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Nano 09-10-2012 07:54 PM

stunted growth?
 
So over the first threeor so months I had my tank set up, I had good growth one birdsnest wad growing 1/2"-1" per month and the monti caps were doing about 1/4"-1/2" per month. Then it seems about April things just stopped growing. And are still that way today. I'm not sure what's going on or why, I'll have to test my params tonight when I'm off work, but thought I'd ask what could be causing it, the only things I'm feeding/dosing are seachem calcium, and mag, and reef roids. Which for the most part keeps the water where it needs to be, last test was on friday, and params were
CA 430
Mag 1320 +/-
Alk 10
Nitrates and trites 0
Ammonia 0
Phosphate 0
Salinity 1.024

This is what I always test at sometimes the ca and mag are a bit higher/lower depending on when I last dosed. The lights are now up to 75% and I notice improvements in color but still no growth. Do I need to feed or supplement something else as well or do it differently? I'm using IO reef crystals .

It's just getting frustrating I keep looking in and taking monthly pictures of coral but notice little or no difference. It's to the point where I'm just thinking about selling off the live stock and getting a bunch of angels or something.:sad:

Bblinks 09-10-2012 08:14 PM

Nano, can I get picture of your tank please. I did try to look on your vblog but didn't see a 35 gallon tank.

Aquattro 09-10-2012 08:17 PM

Temp?

Nano 09-10-2012 08:56 PM

Temp sits at 77.8 drops to 75.7 +/- at night
Here's my last fts
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSC_0688.jpg

Nano 09-10-2012 08:57 PM

BTW the pic looks darker then it is

MarkoD 09-10-2012 09:00 PM

Have you changed the color ratios of your lights?

Nano 09-10-2012 09:02 PM

Here's growth on one birdsnest in the first 6 weeks for reference
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN3145.jpg
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCN3507.jpg

Nano 09-10-2012 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkoD (Post 744830)
Have you changed the color ratios of your lights?

No just upped the each by 5% each week til I got to 75%

gregzz4 09-10-2012 09:04 PM

I forget what you had before the LEDs
Maybe the growth has slowed as the corals aren't 'reaching' for light as much as before ?

Nano 09-10-2012 09:06 PM

I had t5s on my old tank, but no sps in that tank. Everything I've bought since has been under leds or metal halides


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