coral help

fishfatty

fishfatty

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my coral frags seem like they havent grown at all this whole summer. how can i help make them get bigger? Suppliments? Everyones pictures show corals getting alot bigger in a few months....mine just stay the same
All my levels are okay, and i have 260 watts of pc on my 75 gal. tank...all softies. Please help me! thanks
 
fishgeek01

fishgeek01

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water parameters?
ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, calcium, iodine, magnesium, hardness, these are all things we need to know. How old are your bulbs, how old is the tank, what temp, we need some background info please to be able to help
 
sign guy

sign guy

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sounds like you need higher watt lights
what kind of frags do you have?
how often do you do water changes
do you use dt for food?
 
fishfatty

fishfatty

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Originally Posted by Fishgeek01
water parameters?
ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, calcium, iodine, magnesium, hardness, these are all things we need to know. How old are your bulbs, how old is the tank, what temp, we need some background info please to be able to help
amm-0
nitirites-0
nitrate-0
calcium-480ish
ph- 7.9...can never get it to stay at 8.1-8.2
bulbs- 9 mos.
tank-9 mos.
temp-79-80
 
fishfatty

fishfatty

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Originally Posted by sign guy
sounds like you need higher watt lights
what kind of frags do you have?
how often do you do water changes
do you use dt for food?
frags-
gsp
hammer
torch
bubble coral
zoos
frogspawn
yellow polyps
mushroom
think thats it...
water changes- not as often as i should....but my levels are okay.
food- feed my fish krill, and food i made (frozen)..dont feed corals b/c i dont know what to feed
 
sign guy

sign guy

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well now we know why your coral are not growing
you have to feed the coral phitoplankton
dt's is the best brand hands down
also your levels may be fine but you still need to do 10% water changes a week to pull all the stuff we cant test out of the water
 
fishfatty

fishfatty

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Originally Posted by sign guy
how is your mag?
dont measure mag....
about the coral food...whats the official name of the stuff i should buy? anyone else have some opinions?
 
fishgeek01

fishgeek01

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i agree with sign guy, you need to do water changes on a regular basis to replenish all of the trace elements nessicary for continued growth, also magnesium is one of the most important tests, along with calcium and hardness, (dkh if i am not mistaken) these parameters are especially important when dealing with stony corals like you have. DT's is the oficial name of that food, DT'S PHYTOPLANKTON it is in fact a great product, i would dose your tank once a week with it, also try a filter food that contains zooplankton, it is a little bit larger sized plankton and your corals will also appreciate it, zoo plan comes to mind as a good product
 
sign guy

sign guy

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Originally Posted by FishFatty
what about kent marines coral accel or something like that??
I hade to dubble check but no that product is not food it is just a supliment
kent marine phytoplex is a food but it is not alive as dt's. Go to dtplankton.com and read more
 
chadman

chadman

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i use a variety of kent filter feeding foods...they work great...coral in my tank grows like crazy...i use coral accel,zooplex,microvert, and phytoplex....i put mix a small amount of each in a dixie cup then add some water from my tank to it...then just spot feed you corals in the general area, or just dump the food in your tank...they will eat it up...whatever you think is the right amount of food do about half that....i feed my fish and corals every three days
 
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tizzo

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In Charlotte eh? Whereabouts?
Anyway, the only thing I ever fed my corals was cyclop eeze. I spot feed them. That's for the LPS's, all stonies and softies would get nothing.
 
pfitz44

pfitz44

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Originally Posted by FishFatty
frags-
gsp
hammer
torch
bubble coral
zoos
frogspawn
yellow polyps
mushroom
think thats it...
water changes- not as often as i should....but my levels are okay.
food- feed my fish krill, and food i made (frozen)..dont feed corals b/c i dont know what to feed
Hammer, Torch, Bubble, and frogspawn all need very high light requirements. Do you have them up near the surface??
I also use D'T's phyto.., and oyster eggs
 
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