Coral bleaching?

[Rmckoy]

What salt are you using ?

I personally prefer alk closer to nsw levels .
I maintain my alk at 7.5 dkh
5 ppm nitrate
.03-.05 phosphate
425 cal

 

[King_Acidic]

I've been using reef crystals but thinking about switching to something else.

 

[Rmckoy]

I've been using reef crystals but thinking about switching to something else.

Research different salts with the parameters you aim for .
mandarin maintain those numbers .
Stability is more important compared to actual numbers

 

[Rmckoy]

Io is ok …. But you need to increase nutrients to balance calcification

 

[Rmckoy]

The Best Salt For Saltwater Aquariums - Reef Builder Gear Guide | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

Are you guilty of just using whatever salt you can find, or have you ever really given much thought to the salt you are using and why? Salt formulas DO MATTER, and using the wrong salt could be doing…

reefbuilders.com

 

[King_Acidic]

Io is ok …. But you need to increase nutrients to balance calcification

Would switching coral foods make a difference? I've been feeding 5ml of Red Sea Reef Energy Plus Coral Nutrition AB+ on a daily basis.

 

[Shirak]

Would switching coral foods make a difference? I've been feeding 5ml of Red Sea Reef Energy Plus Coral Nutrition AB+ on a daily basis.

Maybe? Part of the challenge is figuring out what works for your system. I dose amino acids several times a week. I also feed heavily with various sized pellets and sps/lps fine particle food as well as chop up frozen mysis blocks and use oyster feast etc. My tanks have very few fish to no fish. Primarily snails, corals, hermits and various other cuc. So I feed heavily multiple times a week for the corals to catch particle food. My LPS always look better when they are catching food to eat on a regular basis.

 

[King_Acidic]

Maybe? Part of the challenge is figuring out what works for your system. I dose amino acids several times a week. I also feed heavily with various sized pellets and sps/lps fine particle food as well as chop up frozen mysis blocks and use oyster feast etc. My tanks have very few fish to no fish. Primarily snails, corals, hermits and various other cuc. So I feed heavily multiple times a week for the corals to catch particle food. My LPS always look better when they are catching food to eat on a regular basis.

I'll definitely have to try that. Is there really any nutritional difference between mysis and brine shrimp?

 

[Rmckoy]

I'll definitely have to try that. Is there really any nutritional difference between mysis and brine shrimp?

I believe reading something awhile ago mysis has more nutrients but they are treats . Have been compared to McDonald’s as a stable nutritious meal

 

[Shirak]

I'll definitely have to try that. Is there really any nutritional difference between mysis and brine shrimp?

yes a big difference. Brine shrimp has considerably less nutrition.

 

[Shirak]

Dried pellets are very concentrated nutrition compared to frozen.

 

[King_Acidic]

I'll pick up some mysis shrimp flats and switch from the brine shrimp. I can also add to my pellet feedings. Should I also up the dosage of reef energy or switch to something like reef roids?

 

[Shirak]

I have never used reef energy so can't say on that one. I have heard reef roids are high in phosphate. I wouldn't go too crazy. Maybe just try target feeding the LPS a couple times a week with some pellets or chopped mysis. Many of them will respond better to feeding after lights out for an hour or so.