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Old 05-19-2012, 11:37 PM
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0 nitrates? are you dosing someting like vodka or another source of carbon to get your nitrates to 0? if so, it might just be that your water is too low in nutrients and the corals are starving.

Also in a tank that is ultra low nutrient, it is best to keep the alkalnity near seawater level, so not higher than 8.

i think you are right, i do water changes every week as i try to keep algae at bay.
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Old 05-21-2012, 05:24 PM
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i moved the cabbage leather higher up on the rock work in front of the power head outlet not sure if that is what might be casing the colts to die off.
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