Hollywood Stunner Chalice Question

[Scubabum]

I have a Stunner Chalice that has gone slightly brown only in the area directly above the frag plug. The edges have grown approx 1-2 inches off the frag plug and look normal. Should I be concerned or do anything about this?

It is sitting at 260 Par and Moderate to high flow.
Ph 8.2
Alk 7.7
Ca 410
Mag 1320
Nitrate 4
Phos .03

 

[jsker]

Please through a picture up and we can give you a better assessment.

 

[Scubabum]

First image in under blue's to show eyes still there. Under whites it looks terrible except for outer edges. Thanks for your input.


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[Scubabum]

Please through a picture up and we can give you a better assessment.

Done deal

 

[jsker]

I am wondering if there is to much light or the water is not dirty enough? Chalices like the water with higher nutrients.

Look at your alk, Ca, and Mg also. I was running low alk and bumped up the alk and my stunner and the rest of the corals started absorbing more Ca, Mg and look much better now

 

[Scubabum]

I am wondering if there is to much light or the water is not dirty enough? Chalices like the water with higher nutrients.

Look at your alk, Ca, and Mg also. I was running low alk and bumped up the alk and my stunner and the rest of the corals started absorbing more Ca, Mg and look much better now

Thanks jsker. I recently, have been slowly lowering my alk, to get in line with switching over to Aquaforest program and using their recommended parameters. I did this over several weeks and use to run my alk near 9. I have noticed better color in my Acro's at these lower numbers, but my Stunner chalice and Acans and a few zoa's don't seem as happy at these lower numbers. UGGGG!!! The struggles of a mixed Reef.

 

[jsker]

My story, I was down below 7, do to reagent issue with Red Sea. I thought I was running high alk, so I started dropping the alk. I started using a new test kit(old one ran out) and found out I was running below 6.9 when I like to running 8.4. It took me about a month to balance things back out and I am running 8.12 as of this last Saturday. everything in the tank is grown again.