Lost WD in 1 night

[Sir Chris]

Only think I can is lighting. I'm seeing I got a high end and my lighting isn't ready. No timers so everything else is fine it tanked. 1st pic is it yeastsrday around noon. Now his. And yes he full white skelly and no polyps. I can't even express my feelings.

 

[Sir Chris]

I just done have a timer so it's when I get em on and open and closed so was a 7 on and 10 off for past 2days.

 

[prsnlty]

Is your alkalinity fluctuating? How do you acclimate it? The lights generally won't do that in one night. It is either due to acclimation or alkalinity in my experience for that to happen in one night.

 

[hybridazn]

^agreed

I wouldn't point blame at just solely your lights. I'm going to guess a big difference in alk and the acclimation process was the culprit.

 

[Sir Chris]

I just looked at the floor plan and it's Cali kid corals I got the frag from. I bothered JF attendant for ID on it so know it was them. I have there floor plan if any1 would like posted

 

[Sir Chris]

Use a Hanna and all the same

 

[Sir Chris]

Had it on the lower rack and moved it up as it was showing it was acclimated I've had it 2 weeks it had some stn so glued it and set it up alittle higher during my ramp time

 

[Sir Chris]

then woke 2 it dead on the upper rack Polyps out on top rack the whole day. then RTN like gonzo 2day. So I'm thinking this tank 4 years old now needs 2 b semi broken down and cleaned. Wvery1 that's looked says all the corals around are fine but not it? And ya. Was happy yesterday. 2 T5 pink and actinic. And sorry my mind is racing on the edits

 

[prsnlty]

If you had it for 2 weeks and was ok then overnight it rtn, I would say you most likely had an alkalinity spike. Or something else went quickly off balance in your parameters. I would not say this is the cause of the place of purchase.

 

[pirate2876]

Looks to be a big piece of algae on your frag rack. What are your parameters? After two weeks, this isnt the vendors fault.

 

[prsnlty]

What kind of lighting do you have and how far up did you move it?

 

[Sir Chris]

No I just want them 2 help me with a repurchase that's all and 2 say I have the floor plan. An alk spike at night when everything else is ok. What would do that.

 

[pirate2876]

Did the temp get hot in the tank?

 

[Sir Chris]

I'm not blaming them by any means. When the coral is in my hands it's my responsibility. That's a given...

 

[Sir Chris]

No heater and it says at 78 from AC

 

[Sir Chris]

Cold would b the only and never happens as he AC is a keep it at temp not heat or cool

 

[Sir Chris]

Looks to be a big piece of algae on your frag rack. What are your parameters? After two weeks, this isnt the vendors fault.

And the algae is on the war favia. And use em like mini refuges

 

[prsnlty]

Curious, how do you control your alkalinity and other parameters? Do you use a doser ? Do you dose manually? Do you dose at all?

 

[Sir Chris]

So I'm heading 2 LFS for a bacteria test or something as this is a head scratcher. Only thing I can thing is my sebea nem pulling everything. It's 13 inches inflated and maybe swings the alk up by stripping mag.

 

[Sir Chris]

Curious, how do you control your alkalinity and other parameters? Do you use a doser ? Do you dose manually? Do you dose at all?

Use a buffer and wasn't happy so I've been slowly dropping the dose. Litterally by weight on my scale. 2 stop as 3 years of no buffering then used it 2 raise but didn't stop so doing it now. I got brown jelly 2 years ago from it so buffers a stay away from. But have been dropping alk for 8.5 to the manageable with no buffer to 8- 8.2 mid day.