Stn help

[Mr. Roboto]

Definitely will do that would some carbon take whatever is in the water out of there was?

Honestly, I would be weary of trying anything else until you go through everything with a fine tooth comb. While it might not hurt, there is always a chance it could pull things down and cause it to get worse. Others may disagree but thats just my two cents.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Okay so my next question is how should I plan this with going on vacation obviously I’m testing everything multiple times a day and checking the tank

 

[declanisadog]

What are your nitrates? I doubt they are an issue, but didn't see them listed. I would start taking stuff apart, and looking for equipment problems. Rust, stray voltage...that sort of thing.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

4ppm

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Also flow is a mp10 on reef crest at 80% snd s hydor 425 behind the rocks

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Any stn I’ve ever had has been at night never during the day

 

[OriginalUserName]

Not much you can do about the vacation. You could teach your dad to test alk but would you trust him to adjust anything? I'm going away for the first time since I started with SPS tomorrow. My plan is to make sure the tank is as prepared as possible and hope for the best.

 

[Foothill Corals]

Any stn I’ve ever had has been at night never during the day

That just seems to be how it works, not uncommon. But I consider it RTN when it happens overnight STN can go on for months and not kill the coral. If it looks worse tomorrow I would chop it up into frags and hope one lives. STN can come from ALK, nutrient or other tank fluctuations up to 2 -3 weeks ago. FYI that is not an Efflo it looks more like a Tort.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Oh really the guy sold it to me as a green efflo

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

My dad isn’t a real into kind of Dad he’s the type that will unplug everything to save a dollar when he makes 6 figures and has no need to do it he just throws a handful of food in and thinks it will live no matter what, my mom is the one who’s into it snd likes it with me

 

[OriginalUserName]

Fragging does seem to help. I've had the piece with the dead parts sometimes come back and sometimes not, but the rest of the coral seems to do much better when removed from the dead bit.

 

[Foothill Corals]

Fragging does seem to help. I've had the piece with the dead parts sometimes come back and sometimes not, but the rest of the coral seems to do much better when removed from the dead bit.

I would be surprised if this comes back. The tank is too new (since moving) and unstable right now he has lost a lot off corals recently. Being a new refer trying to go full SPS in a little tank is not helping. Also STN / RTN seem to be like forest fires until they burn them self out. I would not add any more Acros until all Tissue Necrosis stops or you will just keep fueling the fire having sick corals in there. Wait at least a few months from the time all STN/RTN is gone or it will just pop up again on the next acro that happens to get stressed for what ever reason.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

These 3 corals are the first corals I’ve lost in about 2 months I have acros I’ve had for 4 months still looking good

 

[Foothill Corals]

The point I am trying to make is treat TN like a bacterial infection of your tank, make sure it is gone before throwing more money away on new frags. Collect zoas, Montis, Stylos, Seris or what ever for a few months instead then come back and try to an new acro or two.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

I get it

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Also I have no algae in the tank or anything like that only coralline and the glass stays really clean

 

[Foothill Corals]

Clean glass is good but also shows the nutrients are low, maybe too low? The common denominator in most if not all thriving Acro tanks is Sponges, usually when you have a mature tank with good sponge growth acros are easy to keep.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

I dose nopox 3 times a week at 2ml and I’ve found it keeps the po4 under 0.06 which is the highest I’ve had since changing out the rodi filters most of the time it’s 0.02 to 0.04 depending on time of week

 

[Jdavison911]

I just went through the same thing basically and found it was my RO/DI. I had done a filter change about 3 months ago and wasn't really paying attention to the TDS and was pumping 16 ppm in my top off system. I did a ton of reading on RO/DI and the resin can release stuff that isn't picked up by a tds meter such some metals, silicates and others. When I took apart my unit it was basically nasty. The water in the bottom of the filter holders was brown. I have since added 3 more stages to the BRS 75 and updated everything. Tank is coming back nice and Im making more water per day. I have learned a big lesson with this and it is start with the basics. Track back to what goes into your tank everyday and start eliminating. Its your system and you are the one that knows everything about it. Use that knowledge to rule everything out first. Stability is the biggest thing for our systems and they cant handle swings very well. For you going on vacation I would take a little time with your dad and teach him how to test at least ALK and dose. Also teach him some things to look at in your tank to make sure everything is happy ie polyp extension, zoas open, nice clear water and if he sees something he can call you and you can walk him through what to do. Ive seen some nice tanks crash over a vacation because the person taking care of it didn't know how to identify something as simple as cloudy water. Good luck and hope you get a handle on it and get stability back.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Thank you