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I came back from vacation on Sunday to find my prized Acan colony very shrunken up. I saw it this way the day before when I checked on my tank through my Wyze camera I keep focused on the tank. My reefing New Years' resolution is to worry less, so I let it be. Today it appears that the issue is continuing, so I feel like I need some advice.
The colony has been in this spot for a good 5-6 months or so, and has never not been incredibly puffy. It seems to be the only coral in my tank that's not happy. There are also two acan frags next to it (see the very unflattering pic below) that seem completely unaffected. The same story for other corals in my mixed reef, including Acros and Monti. The tank has been established for a year and a half and has been smooth sailing, bar some Apex issues that I'm dealing with (CA measurement seems to have something wrong with it). I really just can't seem to figure out what's up with it
Params:
Alk (Apex)- 8.7 (up from 8.0 last Tuesday before my Apex had issues. I believe this is accurate)
Ca (Hanna)- 442
Mg (Apex)- 1393
Nitrate (Hanna)- 5.4 ppm
Phosphate (Hanna)- .19
I've been working to get the phosphate down, but this current level is not a new development. My only guesses right now are that me dosing Nitrate last Tuesday afternoon before I left may somehow have put them off (though it was a small amount and not the first time either) or that somehow a leather frag that's been in the tank about 3-4 weeks is releasing toxins (though I am running carbon). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Just borrowed a friend's Hanna checker and Alk is coming back as 10.1, which is a huge surprise to me. I have no idea how long it has been this way, nor how quickly it may or may not have changed. Maybe this is the issue
The colony has been in this spot for a good 5-6 months or so, and has never not been incredibly puffy. It seems to be the only coral in my tank that's not happy. There are also two acan frags next to it (see the very unflattering pic below) that seem completely unaffected. The same story for other corals in my mixed reef, including Acros and Monti. The tank has been established for a year and a half and has been smooth sailing, bar some Apex issues that I'm dealing with (CA measurement seems to have something wrong with it). I really just can't seem to figure out what's up with it
Params:
Alk (Apex)- 8.7 (up from 8.0 last Tuesday before my Apex had issues. I believe this is accurate)
Ca (Hanna)- 442
Mg (Apex)- 1393
Nitrate (Hanna)- 5.4 ppm
Phosphate (Hanna)- .19
I've been working to get the phosphate down, but this current level is not a new development. My only guesses right now are that me dosing Nitrate last Tuesday afternoon before I left may somehow have put them off (though it was a small amount and not the first time either) or that somehow a leather frag that's been in the tank about 3-4 weeks is releasing toxins (though I am running carbon). Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: Just borrowed a friend's Hanna checker and Alk is coming back as 10.1, which is a huge surprise to me. I have no idea how long it has been this way, nor how quickly it may or may not have changed. Maybe this is the issue
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