frogspawn help

Polishpower · May 13, 2014

Hello I have had this frogspawn for about two months. At the beginning it looked like a normal one with green and purplish tips. For the last month it has been neon green with white tips. The on param that is off is calcium and that is at 380. Salt is 1.023. It is in a biocube 14 and under the stock light. Any ideas on what is wrong would be appreciated. I have moved it around to see if it would like another spot but nothing has worked. Thanks for the help

mike007 · May 13, 2014

I have mine about half way up in tank.Yours looks healthy are you feeding? Your calcium level is a little low but not a problem. Can you tell us what kind of lighting you have and your other water parameters such as nitrate, phosphates, alkalinity? Also to add you might want to bring up your salinity to around 1.025 slowly.

Reefing Madness · May 13, 2014

Cal little low, SG should be 1.025-1.027. Also gonna need your Alk and Mag, Nitrate and Phosphate readings. If your stock lighting is Power compact, I'd start looking for an upgrade soon.

Polishpower · May 13, 2014

Compact fluorescents. Put it at the top for awhile nothing changed. Moved it back down. Nitrate and phose are both 0. Don't have a test for mag and alk.

Reefing Madness · May 13, 2014

Gonna need those numbers, as the hard corals use Alk and Mag with Cal.

Polishpower · May 14, 2014

OK will have to invest in one soon.

Redfundai · May 14, 2014

I have mine on the sand bed. It likes a little bit more ca and Alk.

Tank.Bro · May 18, 2014

Reefing Madness said:
Cal little low, SG should be 1.025-1.027. Also gonna need your Alk and Mag, Nitrate and Phosphate readings. If your stock lighting is Power compact, I'd start looking for an upgrade soon.

accually most big brand pet stores and my LFS Slippery rock corals keep it around 1.022 - 1.024 so his salinity is perfect... any way not all systems are the same so just feed it more. also buy some zoanthaxxe or what ever it is called I feedminethat and it seems to be doing increasingly well!

Reefing Madness · May 18, 2014

Tank.Bro said:
accually most big brand pet stores and my LFS Slippery rock corals keep it around 1.022 - 1.024 so his salinity is perfect... any way not all systems are the same so just feed it more. also buy some zoanthaxxe or what ever it is called I feedminethat and it seems to be doing increasingly well!

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Table 1. Parameters critical to control in reef aquaria.

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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Parameter:[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Reef Aquaria Recommendation:[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Typical Surface Ocean Value:[SIZE=-1]¹[/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Calcium[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]380-450 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]420 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Alkalinity[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]2.5-4 meq/L
7-11 dKH
125-200 ppm CaCO[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE] equivalents[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]2.5 meq/L
7 dKH
125 ppm CaCO[SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE] equivalents[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Salinity[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]35 ppt
sg = 1.026[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]34-36 ppt
sg = 1.025-1.027[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Temperature[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]76-83Â° F[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Variable²[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]pH[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]7.8-8.5 OK
8.1-8.3 is better[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]8.0-8.3 (can be lower or higher in lagoons) [/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Magnesium[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1250-1350 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]1280 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Phosphate[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]< 0.03 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]0.005 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Ammonia[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]<0.1 ppm[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 40%"][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=-1]Variable (typically <0.1 ppm)[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Tank.Bro · May 18, 2014

I Am highly aware that the ocean is high and so are most but my corals (especialy my frogspawn....) LOVE LOW SALIN!!!!!

adimas · May 18, 2014

I've had my salinity at 1.023 with no problems. I think the color change has to do more with the lighting. The calcium is lower than I would recomend. I keep mine at 440-450. Mag is at 1200-1220. My corals do good at those parimiters.