Birds nests problems

[Nanighan]

You need to feed more and not worry about phosphates! I dont see a hint of algae in your tank. Not necessarily a good thing. IMO birdsnest loves higher nutrients. Take it slow and feed a bit more.
Here is mine. Not a great vid but helps if you watch in HD.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTkpHHlFIr8

 

[REEF SMAC]

I would caution dropping your phosphate too fast. Take your time and lower it slowly. Your PO4 is high but not likely killing your BN. I would worry about changing your params too fast and effecting your other corals that are doing fine.

I will throw out a guess and say that your BN is not getting enough flow down low in your tank where it is.

I don't seem to get good results with salinity at 1.024. I would raise it some.

Hopefully it is just stressed and will come around soon.

 

[Guygettnby]

interesting that this thread came back. the 2 birdsnests are gone, they died a few weeks after the last post i made. everything else in my tank is growing great and happy.

on the other hand i now have some algea growing since i have been trying new things out. have been getting some better coloration out of a few corals but some growth has slowed down since then. im trying to find a happy medium between growth and color. have not had as much time to mess with the tank recently either.