Issues with coral Browning

[madweazl]

The typical scenario these days for high alkalinity is that you need high nutrients or you'll get "burned" tips (i.e. exposed coral skeleton) but I've not heard of browned out coloration with higher alkalinity (the RTN issue is something to investigate further here though). I'm certainly not advocating the need for higher alkalinity (I typically run my tank at approx 7.5-8.0) but coloration typically seems to be a case of light intensity and/or spectrum; though I'm not really sure I buy into the spectrum completely either as I've played with mine a fair bit and haven't notice any coloration changes).

 

[GoVols]

I use a ca reactor and kalk. I more then Likely miss adjusted my reactor

Are you running kalk to help the ph from the cal reactor?

 

[jelly]

Are you running kalk to help the ph from the cal reactor?

Yes cause my ph drops. Also head a higher on helps to get rid of dino

 

[GoVols]

Yes cause my ph drops. Also head a higher on helps to get rid of dino

Never heard about high alk to help dino's, but could be???

If you don't dose kalk, where's your displays ph with the cal reactor by itself?

 

[jelly]

Never heard about high alk to help dino's, but could be???

If you don't dose kalk, where's your displays ph with the cal reactor by itself?

Drops to 7.6 at night

 

[madweazl]

Yes cause my ph drops. Also head a higher on helps to get rid of dino

Can you provide some more input in regard to your pH? I dont put much emphasis on it but I'm curious none the less; for what it's worth, I have a diurnal delta of about .3 on occasion and have never noticed anything out of the norm (typical is about .2-.25 for my tank however).

 

[GoVols]

Drops to 7.6 at night

Yeah,
That's a tad low.

Do you have a 2 stage cal reactor?

 

[jelly]

Yeah,
That's a tad low.

Do you have a 2 stage cal reactor?

No I do not

 

[GoVols]

No I do not

Sending PM

 

[jelly]

Figure I'll get my reactor dialed back in

 

[GoVols]

The typical scenario these days for high alkalinity is that you need high nutrients or you'll get "burned" tips (i.e. exposed coral skeleton) but I've not heard of browned out coloration with higher alkalinity (the RTN issue is something to investigate further here though). I'm certainly not advocating the need for higher alkalinity (I typically run my tank at approx 7.5-8.0) but coloration typically seems to be a case of light intensity and/or spectrum; though I'm not really sure I buy into the spectrum completely either as I've played with mine a fair bit and haven't notice any coloration changes).

madweazl,

Agreed, and you sure don't want to be at ULNS #'s at a high alk