Sad leathers

[swedishreefer]

So the thing is my leather corals wasnt doing so great the last months in my old tank and they dosent seem any better in my new tank either. Espacially my toadstol have been doing wors and wors. And in my new tank they got better lighting 2 maxspect razors. How much does leathers care about calcsium and magnesium ?
Ca 390-400
Ma 1120
Kh 18
I have start dosing with balling salts but its pretty hard since it hs litterly no description on them more than how to mix the liquid.

 

[rich nyc]

Are your other corals doing well.
Once my leather coral was not doing well. I sort of manually sloughed of the skin on it and it did well a few days later.

 

[Hot2na]

leathers don't like phosphates...especially hexametaphosphate that's been added to public drinking supplies...are u on a well ?

 

[Tahoe61]

I would proceed with water changes to normalize your chemistry. Increase flow if indicated as well.

 

[CNDReef]

18 DKH??
If so that’s really high

 

[swedishreefer]

Are your other corals doing well.
Once my leather coral was not doing well. I sort of manually sloughed of the skin on it and it did well a few days later.

Well not really only one looks good but then again i almost only have leathers. My green stars hav almost completly disaperd but they have done that many times and come back in my old tank.

 

[swedishreefer]

leathers don't like phosphates...especially hexametaphosphate that's been added to public drinking supplies...are u on a well ?

I have my own well so nothing is added to the water

 

[swedishreefer]

I would proceed with water changes to normalize your chemistry. Increase flow if indicated as well.

Its 100% new water only 3 days old and i made 35% water change yesterday

 

[swedishreefer]

18 DKH??
If so that’s really high

Yes its verry high probebly beacaus of i mixed mostly of the salteater whit tap water

 

[CNDReef]

That’s too high for the corals, probably why they don’t open.
Search for lowering alk in the reef chemistry forum , you can lower it with acid before adding it to the tank

 

[swedishreefer]

That’s too high for the corals, probably why they don’t open.
Search for lowering alk in the reef chemistry forum , you can lower it with acid before adding it to the tank

Okay gonna check it out thanks [emoji4]