Why are my corals dying??

[Arthacker87]

Mine did that I moved it lower light and flow and it popped back well. It's a tri color (pink base purple polyps green polyps on tips)

 

[Arthacker87]

 

[Arthacker87]

Also I know its dumb but we tend to to overlook have ya checked salinity? Recalibrate refractometer check a few times?

 

[Gavin1274]

Also I know its dumb but we tend to to overlook have ya checked salinity? Recalibrate refractometer check a few times?

It’s at 1.027 just as usual!

 

[Scrubber_steve]

How do I do that ?

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[Gavin1274]

Here are pictures and the light schedule I’ve always been running

 

[Arthacker87]

Is 1.027 high? Do you have ato? Or does it swing higher than that? Does that makes sense?

 

[Undertaker]

Hello everyone, a while ago my birds nest started losing its polyps and I couldn’t find out why but all my other corals we’re doing great. All my parameters were good and the usual. But my hammer wasn’t doing so hot and wasn’t extending when my nitrates were 0 so I started dosing nitrates and it started doing better. And now my other hard corals are starting to lose polyps and one of my acros is starting to bleach!! I have no idea why at all and all my parameters are good but my nitrates are a little high. Could that be why they are dying? Please help. Thank you all

I’ve been reefing for only three years. I chased Numbers evening so I was told not to. Because everybody said you had to have low nutrients. Well today I have between .05 and .09 Phosphates and my nitrates are in between 15 and 20 ppm In my tank has never been happier. Stop chasing numbers and feed you coral. That’s all that high nutrients does is feed you a Coral.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Test your phosphate with a Hanna checker or better kit. Mine was over 30 times and my corals were dying. Right after I did a huge water change and ran phosguard, it’s getting better slowly

 

[Gavin1274]

I’ve been reefing for only three years. I chased Numbers evening so I was told not to. Because everybody said you had to have low nutrients. Well today I have between .05 and .09 Phosphates and my nitrates are in between 15 and 20 ppm In my tank has never been happier. Stop chasing numbers and feed you coral. That’s all that high nutrients does is feed you a Coral.

I’m not trying to chasing numbers just trying to find out why my corals are dying when I’ve barely changed anything at all

 

[Gavin1274]

Test your phosphate with a Hanna checker or better kit. Mine was over 30 times and my corals were dying. Right after I did a huge water change and ran phosguard, it’s getting better slowly

I’m going to be doing a 20 gallon water change and cleaning out all filters on Saturday before I put my fish back in