SPS problems, nothing but

[JGIB22]

I will admit I am totally new to Sps corals, just got two Acropora Sp frags recently they looked so nice online could not resist. One of them arrived with a torn bag from the overnight shipping, it was almost dried out. So i rushed the acclimation a little, still dipped in Revive for pests. almost straight in my smaller 25gallon clam tank, Now I am seeing bleaching on one side and around the base almost totally white now after three weeks, phosphates were high for a while .16 I know dumb. Quickly stripped a BRS reactor off of my big tank and hooked it up, has gotten it down to .06 tonight. Lighting wise I am running the new Kessil H150 Led spotlight in 15k no idea on the par/pur values but enough for two maxima and a crocea clam. Would the 1500k be too blue? Maybe I should switch it out for a 10k? The acropora are much higher on the rock while the clams are on the sand bed. Can't be a flow problem have a MP10 and and Tunze stream nano.
Main light running from 10AM to 8pm. moonlights run till 11pm

Tank numbers as of twenty minutes ago
Salinity 1.025
PH 8.3
Temp 78 degrees F
Ca 440-430
Alk 8.8 slowly raising this right now with seachem buffer
Mag 790 first time I have ever measured for this one not sure if I did it right. new test kit Red sea.
Been using Kent Reef Salt, my LPS love it.

Anyone have any ideas if I am missing something?? Not sure if they can bounce back from bleaching. I have not seen polyp extension on either on except for these strange little fans coming out of the smaller of the two, almost looks like barnacles of some kind.

 

[lilyost4290]

your mag looks a little low to me. Also is the coral bleached? or is it losing tissue? It could possibly be light shock, especially if you just placed it on top of the rocks and didn't acclimate it to your lighting. I'm leaning towards this, especially since you said its getting more light than your clams. If so, move it down in the tank for a while or raise your lighting a bit.

 

[Salt Life]

yea definately lower it down. if it is still slowly bleaching it might make sense to cut it where it is still healthy and re-frag it.

 

[JGIB22]

have to wait for morning to raise the MAG was going to head to the fish store and get some additive. I did start the frags a little lower when i started out not a very large tank. only 18in to the bottom so not a lot of room, I might try lowering the lighting times.

 

[RedSea Aviad]

Before making any Mg adjustments.
Watch this video.
Hope it helps.
If there are any more questions I'll be happy to answer in Red-Sea's Forum
Aviad.

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[r-balljunkie]

you shouldnt test the waters with SPS w. something $$. its best to go slow and have a stable environment. you can burn up a lot of cash in this hobby being impatient. i suggest you get some easy sps, like bali slimer, and get that to grow. after you have some success under your belt, go for the different stuff.

C

 

[abrian]

you shouldnt test the waters with SPS w. something $$. its best to go slow and have a stable environment. you can burn up a lot of cash in this hobby being impatient. i suggest you get some easy sps, like bali slimer, and get that to grow. after you have some success under your belt, go for the different stuff.

C

Ditto! Been there, done that....couldn't buy the tee shirt since I was broke.