Hey guys,
most of my hairy mushrooms (Rhodactis indosinensis) and leathers have been recently expelling their zooxanthella as well as a small patch of Zoos, but they seem to be loosing a very small amount. All my SPS, LPS, clam, and chalices seem to be unaffected, in fact most coral seem to have massive polyp extension and great color other wise.
I have a 58gl rr tank with a 55 sump, total water vol is about 70ish gallons. I have had a problem with bryopsis that was due to elevated phosphate levels which i have been slowly reducing with the use of 10gl water changes weekly and ferric oxide ran in a small media reactor and carbon in another. After a few months my phosphate levels are now undetectable, using standard test kids, and I still run my same weekly water changes and monthly media changes. recently I have found that my Magnesium levels have dropped to 1040 ppm I have been using tech M for 4 days now dosing 90 ml per day. I know this is wrong of me and i have correct to 70 ml once a day. My mg level have not gone up too much as far as i can tell. Also I have found my salt creeped up to .27 once or twice in the last week, I typically keep it at 1.026 my tank level are as follows:
Ca2+ 420
mg 1040
salt 1.025
dkh 8
I hope anyone can offer me some advice as to what i have done wrong if anything and some suggestions to help correct my problem.
Thanks for your help,
ADP
most of my hairy mushrooms (Rhodactis indosinensis) and leathers have been recently expelling their zooxanthella as well as a small patch of Zoos, but they seem to be loosing a very small amount. All my SPS, LPS, clam, and chalices seem to be unaffected, in fact most coral seem to have massive polyp extension and great color other wise.
I have a 58gl rr tank with a 55 sump, total water vol is about 70ish gallons. I have had a problem with bryopsis that was due to elevated phosphate levels which i have been slowly reducing with the use of 10gl water changes weekly and ferric oxide ran in a small media reactor and carbon in another. After a few months my phosphate levels are now undetectable, using standard test kids, and I still run my same weekly water changes and monthly media changes. recently I have found that my Magnesium levels have dropped to 1040 ppm I have been using tech M for 4 days now dosing 90 ml per day. I know this is wrong of me and i have correct to 70 ml once a day. My mg level have not gone up too much as far as i can tell. Also I have found my salt creeped up to .27 once or twice in the last week, I typically keep it at 1.026 my tank level are as follows:
Ca2+ 420
mg 1040
salt 1.025
dkh 8
I hope anyone can offer me some advice as to what i have done wrong if anything and some suggestions to help correct my problem.
Thanks for your help,
ADP
