Help coral bleaching

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 01:55 AM

I dont know whats going on wit my tank my prem seem fine but my sps corals are starting to bleach the only thing that i started was dosing i have no doser i pour it in everyday my calcium is at 420 i lose 20ppm daily i pour in 10 ml a day my alkalinty are at 9dkh i lose about 1.5 daily i pour in about 30ml a day am i doing something worng help!

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 02:08 AM

And maybe its my light? It seems to be all the tips are bleaching i have 2 hydra 52 about 7 inches off the water

Rbaker1325 · 01/04/2015, 02:57 AM

What are your other levels? Phosphate, nitrate, etc.

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rbaker1325

What are your other levels? Phosphate, nitrate, etc.

Phosphate 0 and nitrite 0

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 03:02 AM

0 nitratie from what the test reads

Rbaker1325 · 01/04/2015, 03:07 AM

The only thing I can think of is potentially the dosing as well. Hopefully a more experienced reefer will see this and be able to pinpoint the issue. When you dose do you just poor it all in at once and how long did you have some of the pieces before they began to bleach.

Edit: do you dose both alkalinity and calcium at the same time as well?

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbaker1325

The only thing I can think of is potentially the dosing as well. Hopefully a more experienced reefer will see this and be able to pinpoint the issue. When you dose do you just poor it all in at once and how long did you have some of the pieces before they began to bleach.

Edit: do you dose both alkalinity and calcium at the same time as well?

For the alkalinity i pour it in all at once but slowly and for calcium i pour it in about few hours after i had my corals about 6 months now and it all seems to be bleaching now from the tips could it be from the light also?

Rbaker1325 · 01/04/2015, 03:21 AM

Is the light something that has been changed recently?

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rbaker1325

Is the light something that has been changed recently?

nope havent done anything to them

Rbaker1325 · 01/04/2015, 03:27 AM

Personally the only thing that seems a bit off to me is the dosing. If they were growing under the lights for 6 months I don't believe they would begin to have issues randomly. I would try to ease up on the dosing and keep up on WC's. I'm hoping someone else can offer a better solution or confirm My assumption is correct. My apologies for bit being of the most assistance.

NeverEnough87 · 01/04/2015, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rbaker1325

Personally the only thing that seems a bit off to me is the dosing. If they were growing under the lights for 6 months I don't believe they would begin to have issues randomly. I would try to ease up on the dosing and keep up on WC's. I'm hoping someone else can offer a better solution or confirm My assumption is correct. My apologies for bit being of the most assistance.

Thank u

01/04/2015, 01:55 AM	#1
NeverEnough87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 37	Help coral bleaching I dont know whats going on wit my tank my prem seem fine but my sps corals are starting to bleach the only thing that i started was dosing i have no doser i pour it in everyday my calcium is at 420 i lose 20ppm daily i pour in 10 ml a day my alkalinty are at 9dkh i lose about 1.5 daily i pour in about 30ml a day am i doing something worng help!

01/04/2015, 02:08 AM	#2
NeverEnough87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 37	And maybe its my light? It seems to be all the tips are bleaching i have 2 hydra 52 about 7 inches off the water

01/04/2015, 02:57 AM	#3
Rbaker1325 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 95	What are your other levels? Phosphate, nitrate, etc.

01/04/2015, 03:02 AM	#5
NeverEnough87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 37	0 nitratie from what the test reads

01/04/2015, 03:07 AM	#6
Rbaker1325 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 95	The only thing I can think of is potentially the dosing as well. Hopefully a more experienced reefer will see this and be able to pinpoint the issue. When you dose do you just poor it all in at once and how long did you have some of the pieces before they began to bleach. Edit: do you dose both alkalinity and calcium at the same time as well?

01/04/2015, 03:21 AM	#8
Rbaker1325 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 95	Is the light something that has been changed recently?

01/04/2015, 03:27 AM	#10
Rbaker1325 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 95	Personally the only thing that seems a bit off to me is the dosing. If they were growing under the lights for 6 months I don't believe they would begin to have issues randomly. I would try to ease up on the dosing and keep up on WC's. I'm hoping someone else can offer a better solution or confirm My assumption is correct. My apologies for bit being of the most assistance.