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Coral growth, lack thereof… nutrient limited?

April 26, 2017coral growth lack limited nutrient thereof

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Coral growth, lack thereof… nutrient limited?

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Hello all! Thanks for your help with previous questions! Very helpful! I am having trouble with coral growth in my tank. 15 gallon refuge with cheato, <"Algae that goes "crunch"") live sand and a little bit of live rock. diy skimmer that works well. A few hermits and Nas. snails. Main tank; 104 pounds of live rock, 2 to 3 inches live sand hermits and various snails closed loop system with four outputs (great idea! thanks!) about 12x tank volume per hour. two 12k 65 watt pcs, two actinic 65 watt pcs, and two 175 watt 20k metal halide. alk 11 P.H 8.4 calcium 480 nitrate .05 trite 0 am 0 mag 1400 s.g. 1.026 to 1.027 This is what my hydrometer reads. my temp is 79 to 82.