chalice beaching

some chalices prefer low light or shaded areas. What type of lighting do you have? I would move it to the sand bed under a ledge or shaded area. Also your params may help like reeferart said.
 
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that your temperature is spiking a little bit right now because of the heat we've been having. Make sure you have a "good" thermometer, and check it a couple of times a day. First in the morning, and then right before the lights go out. If the temp is swinging, it will cause the corals to bleach. Especially the chalices.
Just my .02
 
first off who does the best water tests. i'm not good with those color test and have to rely on someone else (lfs). last i checked a few days ago cal high 400's alk 8-9 magn.?? temp set at 79 all day and gets 77-78 night. got as low as i can without sitting on the sand. lighting aqualight pro hqi 250's w/ phoenix bulbs.
dose bulk reef two part use tropic marin salt. :shock:
 
@uchin wrote:
live in sw arlington close to mansfield. which test kit you use sir? said:
Go to either True Percula or Franks Tanks over in SW FW and purchase Elos Kits. You'll pay more for these, but you won't have to worry about color shades etc. Get the KH, MG and CA tests. The KH test is a breeze from blue to yellow (count the drops), the CA test goes from magenta to Blue (you count the drops). MG is a little more complicated, you do two tests, count the drops on one, then do the other, count the drops then subtract the second from the first and divide by two... the first test goes from orange to green and the second goes from Magenta to Blue.

You will want to check the following:

Alk, Ca, Mg with a good test kit, like Elos.
Salinity, you will want to check that with a refractometer, not a swing arm hydrometer.

You will also want to tell us how long you leave your lights on for and how far under the lights the corals are. Are there any other corals in the general area, if so what kind. Do you have direct flow on the coral etc.

In the meantime, I would move that coral to a shady place, under a LR overhang and give it a break from the light while you get the other things figured out. Bleaching corals can have numerous causes and its a process of elimination to determine the cause.
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@DaveJ wrote:
[I]@uchin wrote:[/I][quote="live in sw arlington close to mansfield. which test kit you use sir? said:
Go to either True Percula or Franks Tanks over in SW FW and purchase Elos Kits. You'll pay more for these, but you won't have to worry about color shades etc. Get the KH, MG and CA tests. The KH test is a breeze from blue to yellow (count the drops), the CA test goes from magenta to Blue (you count the drops). MG is a little more complicated, you do two tests, count the drops on one, then do the other, count the drops then subtract the second from the first and divide by two... the first test goes from orange to green and the second goes from Magenta to Blue.

You will want to check the following:

Alk, Ca, Mg with a good test kit, like Elos.
Salinity, you will want to check that with a refractometer, not a swing arm hydrometer.

You will also want to tell us how long you leave your lights on for and how far under the lights the corals are. Are there any other corals in the general area, if so what kind. Do you have direct flow on the coral etc.

In the meantime, I would move that coral to a shady place, under a LR overhang and give it a break from the light while you get the other things figured out. Bleaching corals can have numerous causes and its a process of elimination to determine the cause."]

Basically what he said. Pick up a good thermometer when you there as well.
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thanks for the advice guys will get back to ya about my perameters.
ill take it easy on the lights too.
 
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