Hammer corals

[Joshua89111]

Could you post other parameters as well? Alkalinity is a very important factor in keeping healthy euphyllia/fimbriaphyllia, and if it drops lower than about 8 dKH, you’ll see a significant drop in polyp extension.

What does your water change process look like? Do you disturb the sandbed a lot? I ask because the water in the picture looks rather cloudy.

Ok i have tested everything my params are as follows
Ammonia .25
Nitrite 0 nitrate under 5 ppm
Ph 7.8
Dkh 9
Phos between 0 and .25
Mag 630 probably the issue
Calc 460

 

[Joshua89111]

When you get home you should test and give us all the numbers you have, that will help us further assist than just tackling it blindly

Ok i have tested everything my params are as follows
Ammonia .25
Nitrite 0 nitrate under 5 ppm
Ph 7.8
Dkh 9
Phos between 0 and .25
Mag 630 probably the issue
Calc 460

 

[Joshua89111]

Im not sure where your phosphate is at or how it got that way.

If the torch is great but the hammers bad, I’m not sure that’s a water issue.

What livestock is in there?

Ok i have tested everything my params are as follows
Ammonia .25
Nitrite 0 nitrate under 5 ppm
Ph 7.8
Dkh 9
Phos between 0 and .25
Mag 630 probably the issue
Calc 460

 

[Uncle99]

Ok i have tested everything my params are as follows
Ammonia .25
Nitrite 0 nitrate under 5 ppm
Ph 7.8
Dkh 9
Phos between 0 and .25
Mag 630 probably the issue
Calc 460

Your test kit for MG is wrong….no way 630ppm.
Ammonia is likely 0….thats the lowest that test can do.
Phos of zero is a very bad number as it starves everything and .25ppm may stunt growth potential, you’ll need a Hanna checker for accurate Phosphate readings.
Target 0.05-.1ppm in newer systems.

Else fine.