Atrain6464
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My Kelly green coral seems to b dying its at the top of my tank with 2radions running on natural cycle
Advice needed
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Neoburn1035
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Pictures and posting your parameters would help.
Atrain6464
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1st tank still learning
Neoburn1035
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Ok but with out your water parameters and a picture it is going to be hard to help you.
One question did you start it out on the bottom of your tank and move it up slowly to acclimate it your light?
Atrain6464
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I left it at the bottom for 2days then it went straight to the top,
Neoburn1035
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Probable light shock is it turning white? if so you are bleaching it. I leave my corals at the bottom for at least a week them slowly move it every week until I get it where I want it. Everything good comes slowly in reef keeping.
Atrain6464
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I had my way er checked 3days ago the said it was good, I'm using the reef 1and 2.
I dose the calcium twice a week 65gallon tank
I dose the calcium twice a week 65gallon tank
Atrain6464
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Well it's got to drop back to the bottom then
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
Neoburn1035
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Ok well first off you need to get your own test kits they are easy to use. Plus if you are new you need to get used to testing and how you tank used Cal, ALk, and Mag. These three things are all linked and when one of them changes they all change. Also it helps to diagnose problems. You really need to know what these are and be able to tell people when they ask.
For example:
MY tank is a 72 Gallon bow with about a total for 60 gallons in the system with the sump. My levels are below.
Ammonia - 0
Nitrates - 0
Alk - 9.2
Cal - 450
Mag - 1380
Try looking at ReefKeeping.com Lots of good articles
The ones I would read first are below.
A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between
Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 1: The Salt Water Itself
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 3: pH
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate
Here is a great youtube vid from Live Aquaria on light acclimation
How To Photo-Acclimate Coral
ajcanale
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This is likely light related as I experienced the same thing. How long have you had the Radions? Set on natural cycle running at 100% (default) they are extremely intense and would bleach most corals if not properly aclimated. I don't think my system could ever handle the intensity as they start bleaching @ 70% max intensity @ 14k.
I would advise creating your own program or using someone elses. Or in natural mode you could set the depth offset to 30+ feet and take the brightness down to 60% or so.
If you would like to use mine let me know. It starts off with 14k, progresses to 18k mid-day, then 20k afternoon, and actinic (100% royal blue, 30% red) in the evening. Max intensity is around 60%.
I would advise creating your own program or using someone elses. Or in natural mode you could set the depth offset to 30+ feet and take the brightness down to 60% or so.
If you would like to use mine let me know. It starts off with 14k, progresses to 18k mid-day, then 20k afternoon, and actinic (100% royal blue, 30% red) in the evening. Max intensity is around 60%.
Atrain6464
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Yeah I think that would b cool I would love to borrow your program ajcanale
Thanks neoborn I'm going to check out those articles today,bye the way how do I get to add all my tank info to my post.
Thanks neoborn I'm going to check out those articles today,bye the way how do I get to add all my tank info to my post.
Atrain6464
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It's a Kelly green psammocora coral
ajcanale
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My Radion schedule can be downloaded here.
Download file> open the Ecosmart Config Utility> go to Artificial Mode > Click the "Import" button> Find and select the file you downloaded (radionsps.etg) > When propted "Do you want to shift day time" select NO > Change Start day to 8:00 A.M. and Start Night to 8:00 P.M. > Program All
This should work and the schedule should appear as a bell shaped curve similar to that in Natural mode. The import and time shift thing is very buggy though, so let me know if there are issues.
Atrain6464
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I tried to download but can't figure it out
Atrain6464
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Excuse my retardedness
Setting it up rt now
Setting it up rt now
Larson
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As I recall, psammoncora's do not like high light at all. halfway up the tank at best. Some are different. But usually they do no like to be directly under a bulb but off to the side. Even shaded they usually do good.
So light shock is most probably the cause. Even with low CA or Mag that won't kill a coral it's just not going to grow as fast. And being new, growth isn't an issue right now. Alk if to high or low can kill.
With that said, I've never killed one or came close to doing it.
