Corals aren't growing, heavy metal problem

[morrisDR]

Hi my corals aren't growing. I have Xenia/anthelia, star polyp, alien explosion for a few months now that are called fast growers but they don't in my mixed reef..
They just don't grow. I also have lps and sps corals that also don't grow.
My Coraline isn't growing either.

I do us an po4 remover in my dosing system I don't think that matter right? It keeps my phosphate nice.


My metals are high so I think I need to blame that. Does anyone know what I should use. I heard of triton detox but I saw a vid where it killed some guys gonioporas.

 

[morrisDR]

The phosphate problem I already fixed, my po4 remover got stuck now it's working again

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

tank age? and a pic of the tank will really help a lot

 

[morrisDR]

tank age? and a pic of the tank will really help a lot

1 year, but 50 precent water was from my old tank.

 

[morrisDR]

There is no live purple algea on my rocks only on the back of the glass. The purple algea that is om the rock is from dead rocks.

 

[Spare time]

I find stunted growth to be more of an overlighting issue. Do you know the par levels each coral is receiving?

 

[morrisDR]

I find stunted growth to be more of an overlighting issue. Do you know the par levels each coral is receiving?

Sadly no this is my lighting
Hydra 64. Fragbox corals his show tank has 2 hydra 32 my lighting settings are like that.

 

[morrisDR]

The red and green is 10 this was an older photo

 

[Spare time]

Sadly no this is my lighting
Hydra 64. Fragbox corals his show tank has 2 hydra 32 my lighting settings are like that.

How far above the water is the light mounted?

 

[Spare time]

I personally would just let them be. Two of those can take over a tank and so slow growth might be ideal if they are still alive