need help

i have no luck with my corals opening up i put a pogoda cup in my tank it was big and full in the store never opened in my tank an my Alveopora also look great in the store it dont want to open up all the way . check water everything is in range took it to the store to get tested they say its good please help

 

what are your nitrate levels? Temp? Salinity?....all these and more can be a factor

 

This is a standard form we use on 3reef. Fill in as much of it as you can and we can use that information to help you out or to suggest your next steps.

good luck.

Please fill out as much of the following info that you can. Not only will it help us help you, it's good stuff to know about your tank. And will aid in the future health of your tank and its inhabitants.....
COPY/PASTE and fill in the blanks..... Just do your best

Brief description of the problem.
A picture(s) will also help.
PARAMETERS (important)
Temperature:
PH:
Ammonia:
Nitrite:
Nitrate:
Salinity:
dKH/KH/Alkalinity:
Magnesium:
Calcium:
Phosphate:
Test kits you own:
Liquid or Strips:
Brand Name:
Are they Expired?:


Tank size?
Estimated total system?

Reef, fish only or, freshwater?

Current inhabitants? What and how many?
Clean up crew?

How long has your tank been set-up?

Substrate.
Type?
Depth?

Live rock?
How much?
Did you recently add some?

Filtration.
Type?
Protein skimmer?
Do you wet or dry skim?
Maintenance schedule for filtration?
Drilled tank/hang on back overflow?
Sump/refugium. What's in it and how much?
Macro? What kind?

Lighting.
Lighting type?
Age of bulbs?

Feeding
What?
How much?
How often?

Water change schedule.
How much?
How often?
What salt brand?
Water source?

Additives/supplements used?

Do you have a ground probe?
What kind of flow does your tank have?

Any additional info you would like to share.... Including anything different that you have done/not done.

Let's get to the bottom of this. Any of the above info that is questionable to you is pertinent to keeping a happy/healthy tank/wallet.

 

yes are all your levels ok. do you do regular water changes with ro/di? what is your lighting and how long? i got a pulsing xenia that was nice and open from the store. when you move corals it stresses them for a bit. mine diddnt open fully and start pulsing for a week.

 

HI I JUST DID A WATER TEST AND MY AMMONIA IS AT 0 MY NITRATE IS LESS THEN 5.0 PPM MY PHODPHATE IS 0.25 MY CAL IS 380 AND THE SALINITY IS 1.024. iT IS A 90 GAL 160 PUOUNDS LIVE SAND 120 POUNDS LIVE ROCK I ALSO USE R/O FOR MY WATER CHANGE EVERY WEEK T5 LIGHTING I USE REEF VITAL DNA BY MARK WEISS, REEF SOLUTION MINERALS & VITAMINS , ZOOPLEX BY KENT.

 

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HI I JUST DID A WATER TEST AND MY AMMONIA IS AT 0 MY NITRATE IS LESS THEN 5.0 PPM MY PHODPHATE IS 0.25 MY CAL IS 380 AND THE SALINITY IS 1.024. iT IS A 90 GAL 160 PUOUNDS LIVE SAND 120 POUNDS LIVE ROCK I ALSO USE R/O FOR MY WATER CHANGE EVERY WEEK T5 LIGHTING I USE REEF VITAL DNA BY MARK WEISS, REEF SOLUTION MINERALS & VITAMINS , ZOOPLEX BY KENT

 

do u have any way to check to see if there is stray voltage into ur tank?