Green Slimer Isn’t Happy

[Heavymman]

Hi all, I’m new to SPS and added a few frags to my tank and the Green Slimer looks like it’s struggling. Wanted to know if you could maybe help me out with it. It is 2 weeks old and I moved it up to the top of the tank after a week. Plenty of flow with two WAV units.

I have a 24” cube with 4 T5’s and a Kessil A360 tuna blue.

Nitrate/Phosphate 0
Alkalinity 8.1
Calcium 450
Mag 1450

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

Hi all, I’m new to SPS and added a few frags to my tank and the Green Slimer looks like it’s struggling. Wanted to know if you could maybe help me out with it. It is 2 weeks old and I moved it up to the top of the tank after a week. Plenty of flow with two WAV units.

I have a 24” cube with 4 T5’s and a Kessil A360 tuna blue.

Nitrate/Phosphate 0
Alkalinity 8.1
Calcium 450
Mag 1450

I don’t see what’s wrong with it... a little brown so could be lighting...

 

[mtdaly85]

That looks like a very young or "immature" tank. What type of rock is that? If you didn't seed the tank with live rock, I'd steer clear of corals (especially acros) until you have a nice coating of coraline on your rock and significant biodiversity in your water. Corals don't like things to be sterile, you need a mature tank to help corals thrive.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

You could also have elevated phosphate... ideal range is .10-.15

 

[therealman1]

How new is the tank? have you been testing your parameters to make sure they are stable between water changes?

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

Are you using ro/di?

 

[SuncrestReef]

Nitrate and phosphate at zero is not good. Corals need at least a little of these nutrients. I keep my nitrates around 4 ppm and phosphate around 0.05 ppm.

 

[pelphrey]

That is some serious flow!!!

 

[Heavymman]

Established since October and very stable. I use RODI. There is big patches of coraline on the rock just not coating it all yet. If it was receiving too much lighting would that be a possibility?

 

[Heavymman]

I don’t see what’s wrong with it... a little brown so could be lighting...

Maybe I will evaluate after another week

 

[Epic Aquaculture]

It looks OK to me. As long as it's not loosing tissue, I would just let it settle in.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

Maybe I will evaluate after another week

Make sure if you up lighting, do it turtle pace SLOW

 

[Heavymman]

The Bird nest I have looks to be doing good but it is a lot lower in the tank.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

The Bird nest I have looks to be doing good but it is a lot lower in the tank.

Birdsnest are very hardy and can take low lighting but still do great.

 

[HairyGary]

polyp extension looks fine. I'd let it settle in.

How are off the water are the lights? intensity of the Kessil? My green slimmer sits anywhere between 300-350 par. I have a 90 cube with G4 pro and 4 t5s. The LED is only at 60% intensity. If you have no nutrients in the tank and high light it will not be good the corals.

 

[happyhourhero]

I cant really tell what kind of Slimer that one is but I would mount it vertically. Once they take off, they barely encrust which will cause it to fall from where it is.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

Do you dose anything? I have an ulns but dose acropower. Puts amino acids and other nutrients corals love back into the water...

 

[cain720]

My green slimer hated when I had 0 nitrates and phosphates and even started to STN. Yours looks much healthier than mine did, but it could still be related to the lack of nutrients.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

How do you have 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates? Carbon dosing?

 

[Heavymman]

polyp extension looks fine. I'd let it settle in.

How are off the water are the lights? intensity of the Kessil? My green slimmer sits anywhere between 300-350 par. I have a 90 cube with G4 pro and 4 t5s. The LED is only at 60% intensity. If you have no nutrients in the tank and high light it will not be good the corals.

I have T5s on 9-9 and this is my schedule for my Kessil (no PAR meter so any advice is appreciated )