Quick question about coral & parameters

[DreadedNomad]

Here’s my numbers at the moment.
With salifert:
Alk- 8.6
Phos- .02
Mag- 1200

With Fluval master kit:
PH- 8.0
Nitrite- 0.1
Nitrate- 3

I started my tank the end of last November and it’s been going good so far. Tho I have noticed in the past couple months my hammer and Duncan don’t look the best, and the frogspawn will barely come out anymore. I just started dosing All For Reef today at a little more than half the dose. Figured I’d give it a few weeks to see if there’s a change. I know I could probably up my mag to 1400 or more but the AFR has mag added so I’ll obviously wait it out.
Any ideas ?

 

[Uncle99]

Phosphate is very low, at 0.02ppm could be zero.
This will starve corals.
Bump that with neo-phos to .1ppm and hold.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

AFR is for maintenance not adjusting parameters. You will need to use a two part. You didn't say anything about calcium.

 

[DreadedNomad]

AFR is for maintenance not adjusting parameters. You will need to use a two part. You didn't say anything about calcium.

Ok! I’m waiting on the new calcium kit in the mail.

 

[DreadedNomad]

Phosphate is very low, at 0.02ppm could be zero.
This will starve corals.
Bump that with neo-phos to .1ppm and hold.

I can definitely do that, I have some!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Ok! I’m waiting on the new calcium kit in the mail.

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[DreadedNomad]

AFR is for maintenance not adjusting parameters. You will need to use a two part. You didn't say anything about calcium.

Calcium is at 433 / 0.13

 

[scotty333]

Calcium is at 433 / 0.13

What kit you get with 433? And what’s the .13 the new po4 reading?

 

[DreadedNomad]

What kit you get with 433? And what’s the .13 the new po4 reading?

Salifert test. And it’s .13 ml in the syringe so it equates to the 435ppm but I was being realistic and dropping it to 433. Lol
Phos today is .5

 

[scotty333]

Haha
Well that’s perfect but I’m not a fan of .5 po4 , others will say it’s fine but I have an acro heavy tank that don’t like too high phos
Did you go from 0.02-.5 in a day?

 

[DreadedNomad]

Haha
Well that’s perfect but I’m not a fan of .5 po4 , others will say it’s fine but I have an acro heavy tank that don’t like too high phos
Did you go from 0.02-.5 in a day?

I get what you’re sayin. It’s been about a week to get to that. Now I’ll let it drop slowly

 

[scotty333]

Lesson learned I guess

 

[DreadedNomad]

Lesson learned I guess

Not sure about that. When I made this post and asked this question a week ago my phos was low and I had the exact problem with my hammer and frogspawn.
My mag is just under 1200 now so I’m gonna assume that’s the problem since everything else looks ok or is at least in range.