

Or your light... mushroom and ric can thrive under super low light and led are bright and intense than fluorescent

Tek · 01/11/2018, 12:50 PM

What is the Kh reading in?

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huey_gnr · 01/12/2018, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tek

What is the Kh reading in?

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ppm GH/KH

socalireefdood · 01/19/2018, 02:05 AM

Those params are spot on.. i second maybe too clean?

01/08/2018, 08:29 PM	#1
huey_gnr Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 8	Softies Issues Hello all, First post here.... For some reason my mushrooms, ricordea, and duncan are not opening up like they once did. My mushrooms have been progressively getting smaller and shriveling. However, my maxi and BTA are doing fine. Just wondering if there is something I should be checking that I am not already... or adding for that matter. I feed the maxi and BTA every 3 days with small pieces of clam on the half shell. I put about an 1/8 of a teaspoon of coral frenzy in the water stream every 4 days or so. Occasional feeding of cyclops when I don't put the frenzy in and use a eye dropper to shoot them straight into the duncan heads. I add calcium when I drop below 440 ppm and add Reef Accelerator once a week. I do not add anything else aside from normal RO water top offs. I do a 10% water change every other week. 44 Gallon corner tank, UV sterilizer, some power heads, Hydor canister filter, and EUPHOTICA 16" LED. Salinity-1.023 Temp - 79 Calcium - 480 ppm KH - 143.2 PH - 8.2 Ammonia - Nitrate - 0 Nitrite - 0 Phosphate - 0 Any assistance is appreciated.

01/08/2018, 08:35 PM	#2
huey_gnr Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 8	Sorry... Ammonia is 0 as well

01/11/2018, 04:13 AM	#3
nay Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Walnut ca Posts: 34	Could be that your water is too clean... these softies like a little dirty water

01/11/2018, 04:20 AM	#4
nay Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Walnut ca Posts: 34	Or your light... mushroom and ric can thrive under super low light and led are bright and intense than fluorescent

01/11/2018, 12:50 PM	#5
Tek Mr. Vu Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Yukon, Oklahoma Posts: 1,608	What is the Kh reading in? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/19/2018, 02:05 AM	#7
socalireefdood Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 51	Those params are spot on.. i second maybe too clean?