Help!!! Why has my lps melting

[Chuck gutshall]

Iv had a golden torch for about 3 months. And last week I lost a head out if no where. Since then I lost a second head. Iv dipped the coral once. But now I noticed my front spawn is staring to melt and half the head is dead. My phosphates are really high. I added phosguard by seachem. Really don't wanna lost any coral

 

[JGT]

Iv had a golden torch for about 3 months. And last week I lost a head out if no where. Since then I lost a second head. Iv dipped the coral once. But now I noticed my front spawn is staring to melt and half the head is dead. My phosphates are really high. I added phosguard by seachem. Really don't wanna lost any coral

Sounds like you answered your own question. High phosphates. How high? How olds your tank?

 

[Chuck gutshall]

Sounds like you answered your own question. High phosphates. How high? How olds your tank?

The tank is about a year. It was a 32 gallon but about 3 months ago I upgraded to a 65 cube. All same rock but added some. They are at .75. I just tested

 

[JGT]

The tank is about a year. It was a 32 gallon but about 3 months ago I upgraded to a 65 cube. All same rock but added some. They are at .75. I just tested

OK, that is really high. Do you use RODI water?

 

[Tankkeepers]

Sounds like you need to do a water change imidiatly or several to get those phosphates down

 

[Chuck gutshall]

Sounds like you need to do a water change imidiatly or several to get those phosphates down

OK, that is really high. Do you use RODI water?

Yes I do use rodi water. Hopefully the phosguard lowers it fast

 

[Chuck gutshall]

Sounds like you need to do a water change imidiatly or several to get those phosphates down

I'm going to do one tomorrow. Hopefully the water change and phosguard will help

 

[Tankkeepers]

phosguard should be used as a preventive not as a solution just so you know also if they have been that high for awhile now then plan to do several waterchanges a week as your rocks will have built up a large amount that will start leaching into the water once you drop the amount in the water which will make it rise back to high levels rather fast I would test every day for the next few weeks at minimum and whenever they get above the threshold imidiatly do another water change to bring them back down and continue to do so untill they stay at an acceptable level then change your what you do as your cleanjng prosses to keep them from ever getting that high again weather its the addition of phosguard or more waterchanges or changing your feeding habbits whatever helps to keep them from ever climbing that high again

 

[Tankkeepers]

Good luck

 

[IKD]

What new rock did you add? Wondering if that had phosphates in it that are leaching out.

 

[Tankkeepers]

Also the waterchanges only only a short term solution any idea why they got that high in the first place?

I ask cuz I want to try and help you find a way to keep them from climb again and killing any and or everything

 

[Tankkeepers]

What new rock did you add? Wondering if that had phosphates in it that are leaching out.

Good question right there I dodnt even catch you added new rock where did jt come from? It could of very well be where its comming from

 

[Tankkeepers]

Tje sand rock and water all want to balance so if the rock is higher then the water it'll leach into the water and vice versa