Reef aquarium potential issue

[LordHelm]

Question for everyone. I have a few not so happy corals. 2 of my Duncan’s are not super happy and 1 of my hammers is not as open as usual. I also have algae and cyano right now. I have the current parameters included. Nitrate and phosphate is checked using Hanna and other using API. The corals started to not get so happen when I started doing some dosing of calcium and alk. I used ESV B-Ionic for the dosage. Calcium was at 360 and now just 380. Is it possible the corals are just unhappy with the changes in the parameters? The cyano and algae are not new from dosing. Phosphate went a little high at 0.23 but back down or 0.14.

should I just hold off on any doing for the time being? Maybe a water change? Also thought of using chemicleam to remove the cyano.

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Can we see tank?

 

[LordHelm]

So that is my stressed Duncan. The green hammer has been there for 2 months and usually wide open

 

[LordHelm]

I have been in a fallow since august 23rd and I swear maintenance is higher without fish

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Idk - the duncans seem ok to me. How long has the hammer not been open?

 

[LordHelm]

About 36 hours. So I am actually thinking of dosing some nitrates. 4.5 is lower for my tank and probably lower since I haven’t checked today. I had a Duncan fully closed for 4 days open up like nothing happened after I brought it up to 12 ppm

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

About 36 hours. So I am actually thinking of dosing some nitrates. 4.5 is lower for my tank and probably lower since I haven’t checked today. I had a Duncan fully closed for 4 days open up like nothing happened after I brought it up to 12 ppm

Could very well help - fallow system you said?

 

[LordHelm]

Could very well help - fallow system you said?

Yup clowns had brook. Have to wait it out 6 weeks

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Could be…