Addvice for sps system

[David osborne]

I seem to have a tone of slow growning frags and it's getting to me know as some of the frags I have had for over a year and still zero growth ! Tho a nice few have based out !
Iv tried everything ! What should I be doing to see the growth in my acros ??

Also I'm not sure what this dark red / brown algae stuff is ? It's horrible and again I'm battling this and have had no luck so far

Any tips and advice would be welcome

 

[Hemmdog]

What’s kind of wavemakers and lights do you have? What’s your water parameters? Pics ?

 

[David osborne]

Here is some photos

 

[Hemmdog]

Lower the powerheads in the tank. So the flow blows right over the top of your acros, on a pulse setting.

 

[David osborne]

Photos

 

[bryanfuel]

Here is some photos

How big is that tank? That’s a lot of fish.

 

[David osborne]

Lower the powerheads in the tank. So the flow blows right over the top of your acros, on a pulse setting.

Hi Hemmdog
I will give it a try , I do run really high flow already ! But iv always thought iv got the pumps set up wrong for sps

 

[David osborne]

How big is that tank? That’s a lot of fish.

How big is that tank? That’s a lot of fish.

Hi and yes there are a few fish as to assist nutrient levels for the corals,

No3 is at 5

 

[David osborne]

It's a 3' x 2' x 2'
Made it myself and the cabinet

 

[David osborne]

What’s kind of wavemakers and lights do you have? What’s your water parameters? Pics ?

My lights are rads gen 4 xr30s
Jebo wave makers x3 cheap and MAX spec gyre 230xf ,
I'm running 14k for the first 5 hours and the drop down to blues for the rest of the photo period

 

[Hemmdog]

My lights are rads gen 4 xr30s
Jebo wave makers x3 cheap and MAX spec gyre 230xf ,
I'm running 14k for the first 5 hours and the drop down to blues for the rest of the photo period

What flow pattern is the gyres and jebaos making? A combo of pulse and “reef crest” has been best for sps in my experience.

 

[David osborne]

More pics

 

[David osborne]

What flow pattern is the gyres and jebaos making? A combo of pulse and “reef crest” has been best for sps in my experience.

There all set on a constant setting and what's reef Crest plz ?

 

[Hemmdog]

There all set on a constant setting and what's reef Crest plz ?

Oh wow, constant flow like that usually kills corals ime. Reef crest is just varied flow.

 

[David osborne]

I'm starting to fall out of love with my tank
What should I do ?

 

[David osborne]

Oh wow, constant flow like that usually kills corals ime. Reef crest is just varied flow.

How do i set this reef Crest up

 

[joseserrano]

How long has the tank been set up, and how long have the frags been introduced to the system?

 

[joseserrano]

You have more waste in your system than you think, per the pictures and the appearance of your sand, powerhead, and rock.

 

[Fiesty]

Try some chemi-clean. I have used in a full mixed reef tank with great results and no negative effects.

 

[David osborne]

How long has the tank been set up, and how long have the frags been introduced to the system?

It's been running for a year now ! Iv only been running gfo for first time as iv always had low po4
Ok I really need to get this nailed with how to go about getting this system looking nice ,
As soon as I clean it all the brown algae smothers everything again