Dead corals? Dying sick?

[Fishfinder]

Every single time I make a thread I always find another issue I have to face. Haha

I know, there is a lot of things that go into reef. Just keep at it. A little research and patience go a long way. How long is your tank?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Someone more experienced with lighting can chime in. But I don't think that a 30 or 40 Watt fixture is enough light for a 75 gal

@saltyfilmfolks your opinion?

What light is is again?
What's the settings and photo period ?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I know, there is a lot of things that go into reef. Just keep at it. A little research and patience go a long way. How long is your tank?

Yup. It's very often trial and error despite the best advice.
That's really where the patience comes in.
Very rarely are there instant results.

Down the road when you begin to think you know what you're doing. The tank will do its best, to prove you wrong. Just means it's time to learn something new.

 

[savetheocean]

Still closed..

What light is is again?
What's the settings and photo period ?

Current USA Orbit Marine

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Still closed..

Current USA Orbit Marine

Pro version with the lenses? Or just flat leds?

What % and how long?

 

[savetheocean]

Pro version with the lenses? Or just flat leds?

What % and how long?

both 100% 12 hours - not pro

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

both 100% 12 hours - not pro

Got it. I don't see where you have tank depth listed.
Those models are bit under powered for a deeper tank. So it's good you have them at full for a longer time.

Def let them acclimate to the water a bit. And maybe move them up if you don't see movement or more opening.

If you still have probs with them. Tag me with an @. Saltyfilmfilks and we can talk about lights that won't break your bank.

 

[savetheocean]

Got it. I don't see where you have tank depth listed.
Those models are bit under powered for a deeper tank. So it's good you have them at full for a longer time.

Def let them acclimate to the water a bit. And maybe move them up if you don't see movement or more opening.

If you still have probs with them. Tag me with an @. Saltyfilmfilks and we can talk about lights that won't break your bank.

Opened a little today.

 

[Hockeypunk1]

When I first started keeping coral it was mostly softies like mushrooms leathers green star polyps and I had a frogspawn. I kept them in a 29 gallon with a fluval hang on filter. I never tested anything besides salinity, just did water changes when the water looked dirty. I kept saltwater fish only for years prior to trying a reef. When I upgraded tanks and decided to get serious about sps I did a ton of research and bought some test kits. Hanna checkers for alk and po4 and salifert for no3, ca, and mg.
The biggest mistake I made was not understanding that having some nutrients are important to keeping healthy coral. It seemed everything I read told how to get rid of nitrate and phosphate. So at the first sign of algae I bought some gfo and next thing I know my acros started melting and all my other corals started closing up. That led me down a long road of dinoflagellates and chrysophytes and zero coral growth and a bunch of coral death. So with all that said I would recommend feeding your fish more to bring those nutrients up. You may even want to run your skimmer only half the time until those nitrates are above zero. Definitely get some test kits especially alk. Sounds like you're on the right track.

 

[savetheocean]

When I first started keeping coral it was mostly softies like mushrooms leathers green star polyps and I had a frogspawn. I kept them in a 29 gallon with a fluval hang on filter. I never tested anything besides salinity, just did water changes when the water looked dirty. I kept saltwater fish only for years prior to trying a reef. When I upgraded tanks and decided to get serious about sps I did a ton of research and bought some test kits. Hanna checkers for alk and po4 and salifert for no3, ca, and mg.
The biggest mistake I made was not understanding that having some nutrients are important to keeping healthy coral. It seemed everything I read told how to get rid of nitrate and phosphate. So at the first sign of algae I bought some gfo and next thing I know my acros started melting and all my other corals started closing up. That led me down a long road of dinoflagellates and chrysophytes and zero coral growth and a bunch of coral death. So with all that said I would recommend feeding your fish more to bring those nutrients up. You may even want to run your skimmer only half the time until those nitrates are above zero. Definitely get some test kits especially alk. Sounds like you're on the right track.

Thanks! Just spent some money on a reef test kit by sailfert. Also just purchased a bunch of coral food and some seaweed and a clip for the tangs. Also purchased some reef additives I think it was "Fuel" by aqua vitro.