Any suggestions....

[spongebobby]

I have been trying to get the colors out of my SPS. While some are doing great others are not. I have been dosing AAHC & Pohls CV for about 3 weeks now, 4drops in the morning of each and 4 drops in the evening. Also started to use a Kalk reactor.

Water parameters as of this morning:
1.026
Calc 420
Alk 7.0 dkh
No3 undetectable (Salifert profi)
Po4 0-.008 (DDELTEC)
PH 8.0-8.22 (24hr)
Temp 80.6-81.8

Is there anything you would suggest. I do run a ecosystem with caulerpa and bioballs.Thought about going up to a bigger recirc skimmer. Maybe the deltec can't keep up o the tank now.

Who knows ???????

Thanks for the help

 

[REEF-DADDY]

What do you have for a bio load?

 

[Hockeydad]

Lighting

Lighting

I run three 400 watt pfo de and my colors are wonderful

 

[PUGroyale]

Yeah... nothing you posted looks bad at all. I'd say pull the bioballs but your NO3 is perfect, some say the caulerpa releases toxins that may effect stonies... you could replace with cheato.

I'd bump the alk up to 8 just for a little safety room... Is this a ZEO tank?

...perhaps the ones that aren't as colorful are simply less colorful corals :lol2:

 

[spongebobby]

My fish load is:
1 3in. Hippo tang
1 3 in. Naso tang
1 3 in. Coral beauty
1 3 in. Clarkii clown
1 2 in. Perc
1 2 in. Chromis
2 2 in. anthias
1 1 in. maculosis angel

I'm pretty sure it's not my lights 250w 10K Ushio are pretty bright along with the 216wt of T5 .I believe that should be enough light for just about anything

 

[spongebobby]

No it's not a ZEo tank........yet. I thought about pulling the bioballs also but they way they are used in an ecosytem is basically the same as LR is used in the sump. They are completely submerged.

 

[PUGroyale]

Re: Any suggestions....

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7883444#post7883444 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spongebobby
Thought about going up to a bigger recirc skimmer. Maybe the deltec can't keep up with the tank now.


Water parameters as of this morning:

No3 undetectable (Salifert profi)
Po4 0-.008 (DDELTEC)

Seems the skimmer is doing a fine job

It does seem small considering the tank size and your fish though...

edit: I don't think the lights are a problem either.