fordfx584
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Ill try to make this brief and not a novel. I have had my IM Nuvo 24established since sept 1 2014. I am only keeping LPS and softies in the tank with a total of four fish,cleaner shrimp and typical clean up crew. I currentley am having issues with Frogspawn, toch coral, and Toadstool. Parameters are pretty consistent with
Alkalinty 8.4-9.0
Calcium 440-460 (dosed with auto top off and Kalkwasser)
Magnesium 1340 range
Phosphate damn near zero verified via hannah checker
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 10 or less
Salinity 1.025
Water changes done weekley 10-15%
Ciculation utilizing spin streams and MP10 varying between short pulse or Reef crest mode at a max of about 50%
Now to get to issue... Frog spawn has been shriveled with very little polyp extention for some time. Appears healthy with no brown slime or tissue ressession just not extended. Duncan coral is right around the corner and has always done great with new heads popping up all the time. I also have hammer coral on other end off tank with no issues. My torch is on the end with the frogspawn and only one head extends but still not to the extent that it once did. The corals are no where near touching or in dangerous proximity.The system is lighted by Ecoxotic Panorama white and blues. I recently dropped the ratio down to about 50% blues and 40-45% whites in an attempt to see if that makes a diffrence. Tank has protein skimmer and im currentley running Required doasge of Rowa Phos(1 ml per ten gallons). I am super paranoid to ramp up lighting more because of the shallowness of the tank and fearful of bleaching. I have a few acans and chalices on sandbed with no issues. Also GSP and Xenia are fine and spreading. I have a Toadstoll that doesnt seem to have grown much but still has polyp extension on most days unless its shedding and it will stay closed. Also zoas and palys are fine and spreading. So what am I doing wrong? I've done my reseacrh and I know this hobby requires alot of patience and things take awhile to adapt but come on!lol It should be noted Coraline is finally starting to take hold and I have alot of those pineapple sponge things in my sump and I have healthey Chaeto growingW hich I've been told all are signs of healthy water conditions.Any advise or suggestions to try?
Alkalinty 8.4-9.0
Calcium 440-460 (dosed with auto top off and Kalkwasser)
Magnesium 1340 range
Phosphate damn near zero verified via hannah checker
Ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Nitrates 10 or less
Salinity 1.025
Water changes done weekley 10-15%
Ciculation utilizing spin streams and MP10 varying between short pulse or Reef crest mode at a max of about 50%
Now to get to issue... Frog spawn has been shriveled with very little polyp extention for some time. Appears healthy with no brown slime or tissue ressession just not extended. Duncan coral is right around the corner and has always done great with new heads popping up all the time. I also have hammer coral on other end off tank with no issues. My torch is on the end with the frogspawn and only one head extends but still not to the extent that it once did. The corals are no where near touching or in dangerous proximity.The system is lighted by Ecoxotic Panorama white and blues. I recently dropped the ratio down to about 50% blues and 40-45% whites in an attempt to see if that makes a diffrence. Tank has protein skimmer and im currentley running Required doasge of Rowa Phos(1 ml per ten gallons). I am super paranoid to ramp up lighting more because of the shallowness of the tank and fearful of bleaching. I have a few acans and chalices on sandbed with no issues. Also GSP and Xenia are fine and spreading. I have a Toadstoll that doesnt seem to have grown much but still has polyp extension on most days unless its shedding and it will stay closed. Also zoas and palys are fine and spreading. So what am I doing wrong? I've done my reseacrh and I know this hobby requires alot of patience and things take awhile to adapt but come on!lol It should be noted Coraline is finally starting to take hold and I have alot of those pineapple sponge things in my sump and I have healthey Chaeto growingW hich I've been told all are signs of healthy water conditions.Any advise or suggestions to try?
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