Softies hurting...result of biopellets this quickly?

Two days ago I added my new reef octopus reactor with Dr. Tim's biopellets. As recommended in other discussions I have read I put only ~1/4 the biopellets needed to start with. The next day my toadstool and yellow finger leather were all shrunken up however my zoas and mushrooms seem fine. All hard corals are fine as well. I know I have read where biopellets can affect softies but that quickly??? I have also just added new t5 lighting and 2 vortech mp40s but had these in the tank days before I put in the reactor and those two softies were doing great. I also have read where several people have posted you can maintain softies with biopellets but they won't thrive and grow. (should probably add part of the reason I added biopellets as I am hoping to add more sps to the tank)

Here are parameters:
Salinity 1.021
Ph 8.2
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Cal 340
Mag 1160
PO3 2.0

Purchased reactor to help battle nitrate and phosphate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

are the leathers growing? They will shrivel up and look like it is dead, shed its skin and be fine.

make sure the pellets are simmering in your reactor

 

po3 2.0 how could it be !!! :|
also ca is very low
but i dont think bp will do that,, imo phosphate is ur main problem

 

Biopellets are tumbling nicely...not sure what u mean by simmering???

 

also SG is low ....

 

simmering...tumbling....been a long day! LOL

 

No problem....I hear u on that.

 

Yeah I am not sure how accurate my po3 reading....I have an old outdated test kit but new one has been ordered and is on its way. I am working on cal as we speak as well and ordered a BRS 2 part dosing system. My parameters are all a bit off as I am just starting to bounce back from tank crash caused by bad kent carbon. Do you recommend adding GFO until biopellets take hold??

 

+1

1.021 is only good for FO tanks. A reef should be maintained at 1.024 - 1.026 for the long-term health and survivability of corals and inverts.

 

am running bp and gfo
as u know phosphate is the worst at all..