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oscarcolino · Jun 3, 2015

hi i dont know why my corals looks bad my zoas are getting small and not openings my montipras are dying my anemones dont open big anymore i have a 50 gallos cube cadlight with a sump in the sump i have a good skimmer chaeto and live rock i have a chiller that control the temp at 77 i have a reefkepper with ph and the temp ph is from 7.9 to 8.4 doring the day i have one mp40qd in diferent modes doring the day i have a radio g3 that works for 12 hours star at 12 and finish at 12 no more that 50% power . im using 2parts calcium and dkh brb pumps everyday i dose in the morning cal and a night dkh
cal 430pp
dkh 9.1
mg 1480
ammonia 0ppm
nitrite 0ppm
nitrate 0ppm
phospahete 0.04ppm i have a reactor for carbon and another for gfo
salinity 1024 control by a tunze ato
i have 4 fish 2 clowns and six line wrase one yellow tang 2 shrimps one star fish snails etc i dont know what im doing wrong im no using filter sucks i was thinking water is to cleam so i took them out last week i do water chnages every 2 weeks if somebady can help me out im about to sell everithing and just give up

NanaReefer · Jun 3, 2015

What test kit are you using and have you gotten a second opinion? Having any algae issues? What is your source of water?

oscarcolino · Jun 3, 2015

Red Sea test Hanna for phosphate and I use rodi water 0 tds no algae problem

melypr1985 · Jun 3, 2015

have you determined that you don't have any pests/hitchhikers eating your coral? Maybe do a dip on some of the worst ones and see what falls off of it.

oscarcolino · Jun 3, 2015

oscarcolino · Jun 5, 2015

Nothing I dip some Zoas nothing come out

melypr1985 · Jun 5, 2015

Well then we need some more ideas here. [HASHTAG]#reefsquad[/HASHTAG]

Shep · Jun 5, 2015

These are always the worst because all the usual/obvious reason have already been crossed off. As anything new been added to the tank, have you noticed any signs of a pest?

afamousjohnson · Jun 5, 2015

what about light? Sounds like an overall reaction. Maybe running to high for to long?

reefwiser · Jun 5, 2015

One thing to always do is keep a log of everything you do with your aquarium. Example here would be
Date:05/01/15 everything open and looking good not changes.
Date:05/15/15 added a new zoa frag I saw at the LFS today.
Date 05/21/15 starting to see corals closing up.
By keeping a log of everything that you do you can then step backwards and find what caused the change

kireek · Jun 5, 2015

In what way are your montiporas dying? How long have you be running your lights at no more than 50% ? Is it possible that they need more light?

oscarcolino · Jun 6, 2015

They just bleach I'm running my lights 12 hours at day

oscarcolino · Jun 6, 2015

I started dosing like 3 weeks ago and some times ph goes 8.10 at night

reefwiser · Jun 6, 2015

oscarcolino said:
They just bleach I'm running my lights 12 hours at day

More is not always better. 8 hours is better.

melypr1985 · Jun 6, 2015

My lights run like this with great growth and color. (T5s)
Blue leds on at 11
Aqua Pink and actinic+ on at 1
Lagoon blue and actinic+ on at 3
Lagoon and actinc off at 5
Aqua pink and actinic off at 7
Blue leds off at 9

So i have 6 ours of daylight basically. Maybe thats a good reaon for it.