Montipora Digitata is turning white

Discussion in 'Coral Health' started by crustytheclown, Aug 16, 2010.

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  1. crustytheclown

    crustytheclown Eyelash Blennie

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    its a 29 gallon tank and i have 1750 gallons per hour. turnover of about 60 times an hour. With all the rock in my tank i bet i have more like 20 gallons of actual water?
     
    crustytheclown, Aug 20, 2010
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  2. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    That is a ton of flow for montis. Try moving it to a lower flow area and see what happens. Bet you get better extension.
     
    jonjonwells, Aug 20, 2010
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  3. Mainstream Aqua

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    You need to run some GAC (carbon) in there since you want an sps coral in a nano tank with a mixed reef. Regular water changes is a must, not an option in this case. With that, I mean 10% 2 times a week is ideal but 10% weekly is much better than anything else. I would imagine that you alk is also increasing due to the organics building up.
     
    Mainstream Aqua, Sep 2, 2010
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