SPS Help

[Clifford]

Hi, I just got my latest electric bill and OMG. Started an 80 gallon in the garage with two 250 metal 14k. Moved the corals to my 150 gallon in the house with two 96pc and two 175 metal 10k. The corals don't seem to be doing anything. Its only been two days. Do I need to put more light on them. Or do they need to acclimate to the new environment.

 

[True Blue]

With all due respect, your statement is a bit vague.
What do you mean the corals aren't doing anything?
What kind of corals do you have? What are they supposed to be doing?

 

[Clifford]

I don't know what kind of acropora there are about 10 different kinds. When they were in the other tank they all had small blooms that came out. Now that isn't occurring. And for some reason a couple have green hair algae them.

 

[sps4mytank]

it doesnt like your tank parameters where you put them. If they start to bleach its down hill. Otherwise i would put them back in the other tank where they like the water. Sps are finicky, if they dont like the tank then they'll die. Signs of a future death is stn and bleaching and no polyp extension.

 

[Clifford]

Thanks, so you think its the water not the light. I am changing to the 250 right now just to be sure.

 

[sps4mytank]

highly doubt its the light.......i can still have polyp extension without a light.

 

[brizhound]

highly doubt its the light.......i can still have polyp extension without a light.

+1 I would check your params' sounds like that is the problem... especially with SPS....so how much was the electric bill?

 

[Clifford]

I have 5 tanks running. only 2 with chillers and halides. It was $450.

 

[brizhound]

OUCH!!! That's as much as running a pool.. But totally worth it

 

[Clifford]

Well I checked what I know how. So here it goes. sal 1.023 ph 8.2 temp 78 ca 420 kh 14. I know I don't know much, but that looks good to me.

 

[cthetoy]

What do you mean the corals did not do anything in two days? It usually take two months before you notice any growth. Pictures would help.

If you think $450 is high then don't be too shocked when your summer bills arrive. I dread my summer bills

 

[sps4mytank]

your alk is way too high....drop it about...

ideally it should be between 7-10

 

[Clifford]

How do I drop it?

 

[Clifford]

What I meant by not doing anything is the polyp extension. When I started the other tank they opened up right away.

 

[Devilutionz]

The alk will drop on itself, but it will take some time.
You can do water change, but make sure the alk in the new water is lower than the water in the tank.

 

[miket]

What I meant by not doing anything is the polyp extension. When I started the other tank they opened up right away.

Are they opening at night? In my tank I rarely see polyp extension in many of my sps when the halides are on, but at night they extend like crazy.

 

[4G1v3N]

How is your flow? Sounds like it is inadequate if there is algae growing on your sps.

 

[Clifford]

They are opening a little at night. I am using their behavior in the other tank as a base. Where the polyps were out all the time. Yes, some of them had algae on them. All of these corals were in a tank I recently acquired ( moved and re-setup) As a result of the re-setup there was new green hair algae. The corals weren't in the greatest shape when I got them, but you could see they were coming back to health. After I made some changes to the previous owners setup. When I moved them to another tank I put a Korilia in their direction and the algae is pretty much gone. But now there is little polyp extension and I can tell they aren't as happy.