Red planet help

[jbomar3771]

I put this red planet in the tank about a year ago. It was red and bushy looking when i got it. About a month after it lost its color and looks looked like it does now. I have a red hyacinth the same way. Most of my sps base good but never grow out. Rock solid parameters. I have a lot of sps. Nothing really dies. They just base and pale in color. I have a 6 bulb t5 teck light on 8hours. Here are some pics. The pink lemonade hasn't grown at all in over a year but has based.

 

[jbomar3771]

Red hyacinth

 

[jbomar3771]

Pink lemonade

 

[vhuang168]

What are your water parameters? What are you using for return and in tank flow?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[jbomar3771]

Mag 9.5 return. Jebao wp40. Koralia 3. For flow
Calcium 450
Dkh 8
Ph 8.2
Phosphate 0
Nitrate 0
Salinity 1.026
Temp 79.5
Not running any gfo or carbon
Film on glass every five days. Not bad
I feel like i feed plenty. Frozen brine in morning and flake at night.
Everything has been stable for a year. Haven't budged at all.
This a 72gal bowfront

 

[71xlch]

Need nutrients. Get some nitrates, 2-5ppm works best for me

 

[vhuang168]

Phosphate 0

Nitrate 0

Is why your sps are pale. I'm not sure about the no outgrowth. It might be your lights but I've never have that happen to me. Only sps that is not growing outwards for me is my Oregon Tort. But it is slowly gaining growth tips.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[jbomar3771]

My Oregon tort just started branching but lost cokor. It was solid dark blue when i got it.

 

[jbomar3771]

Here it is

 

[Potatohead]

Add more fish and feed more to get some nitrate and phosphate in there

 

[jbomar3771]

Fish
Blue regal tang
Yellow tang
Reef safe angel. Cant remember which one
Mandarin golby
2 clowns
Thought this might have been enough. If not what would be another good one to add?

 

[jbomar3771]

I started adding reef chilli every other night.

 

[jbomar3771]

Anyone on fish i should add?

 

[bps619]

You can try feeding your fish more or use some phyto/oyster feast.