My Duncans have looked like this for a few weeks now. Can anyone help me know what’s going on here?
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My other corals look better. I’ll try moving them and see how they react.They look half open. Are the rest of your corals opening all the way? If not probably an issue with water parameters. If they are then my guess is that flow nozzle pointed directly at the duncan is too much for it. I would try redirecting it or moving the duncan.
I think BRS needs to update their 52 weeks of reefing and beginers guides to just tell everyone dinos are inevitable now if you don't keep nutrients up for the rest of the micro biome. I imagine after a year or 2 it won't matter as much, but I swear, everyone is getting dinos now.Here’s my last water test. My nitrates and phosphates crashed and I’m dealing with a Dino problem now. View attachment 3008241
Dry rock doesn't help and seems to fuel them.I think BRS needs to update their 52 weeks of reefing and beginers guides to just tell everyone dinos are inevitable now if you don't keep nutrients up for the rest of the micro biome. I imagine after a year or 2 it won't matter as much, but I swear, everyone is getting dinos now.
But that alk would certainly make my duncans mad for sure.
Trace isn't a number. What tests are you using? How new is this tank? Very high alk with zero nutrients isn't a good combo.Here’s my last water test. My nitrates and phosphates crashed and I’m dealing with a Dino problem now. View attachment 3008241
Yeah I had been using the Red Sea black bucket. I’ll be switching to the blue bucket.very high alk and what seems like lights very bright. They are best under moderate light and water flow. High Phos and alk will make them unhappy.
Feed 2-3X per week- Mine get mysis shrimp.
My LFS did the testing. I need to figure out how to bring the Alk down now.Dry rock doesn't help and seems to fuel them.
Trace isn't a number. What tests are you using? How new is this tank? Very high alk with zero nutrients isn't a good combo.
Everything I was seeing suggested getting my nutrients low. Well, Chemipure blue got them to zero.I think BRS needs to update their 52 weeks of reefing and beginers guides to just tell everyone dinos are inevitable now if you don't keep nutrients up for the rest of the micro biome. I imagine after a year or 2 it won't matter as much, but I swear, everyone is getting dinos now.
But that alk would certainly make my duncans mad for sure.
It appears that the LFS I went to for my first test is way off on their ALK reading. I got 163ppm and another coral shop got 8.4 dkh. I redid the tests with my Hanna tests and also took them to a different LFS to confirm. Here’s a screenshot of my updated tests. The flow is pretty light and the lights are not very intense since I’ve been battling dinos.very high alk and what seems like lights very bright. They are best under moderate light and water flow. High Phos and alk will make them unhappy.
Feed 2-3X per week- Mine get mysis shrimp.
I thought water and speaking of water, dino can and do release low level toxins which could upset the duncans. Im not seeing much of dinos in the picsIt appears that the LFS I went to for my first test is way off on their ALK reading. I got 163ppm and another coral shop got 8.4 dkh. I redid the tests with my Hanna tests and also took them to a different LFS to confirm. Here’s a screenshot of my updated tests. The flow is pretty light and the lights are not very intense since I’ve been battling dinos.
Could the dinos be causing the Duncan to look like that?
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I didn't realize ASD did testing. I'm local too.Everything I was seeing suggested getting my nutrients low. Well, Chemipure blue got them to zero.