Please Help!...My First Hard Coral is Dying

[livinlifeinBKK]

Do you have any additives? And if you test ph can you show me the results?

pH is 7.8-8

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Do you have any additives? And if you test ph can you show me the results?

No additives, I was unaware additional were needed

 

[John Bolden]

Ok that is good. Tomorrow turn the light down and slowly increase it each day. I'm going to find some on else that knows sps better than i do.

 

[John Bolden]

No additives, I was unaware additional were needed

Some times they are needed.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Ok that is good. Tomorrow turn the light down and slowly increase it each day. I'm going to find some on else that knows sps better than i do.

Ok, thank you!

 

[John Bolden]

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[John Bolden]

Also is it possible that you can get a better light? because the one you have has lower par that other light brands.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Tips For SPS Care and Increasing Chances of Success

I have often been asked many of these questions, and thought it would be useful to post here. I'm basing my observations and tips here on what I have seen work and not work over the years, what seems to work better in my opinion, and offers the...

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Before I get into reading, do you think there's much hope for it?

Tips For SPS Care and Increasing Chances of Success

I have often been asked many of these questions, and thought it would be useful to post here. I'm basing my observations and tips here on what I have seen work and not work over the years, what seems to work better in my opinion, and offers the...

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Before I read, do you think there's much hope for it?

Tips For SPS Care and Increasing Chances of Success

I have often been asked many of these questions, and thought it would be useful to post here. I'm basing my observations and tips here on what I have seen work and not work over the years, what seems to work better in my opinion, and offers the...

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[dedragon]

I have a 30 Watt LED "Spectra" is what it says on it and no I didn't turn the light down...

take a pic of the light fixture please, i dont know if that light is actually strong enough for your tank. Are you using rodi water? What are all the other parameters (salinity, phosphate, nitrate, calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium).

 

[John Bolden]

Over the next few days monitor it if the bleaching continues it probably wont survive. If stops it might heal. Was the frag expensive?

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

take a pic of the light fixture please, i dont know if that light is actually strong enough for your tank. Are you using rodi water? What are all the other parameters (salinity, phosphate, nitrate, calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium).

Yes I'm using RODI water, Calcium=400
Nitrate=60
Salinity =1.026
Magnesium=1400
Alkalinity =9
Phosphate=? (ran out of tests a couple days ago)

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Over the next few days monitor it if the bleaching continues it probably wont survive. If stops it might heal. Was the frag expensive?

Not very expensive

 

[John Bolden]

O my 50 nitrate! It should be 0-15 lower the better for acros.

 

[John Bolden]

Put the frag into a bag. Then do a 25-50% water change.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

O my 50 nitrate! It should be 0-15 lower the better for acros.

It's not an acro but I

Put the frag into a bag. Then do a 25-50% water change.

Will do.

 

[John Bolden]

Reacclimate it and have the light low and slowly increase it.

 

[John Bolden]

SPS in general need it low

 

[JCM]

That does not look like bleaching, looks like tissue necrosis. Chances of survival are low. I'm not familiar with that light, but 30w is low. I'd probably blame that. Your parameters are ok, nitrate is a bit high but not high enough to kill the coral in my experience.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Reacclimate it and have the light low and slowly increase it.

Ok...like I said, this was my first...was not aware of all this

SPS in general need it low

 

[John Bolden]

How do you acclimate your coral.