acro not blooming?
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Topic: acro not blooming?
Posted By: CHAOS
Subject: acro not blooming?
Date Posted: May 08 2015 at 8:30am
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I have 2 acro side by side, the larger has been in my tank for a month, the smaller for a week. The small one blooms while the large one does not. Why? Ok, ok, ok, I know you want specs, but before I run every test I have I am wondering if there is a most likely problem. Phos is @ .25 
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Posted By: willstang
Date Posted: May 08 2015 at 8:51am
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It's kind of blurry but I think it's red bugs. Google Acro red bugs and see if that's what it is. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: May 08 2015 at 10:10am
| Well Red Bugs certainly aren't going to help but that Phosphate level is way too high also. |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: May 08 2015 at 11:05am
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I'm not seeing the bugs. The 'dots' I see appear to be the polyp openings on the coral But yeah, pO4 is high for SPS ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Krazie4Acans
Date Posted: May 08 2015 at 11:05am
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^+1 Agreed. Really should target a Phosphate level of .04ish. There is room to move around that but being in that range will usually provide the best results. ------------- My ocean. 90g (yup, won it!), 40g, 28g, & 10g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=63568&title=krazies-nano-paradise" rel="nofollow - Tank Thread: |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: May 11 2015 at 11:42am
| Thanks, I'll keep working towards .04 but I started over 1.0 so at least it's progress. |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: May 11 2015 at 11:46am
| Update, at the advice of Shawn at Aquatic Evolutions I checked after dark and some of the polyps are extending. I also noticed that the base is expanding and encrusting the rock its glued to. |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: May 11 2015 at 12:01pm
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Chris -
Is this the Tricolor frag I gave you?
What do the branch tips look like? Are they still multi - colored, or have they turned brown?
The base will remain brownish / tan; that is the normal coloration of the coral.
As far as PE (polyp extension) goes, not every SPS coral will exhibit a high degree of PE. And some exhibit their PE when the lights are off.
I took a look at the parent colony in my tank and does not have any PE during the day, either. However, it is growing and adding new branch nodules, so I know it is healthy. ------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: May 11 2015 at 12:06pm
| And down to .21 |