Browning out

[aslmx]

I bought this as a frag and was told it was a pearl berry. It looks nothing like a pearl berry to me. Anyway it has one branch that's starting to turn brown. What should I do ? Frag it, watch it, pray?
Cal 420
Alk 7.8
Mag 1200
Phos .5
Nitrates 0
Temp 80
Sal 1.026
In a 120 under radiums. Did water change yesterday. All other sps are fine.

 

[Russ265]

you wont like my answer...

your phosphates are also way high

 

[aslmx]

When I bought it 7 months ago

 

[chefjpaul]

you wont like my answer...

your phosphates are also way high

& zero NO3
No3>po4

 

[D maul]

Lower phosphates is a good start if can lower the pearlberry to med low light

 

[aslmx]

you wont like my answer...

your phosphates are also way high

Really. My phosphates always run in that range no matter what i do. From .25-.5

 

[Russ265]

Really. My phosphates always run in that range no matter what i do. From .25-.5

& zero NO3
No3>po4

nailed it.

nowhere in nature do you have this disparity than an aquarist's tank

 

[Russ265]

Really. My phosphates always run in that range no matter what i do. From .25-.5

gfo, phosguard, up nitrate to put pressure on phosphate staying lower.

all i can say bro

never seen an awesome tank with po4 being the dominant compound.

 

[aslmx]

Lower phosphates is a good start if can lower the pearlberry to med low light

Its almost on bottom of the tank.

 

[D maul]

Its almost on bottom of the tank.

Is that the only acro that is brown?

 

[aslmx]

gfo, phosguard, up nitrate to put pressure on phosphate staying lower.

all i can say bro

never seen an awesome tank with po4 being the dominant compound.

Well I guess its back to the gfo. I hate that crap.
Thanks for the help....dude.

 

[Russ265]

Well I guess its back to the gfo. I hate that crap.
Thanks for the help....dude.

well get it to undetectable. but u need nitrates so the corals can photosythensize. otherwise everything turns pale and ghost white. you need phosphates. just so little of it. like a sprinkling of po4.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/help-my-sps-are-paling-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do.210035/

shameless plug to my writeup. please read all of it.

 

[aslmx]

Is that the only acro that is brown?

Yes
And it's only the one branch. Never had one do this in 8 years I've been reefering

 

[Russ265]

Yes
And it's only the one branch. Never had one do this in 8 years I've been reefering

best advice i ever got in the reef hobby.

"keep water, not corals"

 

[aslmx]

well get it to undetectable. but u need nitrates so the corals can photosythensize. otherwise everything turns pale and ghost white. you need phosphates. just so little of it. like a sprinkling of po4.


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/help-my-sps-are-paling-and-i-dont-know-what-to-do.210035/

shameless plug to my writeup. please read all of it.

Thanks. I just hate adding and changing when everything I've been doing this far has worked.

 

[Russ265]

Thanks. I just hate adding and changing when everything I've been doing this far has worked.

like i said. you wont like my answer

glad it is working so well though

 

[Akida17th]

Don't drop your phosphates to quickly otherwise some corals may bleach out. Go light on the GFO and raise accordingly.

 

[aslmx]

What's the best and safest way to raise nitrates? Feed more, dump skimmer cup in the tank?

 

[aslmx]

Don't drop your phosphates to quickly otherwise some corals may bleach out. Go light on the GFO and raise accordingly.

Any of the bag phosphate stuff work. I really don't want to do a reactor?

 

[Russ265]

What's the best and safest way to raise nitrates? Feed more, dump skimmer cup in the tank?

dose nitrates.

seachem flourish nitrogen is just fine.
phosguard is fine for lowering phosphates