Dakota_reef
07/28/2004, 02:02 AM
Okay. I have a 50 gal tank with a 10gal sump that has
been running for almost a year (10 months). I have had
some problems with some of my LPS. My hammer is in
terrible shape. He's been in ther the longest. Out of
the 4 stalks of my torch, two of them are never open
and their flesh is receeding (not as bad as the
hammer). The other two stalks remain 1/2 open most of
the time. My open brain appears to be closed most of
the time as well. At night, however, it will open up
and show the little filter feeding things. But it
never looks like when I got it, or any other open
brain I've seen. I've had the hammer since last NOV;
the torch since JAN, and the brain since MAR.
All of my other corals (especially my xenia) are
suffering NO problems. In fact, their just plain
beautiful. My xenia's growing like a weeds. My leather
has grown a bit too; mushrooms have begun to spread. I
cannot, for the life of me, figure out why my LPS are
all "dying." The only problem with the tank is that
the alkalinity has been hard pressed to keep above 3.0
sometimes. Not sure why. Also, my fish dont' seem to
be growing much either... at least my ocellaris. I do
not know why either. Vitamin defficiency? They appear
healthy..... If anyone has any ideas on what the
problem could be PLEASE help me. Below are my tank
specs and parameters.
~Eric
858-693-3714
It is currently filtered by an aquaclear 300 and
skimmed by a Euro-reef ES-6. I have an approx. 700 gph flow rate with 2 175 gph powerheads (one in upper left pointed toward the front, one in the lower right, pointed to the left along the back). I have my return line angled front right and it is placed to the right of the aquaclear 300 which is on the left side of the tank. The return line is approx. 250-300 gph.)
--220w PC lights.
Currently inhaitants are:
1 skink cleaner shrimp
1 neon goby
1 yellow watchman goby
1 tiger pistol shirmp
1 yellow clown goby
1 ocellaris clown
3 emerald crabs
Various snails/hermits
(there may be some peppermints in there, but they've
since disapeared w/o a trace). (most recenlty added livestock, within the last two months.)
Corals:
Lots of xenia
leather
ricordia mushroom
yellow polyps
zooanthalids(sp)
open brain (most recenlty added)
Hammer
torch
tank specs:
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate = 0
phosphate - 0
temp ~80-82 in summer, 79.5 in winter
pH 8.2
alk ~ 3.0 - 3.5
Ca 450 ppm
SG - 1.025
Bi-weekly Additions of eco-system REEF SOLUTION and
Reef-pure IODIDE.
Feeding of cyclopseeze to corals every week or two, when open.
10% water changes weekely, skimmer cleaned weekly,
sponges rinsed weekly, weekly diatom scrub, and
monthly addition of carbon.
been running for almost a year (10 months). I have had
some problems with some of my LPS. My hammer is in
terrible shape. He's been in ther the longest. Out of
the 4 stalks of my torch, two of them are never open
and their flesh is receeding (not as bad as the
hammer). The other two stalks remain 1/2 open most of
the time. My open brain appears to be closed most of
the time as well. At night, however, it will open up
and show the little filter feeding things. But it
never looks like when I got it, or any other open
brain I've seen. I've had the hammer since last NOV;
the torch since JAN, and the brain since MAR.
All of my other corals (especially my xenia) are
suffering NO problems. In fact, their just plain
beautiful. My xenia's growing like a weeds. My leather
has grown a bit too; mushrooms have begun to spread. I
cannot, for the life of me, figure out why my LPS are
all "dying." The only problem with the tank is that
the alkalinity has been hard pressed to keep above 3.0
sometimes. Not sure why. Also, my fish dont' seem to
be growing much either... at least my ocellaris. I do
not know why either. Vitamin defficiency? They appear
healthy..... If anyone has any ideas on what the
problem could be PLEASE help me. Below are my tank
specs and parameters.
~Eric
858-693-3714
It is currently filtered by an aquaclear 300 and
skimmed by a Euro-reef ES-6. I have an approx. 700 gph flow rate with 2 175 gph powerheads (one in upper left pointed toward the front, one in the lower right, pointed to the left along the back). I have my return line angled front right and it is placed to the right of the aquaclear 300 which is on the left side of the tank. The return line is approx. 250-300 gph.)
--220w PC lights.
Currently inhaitants are:
1 skink cleaner shrimp
1 neon goby
1 yellow watchman goby
1 tiger pistol shirmp
1 yellow clown goby
1 ocellaris clown
3 emerald crabs
Various snails/hermits
(there may be some peppermints in there, but they've
since disapeared w/o a trace). (most recenlty added livestock, within the last two months.)
Corals:
Lots of xenia
leather
ricordia mushroom
yellow polyps
zooanthalids(sp)
open brain (most recenlty added)
Hammer
torch
tank specs:
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate = 0
phosphate - 0
temp ~80-82 in summer, 79.5 in winter
pH 8.2
alk ~ 3.0 - 3.5
Ca 450 ppm
SG - 1.025
Bi-weekly Additions of eco-system REEF SOLUTION and
Reef-pure IODIDE.
Feeding of cyclopseeze to corals every week or two, when open.
10% water changes weekely, skimmer cleaned weekly,
sponges rinsed weekly, weekly diatom scrub, and
monthly addition of carbon.