problems with millaporas

[Amadod2]

So the last month i been noticing most of my millaporas aren't doing so well, the water is great, calcium 400, alk 9.4, mag 1400, and phosphates .04.

i have no idea whats going on with with…do any of you recommend anything??? i dont want to lose them, even though they are all 1"-2" frags

[MitchM]

Can you tell us what you have for lighting and water flow?
Maybe post a picture of your system?
Were the frags already healing on the plugs, or were they freshly cut?

[Spyd]

Lots of light and high flow is essential. Are they browning out, bleaching, STN'ing?

Millis are pretty tolerant compared to most acros.

[reefwars]

Alkalinity swings seemed to do a number On mine

[Aquattro]

Can we assume you have other acropora that are all doing well?

[Amadod2]

i have a 6bulb ho t5 fixture, vertex doser, swc protein skimmer, tunze jabao and korelia powerheads,

[MitchM]

More information please.

Tank size, how many/which powerheads, describe how the corals are not doing well, are there other corals in the tank, are you using carbon, where are the corals located, have there been any incidents that would have affected them...ect

It's hard to recommend a possible solution without knowing details about your setup.

[Amadod2]

Tank size 75g , 3 powerheads jebao wp40, tunze 6065 and a korelia1150, the other corals are doing well i will post some pics. im not using carbon, only rowaphose, and the corals are located mid tank, i started my tank in august and my first water change was done in december, but the millaporas were ok, i also was using tap water for top offs, now im doing water changes every month 15% and using RODI water for everything

[MitchM]

Your lighting is good, your flow is possibly sufficient, depends on how you have it arranged.
More water flow would be good. Flow is more important than lighting for corals.

I would be concerned that maybe you have some alleopathy (chemical warfare) going on, and with very few water changes plus no carbon, any new corals will have a hard time adapting.
Rowaphos can be hard on sps if you're using too much. How much are you using, and have you always used it?
The pictures might help a bit more.

[Amadod2]

i been using it for three months or so, i never used carbon, is it better??

[sumpfinfishe]

I would also lean to the above replys, i use to keep millis and there a pretty hardy coral, after fragging i would simply stick them into holes in lr and they would grow like weeds. They do like lots of flow as they need lots of calcium, but more importantly to keep there tiny polyps clean of debris such as fine sand or mucus from nearby corals. I found a big difference in lps and sps overall health if my Ca was at 420 or higher, at 400 i found growth rates to be much slower-jmo

[MitchM]

i been using it for three months or so, i never used carbon, is it better??

Activated carbon and Rowaphos (or any granular ferric oxide product) have different purposes.
Activated carbon will remove organic pollutants and Rowaphos will reduce your phosphate level.

[Amadod2]

what is a good carbon to use and how is it used?

[spit.fire]

what is a good carbon to use and how is it used?

Rox carbon in a reactor of bag works good

[Amadod2]

i have a phosban 150 reactor,should i place the carbon in that?

[spit.fire]

That works fine, you'll need the sponges

[Amadod2]

just having some issues posting pics right now

[Amadod2]

im not able to post pics?? is there anything i need to know??

[MitchM]

Have you tried following the steps in this thread?
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=8129

(The screenshots are missing, but you should still be able to follow the steps)

[Amadod2]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_1682.JPG

[Amadod2]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_1681.JPG

[Amadod2]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_1679.JPG

[Amadod2]

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_1680.JPG

[Amadod2]

so the first pic is a red planet, the second pic on the left is a sunset milli, the third pic is a hot pink milli, and the last pic is a blue milli….. as you all can see they aren't doing so well. i did buy carbon and place it in a bag in the sump.

[Amadod2]

correction red planet is third pic