Kent Reef Salt vs Instant Ocean Reef issues?

yachtdr22 · 11/29/2021, 09:21 AM

Greetings,
I have a 125 mixed reef w/ 30 gal sump.
Lots of Mushrooms, Tybee, Branching Hammers, Brain, Fox. all are thriving except the Branching Hammers are suffering badly.
My fish population is now reduced to 3. I am wondering if this is a now a lack of fish poop? OR possible switch in salt mix

This is an 7 year established tank, not much has changed.
Had to switch from Kent Reef Crystals to Instant Ocean Reef about 18 months ago? Turned off Skimmer and GFO to keep Phosphates up
I occasionally direct feed Cyclops & Plankton w/ BRS Reef Chili
Everything else in the tank seems to be thriving??
This has been going on for a month or so... the hammers are slowly dying...

1.025
CA: 460
KH: 187
Ph : .06
Mg : 1020 (Just started to add Mg)

I have pics here:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...0#post25741780

thanks
Drew

11/29/2021, 09:21 AM	#1
yachtdr22 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: corpus christi, tx Posts: 488	Kent Reef Salt vs Instant Ocean Reef issues? Greetings, I have a 125 mixed reef w/ 30 gal sump. Lots of Mushrooms, Tybee, Branching Hammers, Brain, Fox. all are thriving except the Branching Hammers are suffering badly. My fish population is now reduced to 3. I am wondering if this is a now a lack of fish poop? OR possible switch in salt mix This is an 7 year established tank, not much has changed. Had to switch from Kent Reef Crystals to Instant Ocean Reef about 18 months ago? Turned off Skimmer and GFO to keep Phosphates up I occasionally direct feed Cyclops & Plankton w/ BRS Reef Chili Everything else in the tank seems to be thriving?? This has been going on for a month or so... the hammers are slowly dying... 1.025 CA: 460 KH: 187 Ph : .06 Mg : 1020 (Just started to add Mg) I have pics here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...0#post25741780 thanks Drew __________________ 125 FOLR, 30 gal sump w/LR, SWC 16