I have a 60 gallon tank with tons of torch coral, a small patch of star polyps, small patch of pulsing xenia, and a few branches of frogspawn. All of which are struggling. Change water often but don't test much. Frogspawn in particular used to be huge, now it's barely visible. Torch is proliferating but is not fat and fabulous looking. Thoughts anyone?
Welcome to reef2reef! If there is any place that can get you fixed up, I think the coral experts here can get you covered! I am definitely not one of those coral experts, but let's try to consolidate the above questions.
Testing:
what parameters have you been testing?
Do you have a recorded history of those results?
What test kits do you have? Brand? And what parameter do they measure?
And what are your test results today?
Water:
What is your water source?
What salt are you using?
Lighting:
What lights are you using?
What is your lighting schedule?
If LED, what levels and mixes are you running the lights at?
Are the lights on a timed schedule?
How often do you change the schedule?
When was the last time you changed the schedule?
Flow:
What filtration are you using?
Do you have a sump?
Do you know the flow rate?
What powerheads are you using?
In addition:
How long has the tank been running?
Can you provide pictures or better yet videos so the experts can see flow?
Describe better what "struggling" means. I could interpret that anywhere between "they aren't growing as fast as I want" to "they are melting in front of my face right now".
The more info you provide, the more help you will receive. Good luck and welcome in!
