SPS turning deep purple!

[P3FE]

I would reduce the flow through your GFO reactor for sure.
Your tank is still very young, if you think that when your tank is cycled it doesn't mean it's mature enough for corals especially SPS.
Most large tank take a bit longer on that but than again I've seen some that put in SPS after a month and with no draw back.
You never know of course, but in your case I would ease off on the corals a bit and let the tank mature a bit more.
Tell us your livestock and show a picture of the sump.

Livestock as follows:
Purple Tang
Blond Naso Tang
Hippo Tang
Magnificent Foxface
Reagal Angel
Orange Spot Tang
Pair of Clowns
3 Bartlet Anthias
4 Lytarail Anthias
Blue Flasher Wrasse
Red Head Solomon Fairy Wrasse
Pin Tail Fairy Wrasse
Yellow Tang

I also have 10 Blue Chromis and a Gold Blenny in quarantine that will be going in the tank next month

 

[P3FE]

 

[nelson.jdautobody]

What does 34.3 salinity equate to? Mine is always around .025 and my corals don't dig it when I get above .026ish

 

[nelson.jdautobody]

I agree that they looked starved tho

 

[P3FE]

What does 34.3 salinity equate to? Mine is always around .025 and my corals don't dig it when I get above .026ish

Is about the same .025

 

[Diesel]

All looks great.
Enough fish load to support your corals on PooP!
Try to slow down your flow in the GFO reactor real slow for a few days and measure your #, that would raise it a bit.
You might start thinking to do a total water check by Triton, it might something that we missing here, metals or so.
In the future when your tank is growing good you might start thinking at more lighting, it really doesn't matter as we speak but
4 radions on a 400 gallon tank wouldn't be enough long term.

 

[P3FE]

All looks great.
Enough fish load to support your corals on PooP!
Try to slow down your flow in the GFO reactor real slow for a few days and measure your #, that would raise it a bit.
You might start thinking to do a total water check by Triton, it might something that we missing here, metals or so.
In the future when your tank is growing good you might start thinking at more lighting, it really doesn't matter as we speak but
4 radions on a 400 gallon tank wouldn't be enough long term.

Sounds good! I actually have a Triton test on hand that I was waiting to do, so I guess is a good time to send it. I closed the GFO valve and see what happens, he flow thru it was minimal already so I'll take it off line to see if my PO4 raises a bit. Hopefully that does the trick. Thanks for the help, I will report back with updates.

 

[Diesel]

Sounds good.
On a Note, if you think in a few days that you need your GFO back on remember to replace and clean out your reactor, standing water for a few days can give you a ammonia spike.

 

[jautry77]

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[P3FE]

Sounds good.
On a Note, if you think in a few days that you need your GFO back on remember to replace and clean out your reactor, standing water for a few days can give you a ammonia spike.

Will do!