Coral Newbie
- Thread starter RaZZa
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Well unfortunately those corals have lost their tissue, probably just skeleton now and not recoverable.
We need a lot more information to assist.
Age of tank
Chemistry, ammonia, nitrates, alk, ca, mag and specific gravity.
Lighting.
We need a lot more information to assist.
Age of tank
Chemistry, ammonia, nitrates, alk, ca, mag and specific gravity.
Lighting.
OP
OP
RaZZa
New Member
Started tank March, nitrates and amonia were high two days ago fixed with chems, I don't have all or calc or mg test, 1.0204 sg and 14 super bright led and 22 blue led, 80L tank, did 25% water change today and cleaned trickle filter.
Oceansize
Active Member
Getting the appropriate test kits for coral is your first priority. Nobody can help you if you or they don't know what's going on with your water. Keeping ammonia at zero without chemical additives is the second priority. It suggests your tank isn't even fully cycled yet, or something is upsetting the cycle. If you ask why your coral are dying and your ammonia is anything above zero, that's going to the be the first thing that people will suggest is the problem. I've had coral in my tank the same amount of time as you: since March, and I'm still not confident enough in my coral husbandry skills to try SPS corals yet. I'm still in the process of making sure I can keep the easy varieties alive & thriving.
Like he said^, those corals are toast. I suggest not trying to keep sps corals as a begginer
What type of equipment are you running/ what does you maintenance look like (how often do you perform water changes?)
The more we know about your setup and testing, the more we can help out
What type of equipment are you running/ what does you maintenance look like (how often do you perform water changes?)
The more we know about your setup and testing, the more we can help out
