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For what it's worth, I tried 2 SPS tester corals at 10 months and they didn't survive. After the one year mark my tank seemed to go through and evolution and become much more stable and predictable. I have 35 SPS corals in their now and only lost one due to shipping. Perhaps your tank just needs a little more time to be ready to sustain SPS corals.Yeah it’s starting to cover my power heads pretty quickly but I’m not seeing any on the rocks or back wall. I used to have it growing on the back but my urchin ate it all. He’s gone now
Well overall your parameters light and flow seem to be in check but the RTN you describe is obviously troubling. Maybe just try an easy stylo or monti digi which are not expensive and see if you can grow them. I don't light acclimate anything. I just put them in where I think they will look good and thrive. Rent a par meter and check your numbers.Perhaps so. Maybe I need to stop spending money on sps for a while
For how long? Acros after shipping is already stressed. Too long of a dip can stress them out even more. Also improperly gluing them or handling them can stress them out. I have lots of acros in my tank and recently had one STN overnight after I keep gluing it because it kept falling off the rock. I should have let it settle first in the tank.Yes I dipped some in Red Sea Dip-X, and others in Bayer
I think that's the culprit. 30mins dip is way way too long. Next time buy from a trusted vendor like @FraghouseCorals or @Battlecorals and don't dip as long. I will admit I don't even dip when I buy from those two. Everyone else I dip for 10mins.I dipped them for 25-30 minutes and realize this may have been too long. I handle the frags with tongs and they went straight into a frag rack placed high in the aquarium so no gluing just yet
I wouldn't think they would bleach from lower par usually they start browning out.Just checked and mine are at 11”. Also 50% INT. My height explains the low PAR, which I had not though about before but would the corals bleach like that due to low PAR?