Reef Nutrients

[Sinthel]

Still a newbie (although had the tank about a year). Corals keep dying off. Asked in another thread about light settings, however barring that water parameters are all correct. While picking up some more magnesium, I noticed all of the other reef/coral additives. Example being the Brightwell Aquatics Replenish, or Zooplankton, etc. Should I be supplementing this in occasionally or regularly. LFS didn't really have an answer.

Thanks!

[2smokes]

You should provide more informations about what corals you have in the aquarium,what corals died ,what lights you use(if its led or T5 or MH-the brand name of the lamp doesnt matter) .

[bertoni]

I agree that we need more information. Some coral food might be appropriate if there's nothing else being added to the tank. Fish food tends to be fine for that.

[Sinthel]

I have a AI Prime light. I asked about those settings in a different thread I started today:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2608978

Might have to juice those up but thats against what my LFS said so looking for some knowledgeable answers.

As far as corals:

GSP (not growing.. so know there is an issue there).
Kenya Tree - Flourishing and spreading
Green Toadstool Leather - Spreading


Favia brain Coral (Dead)
Elegance Coral (Dead)
Candy Cane Coral (Dead)
Montipora Plate (Dead)
Rhodactis Mushroom (Dead)

Mystery colony coral (riding around on tuxedo urchins head)

The brain / elegance / rhodactis all vanished within weeks of each other. The Montipora frag never really started growing. Just sort of faded away.

[2smokes]

Candy cane coral is the hardyest coral you can find.If you mannaged to kill that theres someting with your aquarium.How old is the aquarium setup?All LPS corals need food or a dirrty water to thrive.If you have too clean water and you dont feed the LPS they will slowly die .LPS corals you had are candy cane,favia,elegance coral wich could all be fed once a week with coral liquid food.The food you can do it yourself or you can buy it.Candy cane coral can even eat pellets.Also ,these LPS corals dont like too high light because they get most of theyr food from water or if you fed them and less from light.

[Sinthel]

Originally Posted by 2smokes

Candy cane coral is the hardyest coral you can find.If you mannaged to kill that theres someting with your aquarium.How old is the aquarium setup?All LPS corals need food or a dirrty water to thrive.If you have too clean water and you dont feed the LPS they will slowly die .LPS corals you had are candy cane,favia,elegance coral wich could all be fed once a week with coral liquid food.The food you can do it yourself or you can buy it.Candy cane coral can even eat pellets.Also ,these LPS corals dont like too high light because they get most of theyr food from water or if you fed them and less from light.

Interesting. I tried spot feeding with coral frenzy and that just caused an algae bloom. I don't want to keep winding up with skeletons. Water has zero (or very minimal) phosphate/ammonia/nitrate/nitrite. Temp 78. Tank is 1yo, however had Brooklynella outbreak in June so tank had no fish for 6 weeks. I did feed occasionally for the cleaner crew in there.

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