need help with acroporas

[Ben11vick]

my tank is great nitrates are 0 to 2 no phosphates calcium ph magnesium alkalinity is fine how come my acros die i do move them alot is that why

 

[Mattl22]

Take ur time find a good spot for the frag then don't touch it they hate being messed with especially if they r not settled in the tank yet

 

[Ben11vick]

so thats whats doing it you think and how long should i move them up the tank for photo acclimating

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

Damn MATTL22 you got it quicker then me bro lol but good advice Matt i totally agree with you 1+

 

[Ben11vick]

thanks guys

 

[Josh]

Don't move them. Put them near the top of the tank and do not touch them.

What are your levels?

Alk?
Ca?
Mg?
SG?
pH?
Temp?

 

[Ben11vick]

ok my sg is around 1.024 1.025 temp is 78 79 calcium is 445 mag is 1460 my ph is 8.1 8.2 and alk is 4 4.2

 

[duke62]

I have a small aneomone right under my new acro.i crawled under there like 4 days ago and im scared to move the acro.if needs be i will try and move the nem

 

[ed4]

alk is 4 4.2

If that's in dKH, it's extremely & dangeroulsy low for SPS. You want to have that at from 7.5 to about 9.

 

[charliethetuna88]

Very low ed s right bump thst all up I like keeping mine at 9 so i have some leeway before it gets to low

 

[knutez24]

if that's in dkh, it's extremely & dangeroulsy low for sps. You want to have that at from 7.5 to about 9.

+1

 

[prattreef]

but if it is meq/l it is a tad on the high side.

 

[Ben11vick]

sorry i re tested it 179 or 10

 

[charliethetuna88]

Much better .side I couldn't keep.sps.for a long time I have no idea y I keyed a peice after a year went by and there growing like crazy .I qasnt holding stable par for a long time all would wing qay to muxh ur all needs to be stussy that's what I was doing wrong until u learn ur tanks intake of alk and cal u should test a lot try not to let the alk swing to much .also if u use the reef calculator it will show u what is balanced all to cal that's very important also try and keep them balanced dont worry to much about ur numbers more that ur alk is balanced to ur cal .that's what I did and my tanks doing great sps is growing sps looks amazing

 

[Josh]

Check your units here:

http://ozreef.org/library/tables/alkalinity_conversion.html

 

[Josh]

I qasnt holding stable par for a long time all would wing qay to muxh ur all needs to be stussy

:irked:

 

[duke62]

haha hes using his phone josh LOL..anyway i see your not to sure about SPS so before you go spending 350 dollars on a SPS frag pack from tina wait till you know what your getting into

 

[Lenny718]

What type of lighting are they under?

 

[charliethetuna88]

Sorry guys theses phones aNd my fat fingers don't mix well .I was saying ,my parameters were good but not steady.my alk swung to much

 

[Trainwreck]

Sorry guys theses phones aNd my fat fingers don't mix well .I was saying ,my parameters were good but not steady.my alk swung to much

Stability is key dude, why is your alk swinging anyway? Too much/too rapid of a water change? What salt are you using?