lpreston83
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Sep 26, 2010
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- 16
Mates,
I've been having issues getting my zoathids to spread. I've had this tank in this configuration for about a year and a half now. About 4-5 months ago I almost killed off these buttons due to the lights being old. So I went ahead and bought some new T5H0 Purple and white bulbs and they seemed to be making a recovery. A new coral actually grew up out of the same live rock piece that I bought with them on it. I have them up at the highest point in the tank tucked into a rock because my urchin acts like a bulldozer to anything that isn't secure. About a month ago I noticed that growth had stopped and this week many of them have been closing up.
I can't figure out why these guys aren't growing please help.
Tank info
Two side hanging filters and a pump for water flow.
Lights T5HO purple and white bulbs ~5 months old
Ammonia <.25
PH 8.0
NO2 Nitrate <5
Nitrite 0
Salinity 1.023
Alkalinity N/A
Calcium N/A
Water temp 78-9
Tank mates
Hermits
Various snails
Sunflower (Yellow Flowerpot) coral at the bottom of the tank
Blue Damsal
Sea urchin
I've been having issues getting my zoathids to spread. I've had this tank in this configuration for about a year and a half now. About 4-5 months ago I almost killed off these buttons due to the lights being old. So I went ahead and bought some new T5H0 Purple and white bulbs and they seemed to be making a recovery. A new coral actually grew up out of the same live rock piece that I bought with them on it. I have them up at the highest point in the tank tucked into a rock because my urchin acts like a bulldozer to anything that isn't secure. About a month ago I noticed that growth had stopped and this week many of them have been closing up.
I can't figure out why these guys aren't growing please help.
Tank info
Two side hanging filters and a pump for water flow.
Lights T5HO purple and white bulbs ~5 months old
Ammonia <.25
PH 8.0
NO2 Nitrate <5
Nitrite 0
Salinity 1.023
Alkalinity N/A
Calcium N/A
Water temp 78-9
Tank mates
Hermits
Various snails
Sunflower (Yellow Flowerpot) coral at the bottom of the tank
Blue Damsal
Sea urchin