Ron
New member
Hello all and thanks for reading,
I have two corals that have me concerned. They have been in my tank since 5/2005 and have been very slow growers. Last weekend I noticed a couple of tips with some white. I wasn't concerned until yesterday when I noticed a white spot toward the base. This picture shows them off pretty well. The white spot toward the base can be seen toward the left.
Changes:
I checked my MG levels a couple of weeks ago and saw I was a little low (1260). So, I purchased some MG supplement from ESV and followed the dosage recommendations on the label. When I tested 5 days later I had hit 1330ppm so I stopped dosing. I tested it again a couple of days later (without further MG suppliment) and read 1380 ppm. I have since retested several times and get 1380 ppm consistantly. I have not made any other changes to the tank.
Tank parameters:
Temp - 79
1.026 < sg < 10.27
CA - 370 ppm
Alk - dkh - 9
MG - 1380 ppm
Additives:
B-Ionic 2 part calcium suppliment (60 ml per day)
So, first of all should I worry (too late really since I already am)? I am assuming that it could be shock from the MG climbing faster than expected. Does this sound reasonable or should I be looking elsewhere? Any recommondations on what to do? All thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ron
I have two corals that have me concerned. They have been in my tank since 5/2005 and have been very slow growers. Last weekend I noticed a couple of tips with some white. I wasn't concerned until yesterday when I noticed a white spot toward the base. This picture shows them off pretty well. The white spot toward the base can be seen toward the left.
Changes:
I checked my MG levels a couple of weeks ago and saw I was a little low (1260). So, I purchased some MG supplement from ESV and followed the dosage recommendations on the label. When I tested 5 days later I had hit 1330ppm so I stopped dosing. I tested it again a couple of days later (without further MG suppliment) and read 1380 ppm. I have since retested several times and get 1380 ppm consistantly. I have not made any other changes to the tank.
Tank parameters:
Temp - 79
1.026 < sg < 10.27
CA - 370 ppm
Alk - dkh - 9
MG - 1380 ppm
Additives:
B-Ionic 2 part calcium suppliment (60 ml per day)
So, first of all should I worry (too late really since I already am)? I am assuming that it could be shock from the MG climbing faster than expected. Does this sound reasonable or should I be looking elsewhere? Any recommondations on what to do? All thoughts are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ron