my Green star has shut up

[Jakedanijacob]

Hi everyone

my green star has shut up in the middle off the day and has not come back out bits keeps showing but going back in but other bits of green star in the tank and the sump are not doing this and all my other corals are normal too is this normal for them to do this every now and then added a video but quality is not best so I could upload it thanks in advance everyone this site has already helped me a lot and learned me a few lessons you all are grate

 

[Jakedanijacob]

Hi everyone

my green star has shut up in the middle off the day and has not come back out bits keeps showing but going back in but other bits of green star in the tank and the sump are not doing this and all my other corals are normal too is this normal for them to do this every now and then added a video but quality is not best so I could upload it thanks in advance everyone this site has already helped me a lot and learned me a few lessons you all are grate

Just done a water test
Salt 1.026
Kh10.9
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Po4 0.5
Ca 500
Mg 1440

 

[luke fortunato]

Having no nitrate can cause some corals to freak, also you calcium is on the higher side

 

[Jakedanijacob]

okay how do I get nitrates up and calcium down

 

[Jakedanijacob]

Having no nitrate can cause some corals to freak, also you calcium is on the higher side

okay how do I get nitrates up and calcium down

 

[Brian barranco]

You can dose stump remover. http://www.theplantedtank.co.uk/calculator.htm
I use 500ml bottle . Made it mix. 5ppm to 1ml .

 

[Brian barranco]

Calcium is fine . Doesn’t really matter . It’s all about stability. Calcium & alk.

 

[Brian barranco]

okay how do I get nitrates up and calcium down

Or you can naturally just feed fish

 

[Jakedanijacob]

Or you can naturally just feed fish

Thanks for this I use the salifert all in one with natural iodine with kh+ph buffer then at min I get my ro and saltwater from my local marine store can it be at 0 due to over skimming as I am pretty sure my skimmer is double the size my tank needs

 

[luke fortunato]

Or you can naturally just feed fish

yea throw some fish food in and don't water change for a bit- nitrates will go up. If you want something faster you can pull a piece of raw shrimp in the tank. keep test nitrates while the shrimp is in until it gets to what you desire- 5-10 ppm. once there take the shrimp piece out.

 

[Jakedanijacob]

I feed often small but often I just fed some prawn to my nems and starfish two times a week and my fox face loves abit too then krill and brine shrimp then I give a few pellets then half sheet of seaweed everyday so am probably over feeding tbh at that

 

[Brian barranco]

I feed often small but often I just fed some prawn to my nems and starfish two times a week and my fox face loves abit too then krill and brine shrimp then I give a few pellets then half sheet of seaweed everyday so am probably over feeding tbh at that

Lots well you can always use stump remover. My bioload is small. I just have a pair of clowns. And they hardly produced any nitrates. So I sometimes dose . It’s pretty simple.

 

[Jakedanijacob]

Lots well you can always use stump remover. My bioload is small. I just have a pair of clowns. And they hardly produced any nitrates. So I sometimes dose . It’s pretty simple.

I’ll have to look in to that now thanks

 

[Jakedanijacob]

It’s back out must just be something they doo