bubble gum digi turning white

[jose hernandez]

got a nice frag of a bubble gum digi from a fellow reefer it was good at first but now its turning white i have a red reefer 750xxl
lights are 4 xr30 g4 pros using ab program 12' above water at 40% flow i have 4 mp40s at 50%
parameters
alk 8.3
cal 500
mag 1470
salinity 1.025
nitrates between 5 and 10
phophates 0

 

[TexasTodd]

Where is it turning white?

IME this coral does better at lower SPS levels of PAR.

 

[fishguy242]

yes agree lower light

 

[jose hernandez]

ALL OVER

 

[fishguy242]

ALL OVER

???

 

[vetteguy53081]

Pics ??

 

[minus9]

High light and zero phosphates will kill sps.

 

[jose hernandez]

???

 

[jose hernandez]

just placed it to a lower spot

 

[jose hernandez]

cant get my phosphates up for nothing tried neophos awhile back and ended still at 0

 

[DivingTheWorld]

cant get my phosphates up for nothing tried neophos awhile back and ended still at 0

Add fish.

 

[jose hernandez]

I have 12 fish my lfs store doesn’t have anything I’m in New York so don’t know any reputable lfs stores here

 

[Mal11224]

Could be a combination of things. The light might be too high where it is, maybe you can move it to a lower place in the tank. Also, if you have a fairly new tank and your parameters are not stable, this coral will have a hard time.

 

[jose hernandez]

Gonna keep on eye on it and take it from there just needed to get advice I’m new to sps thanks to everyone who helped out

 

[ScottB]

Perfect numbers aside from PO4. But that number alone is enough to kill SPS. Even under a Zeovit or Red Sea program, zero is no good.

I hear you on fish. Stock lists in our area are very poor. Our fish fly in the belly of passenger aircraft cargo compartments. And there are very few passenger flights flying East these days.

How old is tank? How long have you been dinoflagellate free?

Regardless of the answer, you need to keep dosing PO4 until you get a reading. Your rock & substrate has been stripped of PO4. Until it is saturated, you won't have enough in the water column.

If you can make a trip out of the city, try Life Aquatic in New Canaan, CT or Greenwich Aquaria. Life Aquatic is at the train station. Stock is still limited, but pick up some tangs and feed them heavy. You will be able to wind down the dosing with enough fish. Both stores should also have some BBG digi in stock (from my tanks).

 

[jose hernandez]

DINO FREE ABOUT 3 WEEKS SO FAR TANK 6 MONTHS OLD

 

[jose hernandez]

I WILL LOOK UP THOSE STORES YOU RECOMMENDED THNKS AGAIN

 

[vetteguy53081]

Maintain moderate light and flow, assure salinity is not false reading and is truly at 1.025-1.026, temperature 77-79. Ph range 8.1- 8.3 and Alk and/or calcium is not high.
If you do not have these kits, take a good water sample to a trusted LFS and have them test it for you.

 

[jose hernandez]

as far as salinity use a hanna salinity checker i dont rely on my apex salinity probe its never spot on
as far as test kits i use
alk hanna checker
calcium hanna checker
magnesium salifert
phosphates hanna checker
nitrates salifert

 

[ScottB]

I thought I saw you in the dino thread. Now we know where your PO4 went. You will be back there again if you don't keep some PO4 in the water. I keep a doser loaded with this when my feeding does not keep up: