lauriemae
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jan 6, 2011
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Hi all,
Started a question/thread yesterday and received lots of advice, thank you very much. But although we got the temperature of the tank settled, there was varying opinions on what may have happened to all of the new zoas, original polyps and a couple other corals in my somewhat new 30 gallon tank. It's probably 2 plus months old and we just started transferring corals from my smaller tank (nano 12) and from my son's tank (55 gallon) both well established and purchased some frags from a new coral source. The frags were stunningly gorgeous...at THEIR place and haven't done well at mine, but even more curious is the fact that now my old polyps won't do right either.
These are the specs:
Tank - 29-30 gallon - 2 plus months old - biocube
MH - Had 14,000 light now 10,000 light (possible too much light?)
salt 1.025
amm/nitrate/nitrite 0
calcium 420
mag 1200
pot. I THINK 1400
Water temp 78 degrees
Even more odd is the polyps in my son's tank now won't open and they were gorgeous, too. Leads me to believe although the lighting in my tank may be the issue, perhaps what my son is doing chemical/feeding wise could be an issue?
Have put four layers of black screening on the top of the tank right now. Attached are pictures of the various corals I'm struggling with. The frogspawn was beautiful in my nano...it withstood two major crashes and did good for almost a week in the biocube but now looks like it is dying. I do have quite a bit of the red bubble algae (see photos) as well. The leather, brain, mushrooms are doing well. Xenia, not so good either.
HELP!! Thanks SOOO much!
Started a question/thread yesterday and received lots of advice, thank you very much. But although we got the temperature of the tank settled, there was varying opinions on what may have happened to all of the new zoas, original polyps and a couple other corals in my somewhat new 30 gallon tank. It's probably 2 plus months old and we just started transferring corals from my smaller tank (nano 12) and from my son's tank (55 gallon) both well established and purchased some frags from a new coral source. The frags were stunningly gorgeous...at THEIR place and haven't done well at mine, but even more curious is the fact that now my old polyps won't do right either.
These are the specs:
Tank - 29-30 gallon - 2 plus months old - biocube
MH - Had 14,000 light now 10,000 light (possible too much light?)
salt 1.025
amm/nitrate/nitrite 0
calcium 420
mag 1200
pot. I THINK 1400
Water temp 78 degrees
Even more odd is the polyps in my son's tank now won't open and they were gorgeous, too. Leads me to believe although the lighting in my tank may be the issue, perhaps what my son is doing chemical/feeding wise could be an issue?
Have put four layers of black screening on the top of the tank right now. Attached are pictures of the various corals I'm struggling with. The frogspawn was beautiful in my nano...it withstood two major crashes and did good for almost a week in the biocube but now looks like it is dying. I do have quite a bit of the red bubble algae (see photos) as well. The leather, brain, mushrooms are doing well. Xenia, not so good either.
HELP!! Thanks SOOO much!