Am I missing something?

huey_gnr · 01/08/2018, 08:40 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 - 0
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
Phosphate - 0

Any assistance is appreciated.

Danny_15 · 01/08/2018, 09:34 PM

Maybe not enough nutrients in the water. Its just a guess just putting that out there.

nereefpat · 01/08/2018, 09:48 PM

Lack of nutrients is a fair guess, imo. Any fish in there?

I would also top off with saltwater until s.g. is 1.026.

JTJreef · 01/08/2018, 10:27 PM

Could be lighting. Have you changed lights? Changed the schedule or intensity?

sde1500 · 01/09/2018, 07:19 AM

Salinity a little lower than ideal, and no nutrients is not ideal either. Those corals need food in the water, you're starving them.

huey_gnr · 01/09/2018, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by nereefpat

Lack of nutrients is a fair guess, imo. Any fish in there?

I would also top off with saltwater until s.g. is 1.026.

Only a few, a pair of percs and a rusty angel... and will do on the s.g

Any recommendation on the nutrients?

huey_gnr · 01/09/2018, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JTJreef

Could be lighting. Have you changed lights? Changed the schedule or intensity?

No, I've had this LED system in place for the past 4 months. Had some early algae blooms because of the intensity increase, but I stair-stepped the time the lights are on up to the current point they are in. Reading what others have written, I am guessing it's the nutrients I have not been adding.

nereefpat · 01/09/2018, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by huey_gnr

Any recommendation on the nutrients?

Just feed more. See if you can get NO3 up to about 5ppm. And a barely detectable reading for phosphates would be good.

huey_gnr · 01/09/2018, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nereefpat

Just feed more. See if you can get NO3 up to about 5ppm. And a barely detectable reading for phosphates would be good.

Will do, thanks!

01/08/2018, 08:40 PM	#1
huey_gnr Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 8	Am I missing something? 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 - 0 Nitrate - 0 Nitrite - 0 Phosphate - 0 Any assistance is appreciated.

01/08/2018, 09:48 PM	#3
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Lack of nutrients is a fair guess, imo. Any fish in there? I would also top off with saltwater until s.g. is 1.026. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

01/09/2018, 07:19 AM	#5
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	Salinity a little lower than ideal, and no nutrients is not ideal either. Those corals need food in the water, you're starving them. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

01/08/2018, 09:34 PM	#2
Danny_15 Registered Member Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 160	Maybe not enough nutrients in the water. Its just a guess just putting that out there.

01/08/2018, 10:27 PM	#4
JTJreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Carolinas Posts: 52	Could be lighting. Have you changed lights? Changed the schedule or intensity?