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Unread 06/20/2014, 10:15 AM   #1
E fishn C
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Help please on star polyps

Have had star polyps for about a six months now. They where growing and really expanding mid of tank off to side. Now last week they are starting to deteriorate. Best description, you can see on rock frag its just peeling away and disappearing. Do they need stronger light?
They are getting good flow and parameters are below:
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weekly water changes
flow: 2 Hydor Koralia 1150 LED full spectrum
Additives Seachem fusion 1&2
Temp 79.4
Sal 1.025
pH 180
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 15
Ca 440
Alk 10.08 dkh



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Unread 06/20/2014, 12:32 PM   #2
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The pictures look like anthelia. Have you changed anything in the tank?


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 06/20/2014, 02:01 PM   #3
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Sure are

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The pictures look like anthelia. Have you changed anything in the tank?
Yes they are anthelia. My bad. They all seem the same after awhile.


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Unread 06/20/2014, 02:19 PM   #4
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Have you changed any thing in the tank? What is in sechem fusion 1 and 2?


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 06/21/2014, 12:05 PM   #5
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just regular water changes.
Reef Sechems fusion 1 and 2.
Reef Fusion 1™ provides calcium, while Reef Fusion 2™ provides alkalinity. When used together, the Reef Fusion™ system will maintain calcium and alkalinity levels.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=23960


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