Corals dying

[Tuan’s Reef]

i think euphyllia's are much harder to keep than reefers think. They just melt for one reason or another.

 

[manuel josephh]

BJD kills coral heads fast 24 to 48 hours gone. If your decline is slower over a week or so then probably not BJD.

How old is your tank?

It’s 2 months old.

 

[Lavey29]

i think euphyllia's are much harder to keep than reefers think. They just melt for one reason or another.

The hobby is challenging but the cause of coral decline can probably be determined and typically it is operator error versus some natural occurring condition in the tank.

 

[Lavey29]

It’s 2 months old.

Therein lies the problem. You lack biodiversity.

 

[Reefahholic]

PO4 is at 0.00ppm(salifert) salinity is 1.024SG(Hanna)

Bingo!

 

[Reefahholic]

So get the salinity up to 1.026 and dose some PO4 “slowly.” Raise it by only .02 ppm a day if dosing a one time manual dose. If dosing on a pump (with the dose spread out) you can easily raise it by .10 ppm in 24 if you needed to, but most tanks typically don’t need this much in 24 hrs. Usually .02-.04 ppm will bring up the level no problem (with most tanks), but every tank is different. Look into something like “Brightwell Neophos” and get the level up to .03 ppm and I think you’ll appreciate a big difference with the corals and tank.

 

[manuel josephh]

So get the salinity up to 1.026 and dose some PO4 “slowly.” Raise it by only .02 ppm a day if dosing a one time manual dose. If dosing on a pump (with the dose spread out) you can easily raise it by .10 ppm in 24 if you needed to, but most tanks typically don’t need this much in 24 hrs. Usually .02-.04 ppm will bring up the level no problem (with most tanks), but every tank is different. Look into something like “Brightwell Neophos” and get the level up to .03 ppm and I think you’ll appreciate a big difference with the corals and tank.

So I just got the hanna phosphate ULR checker. It showed 0.28. Is that high???

 

[mcgullen]

Hi. It's higher than the norm (0.05-0.1). But I doubt it is fatal to coral at that level.

 

[Joe W]

I have to agree with the previous parameter comments. You have a new tank. Fix parameters before attacking a larger problem that may not be there. Best of luck.

 

[Reefahholic]

So I just got the hanna phosphate ULR checker. It showed 0.28. Is that high???

I wouldn’t say too high, but not ideal for most reefers.

I think most of us target .05 - .15 ppm

 

[Reefahholic]

Hi. It's higher than the norm (0.05-0.1). But I doubt it is fatal to coral at that level.

Yeah, definitely wouldn’t kill coral at that level.

 

[Hyde2406]

It’s 2 months old.

It may be a while before your tank is mature enough

 

[Hyde2406]

It may be a while before your tank is mature enough

I am just now having Duncan's, Triton test came back with high silicates and zero iodine so now that I've got media in to combat that I'm hoping I can do Coral besides leathers, anemone and softies. Good luck