Christyef Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Dan, I got this orange cap frm u at the march mtg..... It seems to be turning white.. What am I doing wrong? (I don't do any type of special dosing) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 My orange cap faded when my nitrates and phosphate were too low. Not sure that is what is happening to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 What are your water params? Specifically Alk and mag? Are your lights on in that picture? It doesn't look very bright and it may need more light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 What are your levels? Nitrates? Phosphates? Calcium? Alkalinity? Mg? Salinity? My guess is low alk/Ca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 whats he eating? (or what are you feeding i guess is the same) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 duh, i thought u meant the clown *lol* I agree on the alk/mg. if your alk is off, your MG is most likely low.. even w/ high calcium, it wont bond w/o alk+mg at proper levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 I'm going to guess low PAR due to the look of the skeleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 What are your water params? Specifically Alk and mag? Are your lights on in that picture? It doesn't look very bright and it may need more light.i use an API test kit and according to that test, my ph, nitrate, nitrites, and ammonia are all w/ in the correct range (color). I can't give an exact Number because I don't test anything with digital test. And I don't test for calcium or alkalinity because I don't have those Hanna test. And I have never tested for magnesium. Is that a test I can also order online? I'm going to order those today. But they were testing that at Nico's and they seemed good. And yes, my lights are on. I have 4 t5s, Two white and two actinic. I could incorporate to HL to run during the day. Would that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 duh, i thought u meant the clown *lol* I agree on the alk/mg. if your alk is off, your MG is most likely low.. even w/ high calcium, it wont bond w/o alk+mg at proper levels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keu12vKZNXM thank you. Good to know. Because my calcium is high. But I've never tested for magnesium. I will try to do that today. Maybe Nikos can check for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 the red sea kit is the best for mg, imho. http://amzn.com/B004GBS556 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Without knowing the Alk and Mag levels it's hard to say what's causing the coral to be unhappy. It is an SPS and jumping into that world is an entirely different game. The effort required to keep SPS happy is a considerable jump from most soft corals and LPS. You don't have to spend the big bucks to get digital testers, buying the simple Salifert Alk / Mag tests on Amazon are sometimes below $15 with shipping. That's all I use and it works well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Thank u! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Without knowing the Alk and Mag levels it's hard to say what's causing the coral to be unhappy. It is an SPS and jumping into that world is an entirely different game. The effort required to keep SPS happy is a considerable jump from most soft corals and LPS. You don't have to spend the big bucks to get digital testers, buying the simple Salifert Alk / Mag tests on Amazon are sometimes below $15 with shipping. That's all I use and it works well enough. i found this one w/ all 3.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Without knowing the Alk and Mag levels it's hard to say what's causing the coral to be unhappy. It is an SPS and jumping into that world is an entirely different game. The effort required to keep SPS happy is a considerable jump from most soft corals and LPS. You don't have to spend the big bucks to get digital testers, buying the simple Salifert Alk / Mag tests on Amazon are sometimes below $15 with shipping. That's all I use and it works well enough. i found this one w/ all 3....Those are great. I've really liked using those for Mg and alk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yeah, those are what I use. Price them out separately. Sometimes it's cheaper that way, sometimes not. You just have to look around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 The fish store will test it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 The fish store will test it for you. a certain LFS that I love has had a sample for several days. They're real busy I suppose. [emoji848] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 The fish store will test it for you. a certain LFS that I love has had a sample for several days. They're real busy I suppose. [emoji848]Their results will be rubbish by that time, potentially due to bacterial interference. The water needs to be tested sooner than later. I'd drop off another sample if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 The fish store will test it for you. a certain LFS that I love has had a sample for several days. They're real busy I suppose. [emoji848]Their results will be rubbish by that time, potentially due to bacterial interference. The water needs to be tested sooner than later. I'd drop off another sample if I were you.. Funny you say that. I asked that SPECIFIC question.. I was thinking stagnant water cldnt be good... Plans are to take more today. Thnx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 A reputable LFS would do it at the time it's brought in. Based on my experiences, I choose to go to one of two fish stores in the area. The rest have lost my business. That's not including the store that recently opened since I haven't been there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 A reputable LFS would do it at the time it's brought in. Based on my experiences, I choose to go to one of two fish stores in the area. The rest have lost my business. That's not including the store that recently opened since I haven't been there yet. wheres the new one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 A reputable LFS would do it at the time it's brought in. Based on my experiences, I choose to go to one of two fish stores in the area. The rest have lost my business. That's not including the store that recently opened since I haven't been there yet. wheres the new one??Just Reef way down south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 [emoji29]. I'm way north Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yeah that's why I haven't been there. I make a trip to Aquadome twice a year or so. The traffic is just too bad for me to go during the week. I think there was a meeting at Just Reef, or there will be one in the future, or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Yeah that's why I haven't been there. I make a trip to Aquadome twice a year or so. The traffic is just too bad for me to go during the week. I think there was a meeting at Just Reef, or there will be one in the future, or both. In May it's at Just Reef. The topic is fragging corals and everyone (depending on attendance I think) will leave with a frag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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