Jumped into sps

[daniella3d]

hmmm the flow in my aquarium is very low. It's like the polyps are not moving or bearely moving and mine thrive, all of them. so I would go against the flow here and say, flow is not that important as long as you have some (everybody does). Light and food, plus stability.

[reefermadness]

IME flow is very important for SPS....most people agree with that statement too.

[xenon]

I've seen two frags from the same mother colony go into a tank with high flow and the other in low flow.

The frag in the high flow tank grew way more heads and was very dense/thick. The frag in the low flow tank was very thin and branchy and looked very fragile. The difference was night/day.

[Zoaelite]

Originally Posted by reefermadness

IME flow is very important for SPS....most people agree with that statement too.

Couldn't agree more, daniella3d your statement is a little misleading.

Telling people flow isn't important could lead to some really bad choices, would you be kind enough to share the flow in your tank (powerheads & returns).

[fireguy98]

I've only had this piece of sps for a few days but man I can see the addiction. I want more lol. So who has frags?

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[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by fireguy98

I've only had this piece of sps for a few days but man I can see the addiction. I want more lol. So who has frags?

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lol, you're in the right part of the world to get frags. So many awesome pieces in the lower mainland.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

lol, you're in the right part of the world to get frags. So many awesome pieces in the lower mainland.

That's the sad part living up north it's really tough to get coral up here as there is limited SW hobbyists here and the only place that sells coral when I buy from there I feel like I'm buying a rescued coral from that store I wish Petland sold SW fish/coral

[fireguy98]

Well my first piece of sps isn't. Looking good. Tips are bleaching and its lost its red color looks brown now. Also limited polop extension. Tank parameters. Are
Sg. 1.025
Temp 80 -80.5 solid
Cal 460
Mg 1300
Kh 9
Po undetected but I get algea on glass so I know its in the tank
Nitrites0
Nitrates0
Ammonia 0
Tank is 1 year old
Bulbs are 2months old gleismens
Just changed my chemi pure elite today

I don't want to loose this coral. Suggestions? Shoukd I just ride it out see what happens or intervene?

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[daniella3d]

Feed it. Give it some Zeovit amino acid, coral vitalizer, Fauna Marin food etc...

You seem to have a low nutrient system, so maybe the coral is starving.

Tips bleaching in a low nutrient might be caused by too high alkalinity. Keep it at 8 and check if your test is good. Browning might be caused by the light or lack of proper light maybe?

Lack of polyp extension is not good. The coral seem upset about something. This often preceed RTN or STN.

[xenon]

Bleaching as in the color is turning more pale or STN/RTN?

What test kits are you using for NO3/PO4?