fading coral

[diemaker]

have a large flavia that I've had for a while and now the color is fading a way the rest of my sps are great but I,ve also noticed my zoo's have started to be come shaggy and my clam will not open right up the flavia is about 10-12" from the light witch are 250W and run for 9hrs aday

I've also found it hard to grow corilin not really complaining but may try dripping kalk but don't really see the need for it as all my reading of k/h and cal never really move

I feed
freezed dried cyclopeeze 2-3x week
frozen cyclopeeze 3x week
frozen brine shrimp 5-6x week soaked in r/o-di
prime reef flake (ocean nutrition) 3-4x week
also been adding (aqua line plancto) 10 drops daily

readings are

cal-460
mag-1270 bit low
phos-0
kh-10
ph 8.0
nitrate no3-0
nitrite no2-0
sal 1.025

[Justin74]

How long is a while?
10-12" is way too close a 250 watter IMO. Id go for at least 18-20. Try putting it in a low-medium flow area down low in the tank, feed it at least once a week since it sounds like it's bleaching. Skip the brine shrimp and feed it high nutrient stuff, like small bits of krill and mysid or cylcopeeze, feeding the tank rotifers does wonders as well.

-Justin

[diemaker]

i've had it for about 3mths from what i've read they love high light it gets feed aleast 3x a week with the rest of the corals i'am feeding the shrimp more for the fish then corals I'am thinking starting phyto maybe dt's

[Justin74]

Pictures can be worth a thousand words.

-Justin

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