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[Alex77619]

I got this sea cabbage for a week.

When I put it in it was straight up and I glued its base rock there. But now the polyps are open but it’s laying down like this. Any suggestions to position it or just let it correct itself?




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[webster1234]

I would guess something is up with your parameters. Do you have other corals in your tank? If so, what kinds and how are they doing? Post some pictures of them.
Also, the basics would be helpful for anyone trying to help.
Nitrates?
Phosphates?
Alkalinity?
Calcium?
Magnesium?

Looks like you have some algae in there. You might have a nutrient issue. Posting the above parameters would be helpful.

 

[Alex77619]

My system is 150gal and it’s just pass the half year mark. My water is at ultra low nutrient though. My refugium basically die out, all the chaeto die out but the red mangrove is still doing good.

And even bubble algae on my live rock disappear. Only algae in the tank is these hair algae around my pipe coarl and I been dosing Vibrant 15ml weekly.

This area is the only area I have algae currently.


Parameters are listed below:
0 no3
0 po4
KH 8
PH8.2
Ca 420ppm

I did recently sent up a Ca reactor and it’s been running for 3 day only.

My other coral are doing good. This is my SPS, it’s growing great all polyps are open.

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[ShawnM]

Can’t tell from the pictures but did you actually glue the leather or a base rock the leather was on? If you got glue on the leather it could be the problem


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[webster1234]

My first guess would be that your nutrients are actually too low. You might need to start feeding your fish more to get your nutrients up. My SPS grow like crazy and my NO3 runs about 25 ppm and PO4 about .10. The calcium reactor may help too by replacing something in the water that you aren't dosing or testing for.

 

[Alex77619]

Can’t tell from the pictures but did you actually glue the leather or a base rock the leather was on? If you got glue on the leather it could be the problem


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I use the instance ocean epoxy stick which is the white stuff in the picture and glue the rock. I didn’t get anything on the leather itself. I am struggling at feeding more cause the hair algae are still in the tank and don’t know if I should starve them to death first. But I been feeding more coral food these day and see if this help it open up


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[TooSalty]

You need a calcium reactor for that level of stock?

 

[Alex77619]

I just started to add SPS I was dosing for a while and it was too much work so I change to a Ca reactor since I am putting in more sps slowly. My Coralline algae is growing like crazy on back side of tank that’s what consume my Ca I think.

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[reeftopia]

disagree about the calcium reactor. You are not running growing anything that would require a reactor at
this point. Think you just need to be patient in that the leather is healing from the move

 

[Alex77619]

So I should disconnect it for now? I did had a Ca drop till 200 ppm and I pull it back up by slowly dosing.


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[reeftopia]

Calcium reactor are for large amounts of sps are large clams. Since you don't have either you
don't need a reactor. You do need to dose it up to 400 but it should be stable with what corals you have.
You come bring it up faster by pouring directly into the tank high flow area and recheck a few hrs later.
Maybe start out by pouring 2 ounces and see if it affects your level.

 

[Alex77619]

Okay thanks. I will keep monitoring my Ca and KH. I’ll also reduce the feed rate of the reactor and CO2 bubble


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[Alex77619]

The drop of Ca from 500 to 200 was in 2 weeks. In that 2 week I was still dally dosing Ca solutions. And that was too much work so I start using the reactor and set it at a really low rate.


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[TooSalty]

It should not be dropping that quick. Something is out of balance in your aquarium.

 

[Alex77619]

Tank is only 6 month old and I notice that coralline algae are blooming though


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[reeftopia]

Would take some water to a local store and have them check it.

 

[Alex77619]

I lived in Victoria and there’s only one lfs but they open only Friday and Saturday.
But I did tested everything I have. And can’t see what’s wrong with the water.


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