Mixed reef lighting help par

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Hello guys I am having trouble keeping corals open and growing… I test tank 3 times a week adding nitrate and po4 as needed

Calcium 424
Nitrate 5
Po4 0.05
Mag 1300
Dkh 8 to 8.5

I am dealing with gha and byropsis
i Have tested par…par is around 85 to 100 on rocks… and on sand bed about 60 to 80…running two ai primes reefs at full power…thinking I need to add one more ai prime? What do u guys think? Here’s the lighting Schedule…I don’t dose or feed corals weekly water change of 14 gallons on jbj 65 aio tank…thanks for takeing time reading this post….it’s a mixed reef softies and lps…zoas….only coral growing in my tank like crazy is gsp

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How old is your tank? The par is low, but it could be something else. Are the corals stretching towards the light? If so, the tank needs more light IMO. I run T-5’s not LED’s but if you do decide to add a light, make sure you acclimate slowly. Are you sure there isn’t an irritant in the tank bothering the corals?
 
How old is your tank? The par is low, but it could be something else. Are the corals stretching towards the light? If so, the tank needs more light IMO. I run T-5’s not LED’s but if you do decide to add a light, make sure you acclimate slowly. Are you sure there isn’t an irritant in the tank bothering the corals?
Tank is 10 months old what could ticking the corals off??? Here a few pics looks like maybe zoas are Reaching…..I am running a 40 watt uv on tank…running carbon and Chemi pure elite
 

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Yeah mate how big is the tank? Those par reading also seem low. Zoas are one of the least light-hungry corals and if they are reaching up for more light, I'd think you can use more light.

If a tank is big enough for the tangs, then id think 2 prime is too few.
 
Yeah mate how big is the tank? Those par reading also seem low. Zoas are one of the least light-hungry corals and if they are reaching up for more light, I'd think you can use more light.

If a tank is big enough for the tangs, then id think 2 prime is too few.
Tank is jbj 65 aio 3footx16x20 tall
 

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