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Unread 01/30/2020, 06:01 PM   #1
cwschoon
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Nopox and Leather Corals

Has anyone noticed that their leather corals are no looking good after prolonged use of Nopox? I discontinued use a few days ago and am doing water changes daily.


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Unread 01/30/2020, 07:11 PM   #2
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it just ****ed them off for awhile ..but never really did anything to them....


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Unread 01/30/2020, 07:12 PM   #3
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What are your nitrate/phosphate levels?
Lack of nutrients can be problematic for any corals..
Some just seem to do better in higher nutrient waters


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Unread 01/30/2020, 08:03 PM   #4
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It's def not lack of nutrients. To be truthful, I was using more than the recommended dose. Everything else is fine but the leathers are most def ****ed.3 20 gallon changes over the last 3 days-on a 120 gallon-and they are looking a bit better, that is, "fuller" but no polyps.


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Hmm, I ran GFO for a while with leather corals, and they seemed fine, but every tank seems to be a bit different.


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Unread 01/31/2020, 12:53 PM   #6
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To be truthful, I was using more than the recommended dose.
Well... there is likely a point where an excessive amount could be problematic..
I would simply avoid excessive overdosing.. It hasn't been shown to be beneficial to go crazy with carbon dosing and has been shown to cause issues (mostly by an overabundance of bacterial "snot" visible in the water column that could disturb corals I suppose)


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