None of my corals will open

[Dylans aquatics]

Alk-9
Ca-430
Ma-1400
Ph-8.2
Temp- 78
Nitrate 8 ppm
Salinity 1.024
I tested all of this and they all seem fine
It’s a 33 gallon long frag tank. I have a baby mata tang, 3 clowns and a dotty back. I have softies, LPs and sps frags. I have one vipra spectra and I have been trying to adjust, waiting to see if that was it and I tried adjusting the flow to see if that was it to. I use instant ocean but I’m switching to Red Sea because I heard it may be the salt I do 10% water changes every week and I have a 55 and 75 gallon hang on back filter. I’m adding 2 50W nicrew lights. For the spots that don’t have lights so I can spread the coral out. I tried dipping all the corals today. This has been happening for like two weeks to a week and a half.

 

[Dylans aquatics]

I had white lights on white and blue now I have blue. I’ve tried raising my light right now I’m trying blue lights.

 

[MrGisonni]

You are going to need a skimmer or refugium and some more live rock. Those hob filters are mechanical filtration only. You have no real biological filtration on the tank.

 

[OliverH]

Did you test phosphate?

 

[Lavey29]

How old is the tank? The water is cloudy which indicates bacteria or algae bloom. That's not enough light at all either for par.

 

[Dylans aquatics]

How old is the tank? The water is cloudy which indicates bacteria or algae bloom. That's not enough light at all either for par.

I set it up early December because I upgraded my 20 gallon frag tank to a 33 but I used all the same things and same media and that 20 gallon was 7 months old

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Did you test phosphate?

I think it is like 0.05

 

[Dylans aquatics]

You are going to need a skimmer or refugium and some more live rock. Those hob filters are mechanical filtration only. You have no real biological filtration on the tank.

I have media bags in my filter and live rock from my 55 gallon

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Alk-9
Ca-430
Ma-1400
Ph-8.2
Temp- 78
Nitrate 8 ppm
Salinity 1.024
I tested all of this and they all seem fine
It’s a 33 gallon long frag tank. I have a baby mata tang, 3 clowns and a dotty back. I have softies, LPs and sps frags. I have one vipra spectra and I have been trying to adjust, waiting to see if that was it and I tried adjusting the flow to see if that was it to. I use instant ocean but I’m switching to Red Sea because I heard it may be the salt I do 10% water changes every week and I have a 55 and 75 gallon hang on back filter. I’m adding 2 50W nicrew lights. For the spots that don’t have lights so I can spread the coral out. I tried dipping all the corals today. This has been happening for like two weeks to a week and a half.

Someone said if can be toxins from my baby toadstools

 

[Lavey29]

I set it up early December because I upgraded my 20 gallon frag tank to a 33 but I used all the same things and same media and that 20 gallon was 7 months old

Did you even properly cycle this tank before adding everything,?

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Did you even properly cycle this tank before adding everything,?

Yea it’s all the same stuff from a cycled tank including live rock media, same filter, and it sat empty for two weeks

 

[Dylans aquatics]

How old is the tank? The water is cloudy which indicates bacteria or algae bloom. That's not enough light at all either for par.

It’s a viper spectra, and I’ve heard it could be too powerful right underneath it

 

[Lavey29]

Yea it’s all the same stuff from a cycled tank including live rock media, same filter, and it sat empty for two weeks

Did you confirm it was cycling? Did you add an ammonia source and determine 0 ammonia 24 hours later with measurable nitrates? How long have your fish been in there?

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Did you confirm it was cycling? Did you add an ammonia source and determine 0 ammonia 24 hours later with measurable nitrates? How long have your fish been in there?

I have had fish in there for a month and I have dr times ammonia chloride and Api and salfert ammonia test kit. My nitrates were a little low though they were like 3 ppm so today I added some extra foods to help boost them. To see if there closing for low nitrate

 

[vetteguy53081]

Alk-9
Ca-430
Ma-1400
Ph-8.2
Temp- 78
Nitrate 8 ppm
Salinity 1.024
I tested all of this and they all seem fine
It’s a 33 gallon long frag tank. I have a baby mata tang, 3 clowns and a dotty back. I have softies, LPs and sps frags. I have one vipra spectra and I have been trying to adjust, waiting to see if that was it and I tried adjusting the flow to see if that was it to. I use instant ocean but I’m switching to Red Sea because I heard it may be the salt I do 10% water changes every week and I have a 55 and 75 gallon hang on back filter. I’m adding 2 50W nicrew lights. For the spots that don’t have lights so I can spread the coral out. I tried dipping all the corals today. This has been happening for like two weeks to a week and a half.

Bump salinity, assure adequate flow, assure Po4 not elevated and bump salinity to 1.025

 

[Dylans aquatics]

Bump salinity, assure adequate flow, assure Po4 not elevated and bump salinity to 1.025

Thank you I’ll try to raise salainty but do you think it may be form a toadstool?

 

[Mikeltee]

I never suffered such an issue but you sure have a lot of stuff and very little rock. Even when I was burning my corals for years they still opened up. They just would bleach after a month. Rent a par meter. I hope you figure this out.

 

[Dylans aquatics]

I never suffered such an issue but you sure have a lot of stuff and very little rock. Even when I was burning my corals for years they still opened up. They just would bleach after a month. Rent a par meter. I hope you figure this out.

I did and the park in the middle was like 100 something I remember

 

[Mikeltee]

Ohh... the new aquamaxx bullet 3 hob skimmer would be perfect for this tank. Don't get the 1 or 2 as the 3 is easily adjusted. I have one on a 40g. Stop dosing no pox or whatever you are probably dosing and don't use any chemical filtration.

 

[Mikeltee]

I did and the park in the middle was like 100 something I remember

Yea you are gonna need a lot more than that brother. If you got the cash just buy the Bluetooth apogee. It's not much more than renting a couple of times.