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nautical_nathaniel
Indecision may or may not be my problem.
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Good luck!
Good luck man.
I feel ya.
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Off topic, but what ended up being the issue with the acros?
Mine? Still don't know. I took apart the sump and now have to double double check magnets. And powerheads. Lol also researching calurpa toxins. And sulfur (two dsb) lol.
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Probably won't hurt. If it's viral bacterial or fungal, it'll cut down the amount in the wc.
In similar thinking , GFO will pull a lot of metals and possible sulfur.
Unfortunately, triton won't tell you if it's a microbe of some type. There, it would be euretromiacin, floucinazole , peroxide and a few others in those categories.
Probably won't hurt. If it's viral bacterial or fungal, it'll cut down the amount in the wc.
In similar thinking , GFO will pull a lot of metals and possible sulfur.
Unfortunately, triton won't tell you if it's a microbe of some type. There, it would be euretromiacin, floucinazole , peroxide and a few others in those categories.
lol. I shoulda been an engineer. 
Keep us up on what happens.
Keep us up on what happens.
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I noticed you said that outside air was connected to your skimmer on 10/8 which is about the time you went away, right? Is there any chance that something was sprayed outside your house (pesticide, herbicide, etc) that could made its way into your tank? Other suggestions are good ones, but I think that a few partial water changes and some activated carbon for a week or two might be helpful.
As for your melting zoas and problematic hammer, that sounds like an infection of some sort to me. Might be a good time to give them a peroxide dip. Zoas are supposed to tolerate quite a bit of peroxide. I found that mine closed up for a few days after a dip in 20% peroxide, but recovered very well and have been trouble free since that.
https://www.manhattanreefs.com/foru...-questions-about-peroxide-dosing-dipping.html
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As for your melting zoas and problematic hammer, that sounds like an infection of some sort to me. Might be a good time to give them a peroxide dip. Zoas are supposed to tolerate quite a bit of peroxide. I found that mine closed up for a few days after a dip in 20% peroxide, but recovered very well and have been trouble free since that.
https://www.manhattanreefs.com/foru...-questions-about-peroxide-dosing-dipping.html
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It's possible, something was sprayed, but not likely. I'm about 200 feet from my neighbor's house and we're in a fairly rural area. Now we are near mushroom farms and you can occasionally smell the compost when they are changing it out. Not sure if that could do anything though. I've done peroxide dips, antibiotic dips, you name it on the zoas. Nothing helped.
In other news... I think I may have discovered the problem (or part of it). My controller just sent me a flurry of texts "Temp too high", "Temp too low", "Temp too high", etc.... I think my temp probe has gone bad. I just threw my external heater controller on there. It is showing 80F, controller thinks it is 78.8F (I'll call that even since the external controller is only good to +/-2F). It is supposed to be 77F. I could have been having temp swings and not known it, I suppose. I ordered a new temp probe.
This only records every 5 minutes. These extreme jumps are physically impossible.
If there's no polyps or skin. Yea.
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I'd ask the neighbor just to be sure. I have difficulty believing that temperature swings of 1-2 degrees will be sufficient to cause the issues you are seeing.
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Did you have a tank sitter while you were gone those 4 days? Possibility of someone tinkering with the tank? Overfeeding?
My friend woke up one day and noticed his phone was not working and had water damage, it wasn't until 2 days later his wife admitted to dropping his phone is a cup of tea ;Woot
My friend woke up one day and noticed his phone was not working and had water damage, it wasn't until 2 days later his wife admitted to dropping his phone is a cup of tea ;Woot
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My wife was home with the kids. There isn’t anything for the kids to reach and put in the tank. I use an auto feeder so it shouldn’t be food.
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My experience with the Radion G3 Pro and G4 Pro is the Sps AB+ spectrum blending is great when the light is 2 ft above the tank. The Radions UV channel seems to be too powerful for some acropora and some monti are ok. LPS love the UV. Just my own observations. Some sps slowly get lighter overall then bleach.
What I do:
My Radions are 10 inches above my tank and use the red, green, whites at 0-10% and UV 60%. That what works for me. One can also use the acclimation mode to ramp up over a few weeks.
Lighting is 10x more likely to kill with spectrum shifts, intensity, and tinkering. I've learned the hard way.
What I would do:
I would lower intensity a bit and do more water changes. No equipment, chemical, or resin can fix all 30+ water parameters at the same time.
The Radion is really powerful and I like them, can't wait for the light diffuser for 2018.
Does not sound like a pest issue.
What I do:
My Radions are 10 inches above my tank and use the red, green, whites at 0-10% and UV 60%. That what works for me. One can also use the acclimation mode to ramp up over a few weeks.
Lighting is 10x more likely to kill with spectrum shifts, intensity, and tinkering. I've learned the hard way.
What I would do:
I would lower intensity a bit and do more water changes. No equipment, chemical, or resin can fix all 30+ water parameters at the same time.
The Radion is really powerful and I like them, can't wait for the light diffuser for 2018.
Does not sound like a pest issue.
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My birds nest is still losing flesh. I’m not convinced this is lighting. Why would they all go at the same time? I’d expect them to go at varying times. I think this is something systemic and related to my zoathid problem. I’m just going to ride it out until I do the triton test and hope it shows something useful.
I’ll keep you all posted.
I’ll keep you all posted.
Man. I hope it turns up SOMETHING.
