CindyKz
Valuable Member
Hi R2R,
I posted this in the soft corals forum but am reposting here hoping for some insight. :
(Previous post):
I have posted this in other forums but maybe someone here will have some insight. I have a biocube 32 softy tank. 3 toadstool, 2 nepthea, sinularia, devils hand. Papaya coral, pineapple coral. Some polyps. 4 fish. Over a month ago everything in the tank closed up and started shedding (well not the zoas). The sinularia and nepthea pretty much returned to normal but all toadstools, the devils hand and the papya coral have not opened back up consistently. They will polyp out for an hour or maybe a whole day then shed again. Water parameters have been unchanged. I've tried massive water changes and even changed out the sand (we moved). I added a powerhead to vary the flow. The only thing I haven't changed is the light, which is a kessil 160. It could be too weak, but it was ok for several months prior to this. Any thoughts?
Hoping someone can help.
(End of previous post)
Alk usually hovers around 8, Mg 1300, Ca 450ish. The only parameters that have changed recently have been a stark drop in rates and phos; we moved and I changed the sand. ( used to be NO3 50 now 10, PO4 was .16 now .10) But the change in chemistry didn't make a difference anyway.
Since the previous post I upgraded to a Kessil 360. The increased light seemed like it was going to help at first but then nothing.
This has been going on for a couple of months. Nothing seems to have died....yet
The last thing I can think of is chemical warfare though I've tried quadrupling my carbon with zero result. It's all soft corals: leathers, mushrooms and zoas. A couple grandis palys.
I really hope someone can help. I am getting very frustrated.
Cindy
I posted this in the soft corals forum but am reposting here hoping for some insight. :
(Previous post):
I have posted this in other forums but maybe someone here will have some insight. I have a biocube 32 softy tank. 3 toadstool, 2 nepthea, sinularia, devils hand. Papaya coral, pineapple coral. Some polyps. 4 fish. Over a month ago everything in the tank closed up and started shedding (well not the zoas). The sinularia and nepthea pretty much returned to normal but all toadstools, the devils hand and the papya coral have not opened back up consistently. They will polyp out for an hour or maybe a whole day then shed again. Water parameters have been unchanged. I've tried massive water changes and even changed out the sand (we moved). I added a powerhead to vary the flow. The only thing I haven't changed is the light, which is a kessil 160. It could be too weak, but it was ok for several months prior to this. Any thoughts?
Hoping someone can help.
(End of previous post)
Alk usually hovers around 8, Mg 1300, Ca 450ish. The only parameters that have changed recently have been a stark drop in rates and phos; we moved and I changed the sand. ( used to be NO3 50 now 10, PO4 was .16 now .10) But the change in chemistry didn't make a difference anyway.
Since the previous post I upgraded to a Kessil 360. The increased light seemed like it was going to help at first but then nothing.
This has been going on for a couple of months. Nothing seems to have died....yet
The last thing I can think of is chemical warfare though I've tried quadrupling my carbon with zero result. It's all soft corals: leathers, mushrooms and zoas. A couple grandis palys.
I really hope someone can help. I am getting very frustrated.
Cindy
