SPS Growth Puzzle

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by shrimpchips

Do you have access to another system? Have you tried taking a frag out to a new system and see how it does?

I've given some frags to Tyler W. as well as have frags from others that he also has, so I'll check with him. But I suspect they're doing fine. Frags from Snappy are doing well in other tanks locally, just not mine.

[shrimpchips]

Any stray voltage?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by shrimpchips

Any stray voltage?

Not that I can feel with my hand

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Not that I can feel with my hand

try it by holding the return line with your left hand, stand on your right foot, and stick your tongue in the water.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

try it by holding the return line with your left hand, stand on your right foot, and stick your tongue in the water.

Like I could pull that off without falling in!!

[Doug]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

try it by holding the return line with your left hand, stand on your right foot, and stick your tongue in the water.

Or like me, put your head close to the halide reflector and then stick your hand in the water and see if an arc forms between your forehead and the reflector.

And as I cant keep acro,s alive, I have no advice on why they dont grow. They grew fine in my 90g with a pair of 250,s but not with T-5,s. However when I was laid up, the frags I had kept were in my 20g with cheap T-5,s and all though browned out, grew well. I,m assuming because the nutrients levels were increased, from the lack of filtration, {no skimmer}.

I have done things the same and had failure and visa versa. So who the hell knows. Many who have lost their sps, seem to have absolutely no explanation for it. You seem to be doing the exact same as before, but must be some little thing thats not the same, that affects the growth of your corals. Esp. with someone of your experience.

[One_Divided]

Hey Brad, I recently added more fish and started dosing MG every once in a while. I've really noticed growth take off and pigments deepen in the last 2-3 months.. When was the last time you checked MG? I have a test kit if you'd like me to bring it over some time.. I know it's one of the more expensive ones..

[Skimmerking]

I agree with divided I started to add more Magnesium and the SPS when I had them were growing fast.

I kept my mag at 1450