Corals dying please help

[Zbutcher]

Hey everyone,

I am having a bit of trouble with my tank.

So my corals as of late have not been looking to hot. I've been noticing some white spots on them where it looks like some of the flesh is dying. But I have a couple other corals that look great.

For context, I had this powder blue a while back and to keep aggression down I ramped up my feeding. This caused a GHA outbreak. I have since sold him.

Since then the GHA has been dying slowly because I've been cutting back feeding.

My question is, do you think it's possible that the corals are not happy due to the water being too clean? I run an algae scrubber and an oversize skimmer.

My stocking list is as follows
Purple tang
White tail bristletooth tang
2 clown fish
Springer damsel
Cleaner wrasse
1 baby mandarin

My tank size is a lagoon style 100 gallon. 5 feet by 2 feet by 18 inch tall. And 120 in water volume.

I recently got my water tested at LFS and they said everything was fine however her test kit said my calcium was really high which I doubt because I run the whole trident and apex and Trident controlled dosing.

Anyways. I am curious if anyone's advice to fix this. I have a bunch 9 turbos to hopefully clean it up but I usually see most of them on the glass unfortunately.

Any ideas? All advice is welcome. Thank you.

 

[fishguy242]

hi, what are your current parameters? have pic?.

 

[stacksoner]

My question is, do you think it's possible that the corals are not happy due to the water being too clean? I run an algae scrubber and an oversize skimmer.

Absolutely

 

[blasterman]

Need to know nutrient params. I'm guessing nitrate or phosphate has zeroed out.

If turbos get hungry they will hit the rocks. They do spend a lot of time glass surfing though.

Either her test kit wrong, or your controller is wrong. I would suggest a 3rd party tie breaker.

 

[Zbutcher]

hi, what are your current parameters? have pic?.

Parameters are undetectable for pretty much everything. That's what the LFS told me. Thanks been running for a year and a half.

No pic ATM sorry. Omw to work so won't have one till later

 

[Zbutcher]

Absolutely

Do you know the symptoms of this? In a way I want to say that is not at all the problem considering I have hair algae in my tank haha.

Also weird question but I feel like I have no coralline algae growing anymore

 

[Zbutcher]

Need to know nutrient params. I'm guessing nitrate or phosphate has zeroed out.

If turbos get hungry they will hit the rocks. They do spend a lot of time glass surfing though.

Either her test kit wrong, or your controller is wrong. I would suggest a 3rd party tie breaker.

You might be right. I'm going to say her test kit is wrong though considering my alk mg were fine to her and are fine to me but her calcium test said she couldn't detect it due to how high it was lol

 

[Zbutcher]

hi, what are your current parameters? have pic?.

I have pics and a livestream of the tank going if you want to see I just don't have any close ups of receded SPS etc

 

[fishguy242]

first thought phos is bound in algae,cal is weird not knowing??? pic up if you can your own kits,alk,cal,phos nitrate for now, API will be accurate enough,reef kit

 

[Zbutcher]

first thought phos is bound in algae,cal is weird not knowing??? pic up if you can your own kits,alk,cal,phos nitrate for now, API will be accurate enough,reef kit

API will be? I thought everyone said it's trash and only go with salifert?

 

[fishguy242]

if you can afford yes, hannah for KH, ULTRA LOW phos,salifert for others,
API is good enough to start if finances are factor

 

[Zbutcher]

if you can afford yes, hannah for KH, ULTRA LOW phos,salifert for others,
API is good enough to start if finances are factor

Hahahah unless I've musk money, they are always low my friend lol

 

[nukemdanno]

As you can switch out the API for another quality test kits. I use Hanna for Ultra low phosphate and Salifert for ALK, CA, MG, Nitrate, and a PH Probe. If those Nitrate and Phosphate test are undetectable you need to raise the values slowly as not to cause our GHA to overtake everything.

 

[Zbutcher]

As you can switch out the API for another quality test kits. I use Hanna for Ultra low phosphate and Salifert for ALK, CA, MG, Nitrate, and a PH Probe. If those Nitrate and Phosphate test are undetectable you need to raise the values slowly as not to cause our GHA to overtake everything.

35ppt
4ppm NO3
0.16ppm PO4
1340ppm magnesium
9.1dkh alkalinity
580ppm calcium

 

[fishguy242]

hi stop dosing cal ,hold alk and mag ,are good,cal is too high .