Please help me save my tank.

[Kaludar]

Just want to say.....

Looks like you have a great setup. Lighting, Flow, Skimmer, TRIDENT and PAR meter. It's all you need for EVENTUAL SUCCESS.

The additives, chemicals ARE NOT what you need for that Future Success.

Patience, Stability, are the two key things you WILL NEED.
Learning along the way (to get better at stability), will come whether you like it or not. Some losses, and struggles (with Cyano, Algae).
How to place corals, what corals won't work in your tank, etc. (What fish are not good for Coral Tanks, etc)

It took me over 20 years to learn about not messing around with my Tanks with the ADDICTIVE and Satisfying (drops, caps, and cupfuls).
You are ahead of the game by 19 years.

Okay, im just going to let the tank do its thing. For what its worth if I ever figure this out and start another tank some day there is zero chance im going to start with dry rock ever again. I feel like this has been a cause of a lot of my headache. That and trying to change things constantly.

Should I keep dosing redsea reef energy a/b? I currently do 10ml of each daily for coral food?

 

[fishguy242]

stability is key

 

[WallyB]

Okay, im just going to let the tank do its thing. For what its worth if I ever figure this out and start another tank some day there is zero chance im going to start with dry rock ever again. I feel like this has been a cause of a lot of my headache. That and trying to change things constantly.

Should I keep dosing redsea reef energy a/b? I currently do 10ml of each daily for coral food?

I wouldn't (RIGHT NOW...Save it for later). For the amount of corals you have, fish food, and their waste should be enough.

You won't need to start another tank. This one has potential.

Dry rocks, I did exactly like you for another tank. Had the same problems for 1 year.

this was Day 0. Dry rocks (left/right), but middle had a live rock)

This below was the 1 year point. Very LIttle coraline. Corals Pale.

Then I discovered how to brighten up the Corals.

ADDITIVES....Fixed the Corals Colors/Growth... (and the ALGAE)

Then I stopped the Additives (and less RED lighting, which I loved)

Same Tank. Same DRY/DEAD ROCKS (flipped sideways). At year 2

So wait it out.
Add a little live rock. All dry rock becomes live rock with time. (If it's a porous type of rock)

 

[Ashley Kekua]

keep it up you will conquer it overcome tank one day hopes sent to you

 

[Ashley Kekua]

marvel transformate the tank wonderful skill

 

[Kaludar]

I dunno if anyone is still following this but I believe I have finally found my issue. I dosed microbacter 7 for a week and a half and my corals have started to rebound. Both of my scolys have stopped receding and one of them is almost fully back to normal. I’m still going to hold off on trying more acros for awhile but I think the issue was that I did not have a beneficial bacteria flock in my tank.