Montipora capricornis

[larrynews]

ok my 1000 post, her it is, my Montipora capricornis has a little bit of bleaching any ideas nothingin the tank has changed i have had it about 2 months..
1.023ish salt
83---ph
nirates--5
nirites--0
amm---0
2x400 mh 20k, its in pretty good water flow, its on the right side thaks

 

[fishgeek01]

what about your calcium levels, your dkh, and are you doing any kind of feedings for your corals.

 

[tx reef]

Specific gravity should be slowly raised to 1.026 in my opinion.

on posting calcium and alkalinity.

 

[kzoo]

You need to check your alk and calcium, they are very important for any SPS.

 

[larrynews]

calcium is 400 i will test the hardness and get back...as far as feed marine snow 3 times a week essitial elements 1 day the stroium mag...one day and coralvite on another day and i use c-balance 4 times a week

 

[larrynews]

ok my kh says it 20, but i have always been that high

 

[larrynews]

sorry one more thing its in the middle top of the tank with 2x400w mh 20k is that to high???
here is a better picture with the color more true

 

[rusting]

Originally Posted by TX Reef
Specific gravity should be slowly raised to 1.026 in my opinion.

on posting calcium and alkalinity.
I agree 1.026 for a reef tank.

 

[kzoo]

20 is very high I would get it down in the 10-11 range.

 

[reefkprz]

I must agree 1.024-1.027 optimum for reefing (helps keep all your concentrations higher) 24 being on the lowest end.

 

[larrynews]

thanks how do i get the ka down and should it come down slowly??? i assume yes but you know what happens when you assume

 

[viper_930]

It looks browned out, but not bleached. The browning could be caused by anything stress-related. In this case the most apparent would be high alk and low SG, but those aren't the only possibilites.
What is the alk and Ca of the new water you use for water changes? You may need to just slow down with the alk buffer.
Do you have a protein skimmer?

 

[kzoo]

Do water changes.

 

[larrynews]

i have a protein skimmer i use c-balance, we have very hard water in ohio...but i buy my r/o from lfs, here are a few pics from yesterday

 

[zanoshanox]

Awesome Tank!!!

 

[larrynews]

ok one last thing , should i lay it down or keep it up right

 

[rusting]

Nice tank, great pictures.