How would you try and save this Duncan?

[FL_Reef]

I’m not exactly sure what happened. My calcium got really high. I thought I had it dialed in then waited almost 2 months to test it once some corals were dying off. Probably got ti about 520 or so. Not sure exactly since the test kit I use only goes to 500. Been in the tank nearly 3 years and recently started losing heads. Moved it to my frag tank,where calcium is 450, a few days ago. That is where I normally keep it in the main tank. It was looking better yesterday but today looks like it’s continuing to die off. Is this brown jelly disease?

 

[blaxsun]

You could try the "smell test" for BJD. If it stinks to high heaven, it's probably BJD. Something like Reef Primer might help to re-dip it (if that's an option).

 

[FL_Reef]

You could try the "smell test" for BJD. If it stinks to high heaven, it's probably BJD. Something like Reef Primer might help to re-dip it (if that's an option).

Thanks for the tip. I smelled it and it doesn’t smell that bad. Just normal aquarium smell.
Anyone else have any ideas. I’m going to try to attach a video but I don’t think videos work on here?

 

[blaxsun]

Has it improved at all since you moved it to the frag tank?

 

[TheReefPA]

Idk - that calcium isn’t that bad. What do the rest of your parameters look like?

 

[FL_Reef]

Has it improved at all since you moved it to the frag tank?

No it’s continuing to die off. My neon candy cane colony died off and a red Goni has been closed up for over a month. All stuff that had been thriving for a long time. May have to do an ICP test.

 

[FL_Reef]

Idk - that calcium isn’t that bad. What do the rest of your parameters look like?

It’s been pretty stable around 430-450 range for almost 3 years. Might be something else. I bought an ICP test but haven’t used it once I found out calcium was out of wack
Alk 8.3
Mag 1320
Nit 13.7
Phos 0.15
Sal 1.025

 

[Dedicated Reefer]

I’m not exactly sure what happened. My calcium got really high. I thought I had it dialed in then waited almost 2 months to test it once some corals were dying off. Probably got ti about 520 or so. Not sure exactly since the test kit I use only goes to 500. Been in the tank nearly 3 years and recently started losing heads. Moved it to my frag tank,where calcium is 450, a few days ago. That is where I normally keep it in the main tank. It was looking better yesterday but today looks like it’s continuing to die off. Is this brown jelly disease?

I gotta say. My Duncan at one point looked horrific. I did a revive (5min) and RO (5min) dip and it came back within a week

 

[FL_Reef]

I gotta say. My Duncan at one point looked horrific. I did a revive (5min) and RO (5min) dip and it came back within a week

Thanks. I’ll give it a shot. Sounds like it’s worth a try.

 

[FL_Reef]

Going to do the ICP test. I need to get to the bottom of what’s going on in my tank. Had an orange setosa just bleach out of nowhere a couple months back. The Duncan that’s gone from 1 head to over 50 in nearly 3 years is dying off. Candy cane from 1 head to probably 20 died off. Red Goni that was growing like a weed just closed up and won’t reopen. Right next to another Goni that hasn’t been affected. Have a few acropora in the tank that are all doing good. They’re supposed to be the hardest to grow. I can’t figure it out

 

[Dedicated Reefer]

Thanks. I’ll give it a shot. Sounds like it’s worth a try.

No problem. It was my magnesium that went to about 550 I over dosed a few things and it seemed my Duncan and hammer were the only ones seriously affected. But as I said I noticed the swing towards healthiness in less than a week

 

[Dedicated Reefer]

No problem. It was my magnesium that went to about 550 I over dosed a few things and it seemed my Duncan and hammer were the only ones seriously affected. But as I said I noticed the swing towards healthiness in less than a week

I meant 1550