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Everyone I'm new to R2R; Need some help with my acropora frags; They were indigo blue and now they are turning brown; they still have polyp extension... Help... water changes are routine w RODI and instant ocean. Feeding rod's fish food at a minimum. Only one sleeper gobie
55G Long
Orbit Marine Current LED - 48" (seems like 60/60% is preferred by all corals)
MP40
Eshopps PSK-100H
Emperor 400
Two Fishes 550 phosban w GFO
Ca - 450
Mg - 1350-1400
dKh - 9-10
Nitrate - 0
Nitrite - 0
Phos -.02-.03 (can't get lower even w Phosban and reg H20 changes)
Ph - 8.2
It is most likely due to a number of factors. For one, I'd switch the salt you are using to at least Reef Crystals. What is you lighting schedule? It could possibly be either too much or too little light. Anything new or out of the ordinary occur with the system recently (dose a new supplemt, etc.)? How long have you had the browned acros? Do you dose anything like amino acids, supplements? The good news is that browned out acros can recover. A worse situation IMO is if the corals were dieing, showing their skeleton and having RTN