Coral help

MACHO · Apr 16, 2020

What’s going on with my coral? All the water parameters are fine and no other coral are having issues my gsp are not opening how they used too and my pipe organs don’t seem to be opening fully either my toadstool seems to be opening an odd way I’m not sure can someone help tell me why might be wrong all parameters are stable salinity 1.025 nitrate 10 nitrite 0 ammonia 0 calcium 400 magnesium 1600 dkh 10 ph 8

Brandon Smith · Apr 16, 2020

What are your phosphate levels?

MACHO · Apr 17, 2020

Brandon Smith said:
What are your phosphate levels?

.2 I believe

Brandon Smith · Apr 17, 2020

MACHO said:
.2 I believe

That is considered high and can cause coral to close up. Having no phosphate can have affects on coral as well. I always try and suggest natural ways to export nutrients such as decreased feedings or amount of food fed at one time, algea scrubber, macroalgea reactor, or maybe a refugium.