I cant get my coral to grow!!!

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  1. Craft kid21

    Craft kid21 Banned

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    i have had my tank for around 7 months now...i have had pretty much mostly softies, and my GSP which have had for around 5 months has not grown at all!!!..........

    Ph 8.2 8.3
    Nitrate 5ppm
    Nitrite 0
    PHosphate: idk what it is...LFS says its great though..
    Ammonia 0
    Temp 75
    Salinity 1.026


    i have T5HO 96w..10k

    And most of the softies are mid-high in the tank
    I do a 10% water change every monday.
     
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  2. Barbarossa

    Barbarossa Sea Dragon

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    Phosphates are a type of nutrient which if allowed to persist in a reef may cause undesirable algae growth.

    What size tank do you have?
     
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  3. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    let your Nitrates go to 10 (No, I'm not joking)
     
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  4. Tropical Addict

    Tropical Addict Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I bet your rocks constantly falling may have something to do with it?
     
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  5. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    This. some folks might think its nuts but I had the BEST growth on my mushrooms etc with higher nitrates. Growth really slowed once everything balanced out. Now I'm working on dosing :shifty: Of course....only things I test for!
     
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  6. pjracer

    pjracer Peppermint Shrimp

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    Whats your calcium leval?
     
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  7. zjpeter

    zjpeter Ritteri Anemone

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    + 1 on this. i've posted a few times that i've seen my softies (zoas, gsp, shrooms, rics) seem to be happier in "dirty" water. when my water is clean my sps are growing, my softies slow down and vice versa. it seems counter intuitive in this hobby to want nitrates but if your PO4 is in check you should be fine algae-wise
     
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  8. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    My Xenia was out of control until i added a skimmer and a phosban reactor. Excess nutrients often encourage the growth of soft corals IME.

    But - My advice is, dont move it! Constantly moving the corals around disturbed them too much.
    Keep your calcium and DKH steady and then it should shoot off. I notice you said you had T5's. Can i ask how many?
     
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  9. Craft kid21

    Craft kid21 Banned

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    calcium dusnt matter...when were talking about softies...but its 421
     
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  10. Craft kid21

    Craft kid21 Banned

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    its a 4 bulbs T5HO
     
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