Tank not happy;;(

[bckane]

I been having the worst luck with my tank....ever since I upgraded to better eqiument, lights, pumps, etc....the tanks gone down hill.
Let me list what I have and my problems:
38 gal reef tanks
70 LR....20LBS of base rock
6" DSB
15 gal sump/fuge...(live sand and rocks...very mangroves)
In Sump slimmer
2 max-jet powerheads
return pump sen 500ga
Outer Orbit HQI/Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Fixture
342 watt: 1-150 watt HQI; 2-96 watt 4
Water Cond
Calcium 440ppm
Alk 8dkh
Salinity 35ppt
Temp Average now 78-80
Mag 1275
Phos 0,0
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
PH 8,2

10 % water change each week RO/DI of course
all my xenia,zoo,mushrooms....are not opening...the few I bought at the meeting the othernight are doing find for now
the xenix and mushrooms have been the tank for awhile now. I haved did anything different......is there other testing that I sould be doing

livstock few clowns, CBS.firefish.....tons of clean up guys

 

[Ludwigia73]

What's the TDS of your RO water? You may have to flush the membrane or change the DI resin

 

[bawla47]

did you aclimate the corals to the new light, either with reduced photoperiod or screens?

 

[silver17jo]

You do have a huge amount of light. As Bawla47 has said it might be that the corals need to get used to the light, what was your old light system? Did this only occur after you put the new lights on,, maybe you added or changed something? Do you have any other coral besides mushrooms , xenia , and zoos?

 

[bckane]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6898991#post6898991 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ludwigia73
What's the TDS of your RO water? You may have to flush the membrane or change the DI resin

I flush the membrane every month.......I have 30 gal of makeup water on hand...this is about a months worth..........TDS are zero
Filters change every 6-9 months

 

[bckane]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6899134#post6899134 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bawla47
did you aclimate the corals to the new light, either with reduced photoperiod or screens?

did you aclimate the corals to the new light

Yes...when I install the new light I only had one rock of mushrooms...
My old light system was 192 watt pc runing about 10 hours a day.....The new 342 watt: 1-150 watt HQI; 2-96 watt ...im only running 6 hours a day and the 2-96 about 8 hours

 

[bckane]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6899366#post6899366 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by silver17jo
You do have a huge amount of light. As Bawla47 has said it might be that the corals need to get used to the light, what was your old light system? Did this only occur after you put the new lights on,, maybe you added or changed something? Do you have any other coral besides mushrooms , xenia , and zoos?

You do have a huge amount of light

Yes think its too much light.?