Random sps dying?

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Experiencing random receding sps tips and base. Everything was going smoothly till about a week ago.

Alk: 7.8
calc: 440
Mg: 1310
35ppt salinity
No3:5-10
Po3: .09
Temp: 77.7

any ideas what could have caused this?
Should I frag the affected pieces?

Lizbeli · Dec 6, 2020

Whats your flow like and what size tank? Your parameters don’t look bad. Some may say your po4 is on the high side but my tank is running around there with decent color and growth from acros.

Did you dip it? Im thinking something is munching on it or a flow issue. But im not an sps expert. This is assuming those parameters are stable.

Edit: what do you have for lighting.

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Lizbeli said:
Whats your flow like and what size tank? Your parameters don’t look bad. Some may say your po4 is on the high side but my tank is running around there with decent color and growth from acros.

Did you dip it? Im thinking something is munching on it or a flow issue. But im not an sps expert. This is assuming those parameters are stable.

Edit: what do you have for lighting.

85g system
Mp40
Radion g4 and t5

alk and calcium are trident controlled

everything was growing fine and all of the sudden. Things went to this.

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 6, 2020

4ddiction said:
Experiencing random receding sps tips and base. Everything was going smoothly till about a week ago.

Alk: 7.8
calc: 440
Mg: 1310
35ppt salinity
No3:5-10
Po3: .09
Temp: 77.7

any ideas what could have caused this?
Should I frag the affected pieces?

What all are you dosing?

joseserrano · Dec 6, 2020

Icp test. Your waste is higher than you think. Look at all the algae on the rocks

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Chaswood79 said:
What all are you dosing?

Red Sea alk/cal/mg

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 6, 2020

4ddiction said:
Red Sea alk/cal/mg

No flucozanole or vibrant or anything like that?

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

joseserrano said:
Icp test. Your waste is higher than you think. Look at all the algae on the rocks

It is strange, a week ago that algae wasn’t there.

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Chaswood79 said:
No flucozanole or vibrant or anything like that?

I dose Nopox daily as my nitrate control, and vibrant weekly. Been dosing both for months.

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 6, 2020

4ddiction said:
I dose Nopox daily as my nitrate control, and vibrant weekly. Been dosing both for months.

Looks like the same kind of tissue recession I got when I used nopox and vibrant. I hate those products

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 6, 2020

So does that mean you up’d the vibrant dose when you noticed the algae?

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Chaswood79 said:
So does that mean you up’d the vibrant dose when you noticed the algae?

Nah dosage has been the same.

joseserrano · Dec 6, 2020

Why are you dosing vibrant and nopox, also each for how long?

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 6, 2020

I bet it’s the nopox and vibrant. An Icp test would be good to rule out a contamination. You should also check your ro/filters.

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

joseserrano said:
Why are you dosing vibrant and nopox, also each for how long?

months ago I had terrible algae due to using dry rock. The product worked perfectly in the end. I got no complaints with it. My ICP showed nothing out of norm other than high phosphate.

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Chaswood79 said:
I bet it’s the nopox and vibrant. An Icp test would be good to rule out a contamination. You should also check your ro/filters.

Replacing my ro filters tomorrow. TDS on my ro is still 0

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

The only thing I changed was increase my light by 3%. I noticed my par levels were lower than I’d like. Other than that, almost everything is automated

Charlie’s Frags · Dec 6, 2020

It’s difficult to tell from those pics but those acros look like they’ve been upset for awhile. Stn is very common when using nopox, rowaphos and vibrant etc. Looks like you’ve had Stn issues in some of your previous threads. Maybe it’s time to change your reefing philosophy

4ddiction · Dec 6, 2020

Chaswood79 said:
It’s difficult to tell from those pics but those acros look like they’ve been upset for awhile. Stn is very common when using nopox, rowaphos and vibrant etc. Looks like you’ve had Stn issues in some of your previous threads. Maybe it’s time to change your reefing philosophy

Yeah my previous stn issued turned out to be an alk imbalance due to a faulty pump. Other than that the tank has been rather stable for the past few months. I am noticing my amphipod population has gotten way smaller in my refugium.