Receding candy"s

mosdojaf · 05-07-2008, 09:55 AM

OK had my ph drop to 7.4 and have gotten it back up to 8.0 at night 8.2 during day.

nitrates 12.5
nitrites 0
amonia 0
calcium 440
alkalinity 11.6 dkh
magnesium is at 880-890 atm
This droped from 1300 ish over the past week, so i am slowly bringing it back up at 25mg a day.

My question is they lost some of theri tissue because of this. How long does it usually take to grow back once all parameters are correct?

My plate colony receded, only leaving most its bone strtucture present, but since the ph got back to normal and magnesium came up a bit alot of their soft tissue structure is growing back over the skeleton some are already completely back.

Scouter Steve · 05-07-2008, 03:36 PM

Can't help on how long to recover but you you can raise Mg a bit faster. 100 ppm is not to fast.

BEELZEBOB · 05-07-2008, 04:07 PM

my suggestion would be to get things all leveld, and then slightly bump your calcium, and feed the corals food soaked in seclone.

that should "speed" their recovery!

mosdojaf · 05-08-2008, 10:21 AM

OK calcium is around 480 now, i just need to check the lfs for the other. About how high should i raise the calcium?

BEELZEBOB · 05-08-2008, 12:02 PM

right bout there.

just a smidge above what their normally used to.

05-07-2008, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
mosdojaf Fire Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: crystal lake Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Receding candy"s OK had my ph drop to 7.4 and have gotten it back up to 8.0 at night 8.2 during day. nitrates 12.5 nitrites 0 amonia 0 calcium 440 alkalinity 11.6 dkh magnesium is at 880-890 atm This droped from 1300 ish over the past week, so i am slowly bringing it back up at 25mg a day. My question is they lost some of theri tissue because of this. How long does it usually take to grow back once all parameters are correct? My plate colony receded, only leaving most its bone strtucture present, but since the ph got back to normal and magnesium came up a bit alot of their soft tissue structure is growing back over the skeleton some are already completely back. __________________ 45 gallon reef tank cpr backpack skimmer Aqua clear 110, customized cpr aquafuge medium (coral life 18w compact on refugium) jbj 260w compact flourescent maxijet natural wavemaker system various power heads

05-07-2008, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scouter Steve Neon dottyback Join Date: May 2006 Location: Somers Wisconsin (Kenosha County) Posts: 683 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Receding candy"s Can't help on how long to recover but you you can raise Mg a bit faster. 100 ppm is not to fast.

05-08-2008, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
mosdojaf Fire Coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: crystal lake Posts: 83 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Receding candy"s OK calcium is around 480 now, i just need to check the lfs for the other. About how high should i raise the calcium? __________________ 45 gallon reef tank cpr backpack skimmer Aqua clear 110, customized cpr aquafuge medium (coral life 18w compact on refugium) jbj 260w compact flourescent maxijet natural wavemaker system various power heads

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