LPS not lasting in my tank

[Kial]

Tank has been running a little over 4 months now, and all my LPS have died.

2x hammers
1x goniopora

Parameters:
Alk 7.6
Calc 400
Mag 1400
Nitrate 5-10
Phosphate 0.03 (****** test colours to tell though)
Salinity 1.025 - 1.026
Temp 24-25 ( drops a bit over night and now running an inkbird controller)

I have also had a mushroom coral go down hill and detach from the branch it was attached to.

I have other soft corals in the tank doing well such as zoas and a devils hand leather.

Would anyone know any potential causes of my corals dying. As apart from calc being a little low on my last test. I'm confused.

Running 2x hydra 32s

 

[radfly]

Ph? Alk is low, shoot for 8 to 9. Consider salt mix, Fritz RPM mixes good for reef at 8.5 alk, 1450 mag and 450 calcium. Run carbon to detoxify soft coral warfare. Get the salinity nailed to 1.026, use Tropic Marin hydrometer. Link here:

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[thatmanMIKEson]

Tank has been running a little over 4 months now, and all my LPS have died.

2x hammers
1x goniopora

Parameters:
Alk 7.6
Calc 400
Mag 1400
Nitrate 5-10
Phosphate 0.03 (****** test colours to tell though)
Salinity 1.025 - 1.026
Temp 24-25 ( drops a bit over night and now running an inkbird controller)

I have also had a mushroom coral go down hill and detach from the branch it was attached to.

I have other soft corals in the tank doing well such as zoas and a devils hand leather.

Would anyone know any potential causes of my corals dying. As apart from calc being a little low on my last test. I'm confused.

Running 2x hydra 32s

Do you use that green garden hose to fill the tank and leave it in the tank like that often?

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Is drinking water from the garden hose a good idea?

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[Kial]

Ph? Alk is low, shoot for 8 to 9. Consider salt mix, Fritz RPM mixes good for reef at 8.5 alk, 1450 mag and 450 calcium. Run carbon to detoxify soft coral warfare. Get the salinity nailed to 1.026, use Tropic Marin hydrometer. Link here:

High Precision Hydrometer

Ensure that your equipment is reading correctly and your aquarium is at the right salinity with Tropic Marin's High Precision Hydrometer. Many tank inhabitants are sensitive even to minor changes of the water conditions. Unfortunately as we've all experienced, salinity reading equipment as...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Yeah running carbon already.

My salt mix is quantum mixed macro probiotic salt which has an 8 alk

PH is 8.2

 

[Kial]

Do you use that green garden hose to fill the tank and leave it in the tank like that often?

We All Did It, But Was It Safe? Drinking from the Hose That Is...

Is drinking water from the garden hose a good idea?

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No that's just a bit of hose I use to remove water. Only use rodi and not tap water

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Yeah running carbon already.

My salt mix is quantum mixed macro probiotic salt which has an 8 alk

PH is 8.2

Nothing wrong with that alkalinity value, it's fine if that's where you want it..

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

No that's just a bit of hose I use to remove water. Only use rodi and not tap water

I dont mean the water I mean the chemicals in the hose material

 

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Have you inspected the corals that are not doing well for pests? Flatworms definitely can target LPS and mushrooms. Are you dipping all your corals before introducing them to your tank?

 

[Kial]

Have you inspected the corals that are not doing well for pests? Flatworms definitely can target LPS and mushrooms. Are you dipping all your corals before introducing them to your tank?

Yeah I dip all corals before adding. I use red sea dip-x

I redipped the Hammers and looked for pests, especially flatworms but they didn't have anything on them.
Both times after the re dip, they got worse. Guessing just the added stress didn't help

 

[gbroadbridge]

Tank has been running a little over 4 months now, and all my LPS have died.

2x hammers
1x goniopora

Parameters:
Alk 7.6
Calc 400
Mag 1400
Nitrate 5-10
Phosphate 0.03 (****** test colours to tell though)
Salinity 1.025 - 1.026
Temp 24-25 ( drops a bit over night and now running an inkbird controller)

I have also had a mushroom coral go down hill and detach from the branch it was attached to.

I have other soft corals in the tank doing well such as zoas and a devils hand leather.

Would anyone know any potential causes of my corals dying. As apart from calc being a little low on my last test. I'm confused.

Running 2x hydra 32s

Tank has been running a little over 4 months now, and all my LPS have died.

2x hammers
1x goniopora

Parameters:
Alk 7.6
Calc 400
Mag 1400
Nitrate 5-10
Phosphate 0.03 (****** test colours to tell though)
Salinity 1.025 - 1.026
Temp 24-25 ( drops a bit over night and now running an inkbird controller)

I have also had a mushroom coral go down hill and detach from the branch it was attached to.

I have other soft corals in the tank doing well such as zoas and a devils hand leather.

Would anyone know any potential causes of my corals dying. As apart from calc being a little low on my last test. I'm confused.

Running 2x hydra 32s

Hammers and Goni's csn be fussy corals and like a mature tank.

I suspect these are wild caught making them extra tricky.

Dip the again in case pests got through.

 

[Kial]

Hammers and Goni's csn be fussy corals and like a mature tank.

I suspect these are wild caught making them extra tricky.

Dip the again in case pests got through.

They were wall hammers as well, I've read they can be difficult to keep happy also