Trouble keeping SPS
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reefology1
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i think he switched from MH and he had LED's when he got the SPS, but point well taken, acclimation is vital.
I have had that for 4 years? It came over from my other tank. It started as one head and now I have 3 colonies of 5+ heads, it grows like a weed!
I am running a single RW-15 right now, it is on "else" mode, which is a random current and is causing issues with my argonite sand, I am going to be converting to a heavier sand to stop it from blowing around the tank so much.
Yes, I switched from MH to LED's (the zoas and hammer were under those lights). But the frags that I just lost (birds and green monti) were from a pet store with T5s. The red monti is still hanging on, but I am worried about it.
Should I be testing for anything else? I don't have a magnesium test, but I'm not sure I need to be testing for that if everything else is inline.
reefology1
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you'll need to test mag if you plan to stick with sps but i highly doubt its an issue now/here.
did you dip your frags when you got them and have you checked for pests?
oh, also wanted to ask if your cheto is growing?
I do plan to keep them, some of my personal favorites are SPS but I just never succeed. I am determined to change that!!!
I did not dip them, but I do have a dip that I could have (should have) probably used. I have looked for red bugs, etc and never saw them. I do have a plethora of micro brittle stars and them seem to like the underside of the SPS but no indication they are harming it?
Cheato is not really growing. It has stayed very green but not changed in size or density in quite some time. I run light 24/7
I did not dip them, but I do have a dip that I could have (should have) probably used. I have looked for red bugs, etc and never saw them. I do have a plethora of micro brittle stars and them seem to like the underside of the SPS but no indication they are harming it?
Cheato is not really growing. It has stayed very green but not changed in size or density in quite some time. I run light 24/7
reefology1
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Ok so most likely scenerio is it was the acclimation but there's not much you can do at this point regarding turning things around. I would almost always move them to less light because that causes less stress to the animal and gives you the greatest opportunity to make adjustments. However in your case I'm still not sure if we're dealing with too much or not enough.
You should try feeding them and adding amino acids to aid recovery.
Good luck.
You should try feeding them and adding amino acids to aid recovery.
Good luck.
Well, I ended up killing my Stylo from too much light. I had been fine with it for almost 4 months and when my LFS said I didn't have enough light I turned things up to 95% over the course of 2 weeks and now the Stylo is dead too. After finding a forum about my lights and most people with my size tank run them about 65%...
I just want to save my monti now. Can you recommend a brand for me to get? I don't have a store within 2 hours of my house so I will need to order it online.
I just want to save my monti now. Can you recommend a brand for me to get? I don't have a store within 2 hours of my house so I will need to order it online.
reefology1
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i feed diy and cyclopeeze but you can try coral frenzy or reef roids once or twice a week. Acropower for amino acids.
hope this helps.
hope this helps.
milto29
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Stop using GFO and switch your lights to 10k for a couple of weeks, also get some Polyp Booster and some Reef Chili and let it ride. It's going to take a couple of days for you to see changes. Your killing them with too much GFO. Trust me I went threw it.
