Help pinpoint the problem

[phixman]

Over the last month or two I've noticed some strange events in my aquarium and I think there is a problem somewhere in my water chemistry. The following events happened.

1. Chalice receding
2. No growth on my OG bounces
3. Chaeto algae slowed down in growth
4. Homewrecker lost pink color
5. Back wall coralline falling off (some new one growing, but slowly)
6. Some tenuis have stn starting from the base ( I stopped these with putting glue on the stn locations)
7. I noticed my feather duster population has shrunk to nearly nothing

I'm very certain this may be a nutrient problem, recently started using red sea energy. My skimmer goes nuts at night and the whole cup fills up. I'm guessing my nutrients are too low and reef energy is causing some swings? I have tested nutrients in the past, but every time I tested, they would come back as 0, so I gave up.

 

[brmreefer]

Is there any way to get a list of your recent parameters. Try and include what the daily highs and lows if possible too.

NO3
PO4
Temp (Daily Highs/Lows)
Salinity (Daily Highs/Lows)
and any others that are tracked that may help others assist.
Already saw the big three as per your screen shots, so that does help.

I would also look into getting parameters verified by another source (LFS or fellow reefer if possible) to rule out faulty test results or out of calibration testing instruments.

What kind of time frame are we looking at when things were noticed going south? Long term, or short term (ex. overnight versus a month)

Just few thoughts.

 

[phixman]

Salinity has been between 1.025-1.026 for at least year. Unsure about the nutrients since I would never get a reading, I'm guessing organisms would consume it as soon as it was available. I only test the big three once a week unless my parameters are out of my range.

 

[Pistondog]

Over the last month or two I've noticed some strange events in my aquarium and I think there is a problem somewhere in my water chemistry. The following events happened.

1. Chalice receding
2. No growth on my OG bounces
3. Chaeto algae slowed down in growth
4. Homewrecker lost pink color
5. Back wall coralline falling off (some new one growing, but slowly)
6. Some tenuis have stn starting from the base ( I stopped these with putting glue on the stn locations)
7. I noticed my feather duster population has shrunk to nearly nothing

I'm very certain this may be a nutrient problem, recently started using red sea energy. My skimmer goes nuts at night and the whole cup fills up. I'm guessing my nutrients are too low and reef energy is causing some swings? I have tested nutrients in the past, but every time I tested, they would come back as 0, so I gave up.

Torch receding, polyps not extending after starting reef energy AB+.
Stop for a while or forever.
AB+ did not increase my nutrient levels, or the system compensated.

 

[brmreefer]

You may have bottomed out your nutrients. I would look at raising them slightly if they are in fact bottomed out.

That is where I would start after stopping the AB+ dosing (as Pistondog mentioned) since it coincided with negative coral's behavior.