I've had this aquarium set up for around two and a half years and recently made some changes including an AI Prime 16HD light (using acclimation mode), added more flow, and started growing chaeto in the back chamber of my modified Biocube 32. Recently I have been diligent about keeping parameters stable and most corals are growing and doing great. However my wall hammer I purchased 2 months ago is losing tissue right in the middle section. There was a large aiptasia on the rock directly behind it, but I assumed it was too far to irritate the hammer. I just nuked it with Aiptasia-X yesterday. I did my usual weekly water change and lightly blew it off with a turkey baster, as it's on my sand bed, and polyps just blew right off. The middle section is affected, but the ends seem to be alright for now. All other soft, SPS, and LPS seem to be doing well. Here are my parameters as of 4/10:
Salinity: 1.025
Nitrate: 6.4
Phosphate: 0.09
Alk: 8.9
Cal: 450
Mag: 1350
I did a couple 5 gallon water changes back to back and today my Nitrate is 4.4, Phosphate 0.09, and Alk 9.3. I didn't test the rest as they stay very consistent. I did dose Nitrate a couple times, as the chaeto was depleting it quick and it was on its way to bottoming out. I'll attach pictures from today.
Salinity: 1.025
Nitrate: 6.4
Phosphate: 0.09
Alk: 8.9
Cal: 450
Mag: 1350
I did a couple 5 gallon water changes back to back and today my Nitrate is 4.4, Phosphate 0.09, and Alk 9.3. I didn't test the rest as they stay very consistent. I did dose Nitrate a couple times, as the chaeto was depleting it quick and it was on its way to bottoming out. I'll attach pictures from today.
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