High alk
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No dipping just hoping for the best. I haven't cut any dead back but probly should. Other parameters are perfect. 0 phos and nitrates are 5
Jack I think you are correct about my colonies. I've had a colony of 20+ heads of course it's my nicest piece I've had for 2 1/2 yrs now half gone in a matter of days.
Jack I think you are correct about my colonies. I've had a colony of 20+ heads of course it's my nicest piece I've had for 2 1/2 yrs now half gone in a matter of days.
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How did this end up, still having die off? I just had the same thing happen a month ago. I think my tank is finally stabilized, just fighting the algae from the die off issues now. Only thing that survived was a Dendro, one pink zipper and half my frogspawn, which still probably wont make it. Also, how is your sand mine got pretty hard in a few places. I feel your pain about losing the corals, I'm pretty bummed probably going to stick to a more simple softie tank now.
Looks as if things have stopped dieing. Although everything is still mad not opening. I haven't checked my sand yet. Hopefully not to bad since I caught it quickly. Lost alot of colonies and they are still loosing heads. I even cut the dead out and it seems like they just know what happened. Lost all my ricordia's, acans, alot of euphilia. Still undecided if its going to stay running. I'm just over it at this point.
Damn Brian, sorry to hear. I have no insight for you other than cutting away the dead on your LPS, I had a similiar issue and lost half of my canycanes and acans, I was able to save them by removing the dead portions and moving what was left into QT until I got the tank situated again, I did however lose 90% of my SPS and still havent decided if Im going to be adding anymore SPS. Really sux to lose those slow growing colonies.
Was there precipitation in the tank? I went through my dosing pumps sticking on and it caused precipitation in my tank. When this happened for me I did a 40% change immediately bringing alk down from 17 to 10 and I actually didn't lose anything surprisingly enough. I don't know if maybe the precipitation kept the dissolved alk low enough that the water change didn't nuke everything. I even had 2 acro frags and a clam make it through. I know we can't go back, but at least for me the big water change worked well as opposed to doing the gradual changes. Just my 2 cents for the next person it happens to :ambivalence:.