Question Corals not growing/dieing What to do?

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

The Zoas that are left are there and not spreading. I have lost at least 6 other colonies that just shrunk and faded away.

The blue Zoas fell off the rock structure and need to be moved.

The frogspawns/hammers/torches all faded away and died. Even a toadstool shrunk and faded away. I had other mushrooms that all did the same. Lost acan frags, trumpet corals as well.

The Kenya tree is a piece from a colony I got rid of and a piece floated and attached to the glass. I will get rid of that as well.

Last time I tested po4 was .05 and nitrate. Was 19.

It’s been over 2 months since adding a coral. Was holding off until I saw positive growth on what was remaining. Now with the Ulva on all the rock I probably shouldn’t add anything again.

I had added a ball of chaeto a month ago that is gone now. I was running the Kessil flora light over it for 8 hours a day starting in the evening before the main tank lights went off.

So can’t grow chaeto, Zoas, mushrooms, LPs, and forget sps.

Sorry for the blue pics. iPhone stinks at tank pics.

 

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

Pic

 

[Geraud]

It is very hard to see with just the blue lights on, can you change it to a more natural color so that the phone sensor does not get to saturation levels? Or use an orange filter in front of the lens. If not available, try and use the phone app in "pro mode" and change the white balance / hue

 

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

Tired to make the lights white for the pics

 

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

Update.

Devils hand, green sinularia, some Zoas have grown and some have not. Tried a green slimmer frag - lasted a few weeks.

Mushrooms still don’t spread, frogspawn or hammers just wilt away.


Water parameters
Alk 8.5
Cal 400
Msg 1200
Amon 0
Nitrate 20
PO4 0.03
Temp 77-78
ph 8-8.1
Sal 1.024
Orp 400-420

Use Red Sea Salt

Fish: red hawk, and a talmini tang, mellenarus wrasse, red cardinal, Various snails, pincushion urchin, (Had clowns but they jumped out)

I have not added much to the tank in months, water changes every 2 months to see if that helped - no difference. Had the PAR meter and tested and removed the glass tops and cranked up the Radions XR15 Blues to 90% - no difference. Besides of the tank being just blue and no brightness. Had the ICP water test. All fine.

So back to decisions.

1. Convert to a FOWLR and get colorful active fish. Would need a IB sterilizer and new lights ( Radion Blues ate too blue and tank is dark)

2. Keep a reef
2a. Rebuild the whole tank, new LR. Water, lights
2b. Replace the lights from Radions to maybe the Reefbreeders Meridian or Kessil Apex’s
2c. Hire a company to rebuild and maintain this as I don’t know what else to try.

3. Put the whole thing on the curb

4. Other?

 

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

Some pics. The white is temporary as I turned off all the blue leds for the pic