Coral and parameters help!!

[Dmat21]

Losing color in sps and acros with white tips with less polyp extension. bicolor tipped torch seems happy still fluorescent green but pink and blue tips are more white now, Zoas happy, chalice may be losing some color.
2 xr15 pros wwc sps template
tropic Marin Pro reef Salt with small percentage daily AWC
ATO
lots of diversity in bacteria throughout cycle
bare bottom tank
5 months old
filter socks and protein skimmer (running water level low in skimmer just for aeration)
I have Tropic marin “all for reef” (just not using it yet)
water parameters;
average temperature 77°F
Average pH 7.7
average salinity 34.6
DKH 8.7
nitrates practically 0-.25
phosphorus 10 or “0.031 phosphate“
I don’t know calcium or magnesium levels because I can’t seem to get the Salifert test to turn colors when doing the last step for both..‍

I really don’t want to be dosing multiple additives, I’m a quadriplegic in a wheelchair and get help for maintenanc. So shooting for a somewhat low maintenance tank Is ideal.
but I’m in need of some help and will take advice on where to go from here
I have a baby blue hippo tang, two anthias, baby yellow tang, three turbo snails, cleaner shrimp and a peppermint shrimp

 

[vetteguy53081]

Moderate light and water flow
Salinity. 1.025-1.026
Ph 8.1-8.3
Mag 1300
Ca 440
Alk 8-10 dkh

what test kits are you using ?
Are you using RODI water or tap water from the faucet?

 

[blasterman]

I'm looking at your frags and I see a montipora digita on the right side....looks like a Forrest fire.

It has great polyp extension and healthy growth nodes. Tells me a lot.

Forrest fires tend to like higher nutrients. Acros, especially new frags coming from low nutrient commercial tanks dont. They need a lot of time to acclimate to 25 nitrate and often they wont or they brown out.

Only issue i see here is I really think you need to compromise a bit on nitrate and get it around 10 or the acros will keep browning out and having poor polyp extension. Water changes or skimmer....or both.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Deff gonna want to know ur cal and mag levels. Do some small wcs to restore any low numbers.
Keep the alk and salinity up. As said high light and high flow.
Bleaching is not good.
Browning is ok.
Skeleton showing is bad. Death. Rtn stn skin recession.
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[mdb_talon]

I'm looking at your frags and I see a montipora digita on the right side....looks like a Forrest fire.

It has great polyp extension and healthy growth nodes. Tells me a lot.

Forrest fires tend to like higher nutrients. Acros, especially new frags coming from low nutrient commercial tanks dont. They need a lot of time to acclimate to 25 nitrate and often they wont or they brown out.

Only issue i see here is I really think you need to compromise a bit on nitrate and get it around 10 or the acros will keep browning out and having poor polyp extension. Water changes or skimmer....or both.

I would say the opposite and say it is more likely related to loe nutrients than high. .25 nitrates is almost nothing and much less than any vendor i know keeps it at. Phosphate at .03 is fine but close to too low.

I am going to say the corals are hungry and the the white tips are "burnt". Your alk is not that high but for a low nutrient system it is on the high side.

I assume you are using hannah for phosphate and alk tests based off your answer and if so then likely those are fairly accurate numbers you gave, but always good to get a double check if that is possible?

 

[Dmat21]

I'm looking at your frags and I see a montipora digita on the right side....looks like a Forrest fire.

It has great polyp extension and healthy growth nodes. Tells me a lot.

Forrest fires tend to like higher nutrients. Acros, especially new frags coming from low nutrient commercial tanks dont. They need a lot of time to acclimate to 25 nitrate and often they wont or they brown out.

Only issue i see here is I really think you need to compromise a bit on nitrate and get it around 10 or the acros will keep browning out and having poor polyp extension. Water changes or skimmer....or both.

How do I get nitrates up ?

 

[Dmat21]

I would say the opposite and say it is more likely related to loe nutrients than high. .25 nitrates is almost nothing and much less than any vendor i know keeps it at. Phosphate at .03 is fine but close to too low.

I am going to say the corals are hungry and the the white tips are "burnt". Your alk is not that high but for a low nutrient system it is on the high side.

I assume you are using hannah for phosphate and alk tests based off your answer and if so then likely those are fairly accurate numbers you gave, but always good to get a double check if that is possible?

Why do you think the white tips are burnt? What should I feed them?

 

[Dmat21]

I'm looking at your frags and I see a montipora digita on the right side....looks like a Forrest fire.

It has great polyp extension and healthy growth nodes. Tells me a lot.

Forrest fires tend to like higher nutrients. Acros, especially new frags coming from low nutrient commercial tanks dont. They need a lot of time to acclimate to 25 nitrate and often they wont or they brown out.

Only issue i see here is I really think you need to compromise a bit on nitrate and get it around 10 or the acros will keep browning out and having poor polyp extension. Water changes or skimmer....or both.

Yes it is a forest fire. But it has white tips?
How do I raise nitrates?