still having issues on certain corals

[tcarter1936]

I am still having a problem with my gsp, my welso/trachy, and my palys not opening after a month my salinity is 1.025
Ph7.8
Po4-.03
Nitrate and nitrites-0
Calcium-480
Mag-1360
Alk-9.5. , I have 180 mixed reef with 3 120 watt led fixtures. I feed mysis, nori, dried phytoplankton, coral vibrance, and spectrum marine pellets lights are on 9 hours per day .I have a stylophora. A blasto.a frogspawn.a hammer.assorted montis yellow polyps.a lobo.a torch.a chalice.a candy cane.all of which are doing great. I am just frustrated as I want all my corals do do well. Any advice would help

 

[DFW]

Have you tried running carbon? Could those corals be bothered by something that keeps them from opening? Crabs crawling on them? Fish nipping?

 

[tcarter1936]

I'm running thrive bio stimulant liquid on a dosing pump.maybe I could try carbon for a bit.i also do 15 gallon water changes every Friday or Saturday

 

[tcarter1936]

Added carbon to my reactor today.will post any change

 

[Reefing Madness]

Im thinking water is to clean for those corals.

 

[fishroomlady]

am interested in your results!

oh, just saw reefing's response........excellent point. Run carbon and feed heavier

 

[tcarter1936]

Should I turn off skimmer for a couple days.im willing to try any thing

 

[fishroomlady]

do you carbon dose?

 

[Touring]

Should I turn off skimmer for a couple days.im willing to try any thing

i think i found your problem. leave it off for a week and see if it opens. i wouldn't add carbon yet.

 

[Macdaddynick1]

+1 on clean water.

 

[tcarter1936]

thanks for the help all ,i will let you all know,i do run a vertex 150 skimmer it pulls better skim than ive ever seen from a skimmer ,so this is very probable. i only dose two part and thrive biostimulant on auto doser. i do believe thrive biostimulant is a form of carbon dosing however not sure so correct me if im wrong

 

[tcarter1936]

Well. I'm glad to say most of my corals are doing better now. I'm doing half as many water changes. And today I've done a iodine dip on my welso - trachy. What was interesting is what I found attached to underside

 

[tcarter1936]

It looks like a shallow cone shaped snail.yet there was a small worm like appendage coming out of it.im hoping it will now recover.