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So what do you think?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by CREYNOLDS, Jul 12, 2009.

  1. Jul 12, 2009 #1
    CREYNOLDS

    CREYNOLDS

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    So have been dosing with 2 part for about 2 months. My tank is pretty stable Cal stays around 450 and Alk about 8-9 and mag over 1400. I'm not seeing much growth out of my sps corals. I do water changes every 2 to 3 weeks. Dose about everyday. I have a kalk reactor that adds daily. I run a cheap 250w m/h. 20 gallon sump and 10gallon refuge. Oh the tank is a 56. All my coral look great but like I said not much growth. What do you guys thing the problem in lack of growth could be? Thanks
     
  2. Jul 12, 2009 #2
    Waverz

    Waverz Expert Reefkeeper

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    Feeeeeeed! Coral likes food too...

    Could also be the "cheap lights", how's your temp?, one thing i've noticed with my tank is that during the summer when i have more temp fluctuations coral doesn't grow as fast.
     
  3. Jul 12, 2009 #3
    CREYNOLDS

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    I feed frozen flake etc. Daily. Should add phos 0, nit 0, ph8.3. Temp stays between 78 at night and 80 to 81 in the day.
     
  4. Jul 12, 2009 #4
    Troy

    Troy Experienced Reefkeeper

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    I would say the light too. I have the same problem. I have a 72" aquatrader light on main tank and don't get much growth. i have a better MH over my frag tank and everything does better in there. Lighting on one of them things that shouldn't be cheap on, I learned that leason.
     
  5. Jul 13, 2009 #5
    snowman82

    snowman82 Experienced Reefkeeper

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    maybe more lighting as you are trying to use one 250w halide to cover quite a bit of area i think. also hows your flow? power heads and such?
     
  6. Jul 13, 2009 #6
    CREYNOLDS

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    I run 2 number 4 korillias. I alos that about maybe I'm trying to cover to much area with this single light. I thought about maybe some make up light would help, maybe some vho's or something in a canopy.
     

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