Is my montipora okay?

[ZeroShadez]

It seems to have white tips on the bumps. Does this look healthy my tank is a lil cloudy just blasted the rocks and fed the fish.
My paramaters
1.24 salinity
12 alk
1800 mag
450 calcium
.08 phosphate
Undetectable nitrate
Temp is 80 been warm in my apartment the heaters are set to 78
It was really pink and would glow wonderfully under the blues now not as much.
Please help

 

[Daddy-o]

High alk + 0 nitrate = death
Cheers! Mark

 

[ZeroShadez]

High alk + 0 nitrate = death
Cheers! Mark

Why is that?

 

[Daddy-o]

Small amounts of Nitrate and phosphate are required for coral health and growth (they cant get all the energy they need through photosynthesis) I find that when I keep my DKH on the higher side those needs are increased.
Cheers! Mark

 

[ZeroShadez]

Small amounts of Nitrate and phosphate are required for coral health and growth (they cant get all the energy they need through photosynthesis) I find that when I keep my DKH on the higher side those needs are increased.
Cheers! Mark

I feed all my corals reef roids every other day would that be enough or should i up my nitrates a little bit?

 

[fishguy242]

little high alk,mag too high,i reccomend approx 10 dkh,1300 mag

 

[ZeroShadez]

little high alk,mag too high,i reccomend approx 10 dkh,1300 mag

I miss said my mag its 1400

 

[ScottR]

If white on the edges, it’s new skeletal growth that hasn’t been populated by polyps yet. Your salinity is low. 1.025-1.026 is best for SPS.

 

[fishguy242]

better give a couple days off from adding alk /mag,let it drop slightly ,cal will drop slightly as using alk up try to level alk 10-11 cal 450-480 mag between 12-1300

 

[fishguy242]

what size tank

 

[ZeroShadez]

what size tank

125gal

 

[fishguy242]

have a whole tank pic

 

[ZeroShadez]

have a whole tank pic

Check out my build thread its got it all

 

[fishguy242]

dont see corals, how many hard corals in tank,btw yes i think it will be fine do see growth ring

 

[ZeroShadez]

dont see corals, how many hard corals in tank,btw yes i think it will be fine do see growth ring

They are all frags lol hydonophora is doing great and my meteorite is eh my lawnmower blenny keeps dislodging it he doesnt like that specific coral for some reason and i recently added an acro

 

[fishguy242]

back off chems 48hrs then check

 

[ZeroShadez]

back off chems 48hrs then check

Sounds good i havent been dosing alk been slowly bringing it down ill back off the nopox by 2ml i think to try to raise my NO3

 

[fishguy242]

best of luck

 

[jesse1134]

Alk. And mag. Are wayyy to high

 

[erky]

Why is that?

b/c they will starve what else will they use for food?