Help Needed - SPS (Urgent)

[newmarine]

Hi, got 3 monti recently and notice that the parameter of the monti is turning white. Please help!!

Water parameter as at

6-Feb-08

Temp 26

PH 8

NO2 0

NH4 0

CA 400

KH 10.6

PO4 0

MG 1140

NO3 2

ALK 2.77

Lightset is 4 x 80W T5, 2 aquablue special and 2 blue plus runs for 10 hours.

Attach is the pic of the position of the wavemaker (T24), return flow (1 x UP7000, 1 x OR6500) and monti.

yellow circle is return pump outlet

red circle is wavemaker

white circle is SPS.

[Soul]

? If i'm not wrong that means the monti is growing. A closer pic would be needed to verify.

[tineng]

you need to show use a closer picture of the monti under normal lights....can't tell much from your parameter and flow....also your SPS pictures if any....

franky 4 T-5 might not be enough lights for sps espicially when you have 2 blue which tends to give a lower par....also from my pass expereince, they type of light set and light tube you used to power the t5 can also make tons of difference.....

[newmarine]

you need to show use a closer picture of the monti under normal lights....can't tell much from your parameter and flow....also your SPS pictures if any....

franky 4 T-5 might not be enough lights for sps espicially when you have 2 blue which tends to give a lower par....also from my pass expereince, they type of light set and light tube you used to power the t5 can also make tons of difference.....

will try to take the pic and post. i m using DE T5 reflector with ATI tubes.

[hammy]

ur magnesium might be a bit low. slowly boost to 1300ppm to be comfortable. ( anyway i dun think the low mag cause the ' monti to turn white'

I belive they are growing instead. Show a pic of ur coral to confirm.

[RockyBoy]

Sometimes my monti starts rtn, then grow again, then rtn again, then regrow.... I also not sure, may be it's like that when the kH or other parameters fluctuate.

[newmarine]

here r the pic

[Soul]

looks like they r bleaching, check phosphate and nitrate levels. Make sure zero or near zero.

[uyopong]

here r the pic

kH not stable.

ur acro on the 3rd pic also TNed..most of the time its KH related...

[sky107line]

here r the pic

Bro....At these crucial moment...I suggest you might wanna check ur parameter twice a day....Maybe within 6-8 hrs?

The idea is to monitor on how much depletion of ur KH, Calcium and Mg within day...I believe from there

you'll be able to see which are the culprit that deplete the most within few hrs time frame.....Just my 2 cent & Good luck ya!

[newmarine]

Bro....At these crucial moment...I suggest you might wanna check ur parameter twice a day....Maybe within 6-8 hrs?

The idea is to monitor on how much depletion of ur KH, Calcium and Mg within day...I believe from there

you'll be able to see which are the culprit that deplete the most within few hrs time frame.....Just my 2 cent & Good luck ya!

Thanks bro. will do that.