cwegescheide
Well-known member
Hey there. Its been a while since I've posted on here. OK well here's the situation. I've had a mysterious problem with my SPS corals all of the sudden. I've lost several corals that gradually started STNing and never stopped until there was nothing left. I'd say the process from beginning to end is about a month maybe on the effected corals.
A little about my tank:
90 gallon dimensions
6200 and 6100 on a 7095 @ 85% max alternating 15 sec each
Ca Reactor with Schuran media
temp 80 - 80.3 (Aquacontroller)
Ca 400
Alk 3.3 meq/l All salfert kits
PH 8.05 - 8.4
salinity 1.026 refracto
MG 1300
N03 - 10ppm approx
no2 - none
All test performed today
Euroreef RS80
250HQI Giesemann Eco 48" fixture running 10K Ushio bulbs. Just switched back to 14K Pheonix bulbs. Halides on 6hrs/day. T5's on 9hrs/day
So I have an SPS dominated tank BUT I still have a few of my favorite softies in there. I've got a Palau Sinularia thats about the size of a softball now and a Tyree green polyped Sarcophyton thats about 5" tall and about the size of a saucer. I admit I've sortof slacked the last month or two on the maintanance so I'd say I've done 3 20% changes with Tropic Marin salt in the last two weeks and changed the carbon etc.
I do have several sps that have never looked better and I'm really happy with that. My blue millie is growing like crazy and interestingly enough is located right in the middle of my tank being blasted pretty good with flow. The ones that I lost were more on the sides in the back and honestly not getting the best flow. I also think the ones that are doing great are getting bigger and starting to disrupt flow.
Some people have mentioned the chemical warefare thing going on in my tank since some of my softies are getting bigger. I recently moved my sarcophyton because it was touching my orange cap (which was looking like hell btw and since I've moved it does sortof seems like its getting a little better) So what do you all think? You think there is something to this chemical warefare thing? How often do you change your carbon and how much would you use in a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gal sump?
Sorry for such a long post. I'm sortof beside myself on this one. For the last couple years I've had pretty good luck and many compliments on my tank and then all of the sudden I feel somebody yanked the rug out from under me!!
Thanks again,
Chris
A little about my tank:
90 gallon dimensions
6200 and 6100 on a 7095 @ 85% max alternating 15 sec each
Ca Reactor with Schuran media
temp 80 - 80.3 (Aquacontroller)
Ca 400
Alk 3.3 meq/l All salfert kits
PH 8.05 - 8.4
salinity 1.026 refracto
MG 1300
N03 - 10ppm approx
no2 - none
All test performed today
Euroreef RS80
250HQI Giesemann Eco 48" fixture running 10K Ushio bulbs. Just switched back to 14K Pheonix bulbs. Halides on 6hrs/day. T5's on 9hrs/day
So I have an SPS dominated tank BUT I still have a few of my favorite softies in there. I've got a Palau Sinularia thats about the size of a softball now and a Tyree green polyped Sarcophyton thats about 5" tall and about the size of a saucer. I admit I've sortof slacked the last month or two on the maintanance so I'd say I've done 3 20% changes with Tropic Marin salt in the last two weeks and changed the carbon etc.
I do have several sps that have never looked better and I'm really happy with that. My blue millie is growing like crazy and interestingly enough is located right in the middle of my tank being blasted pretty good with flow. The ones that I lost were more on the sides in the back and honestly not getting the best flow. I also think the ones that are doing great are getting bigger and starting to disrupt flow.
Some people have mentioned the chemical warefare thing going on in my tank since some of my softies are getting bigger. I recently moved my sarcophyton because it was touching my orange cap (which was looking like hell btw and since I've moved it does sortof seems like its getting a little better) So what do you all think? You think there is something to this chemical warefare thing? How often do you change your carbon and how much would you use in a 90 gallon tank with a 20 gal sump?
Sorry for such a long post. I'm sortof beside myself on this one. For the last couple years I've had pretty good luck and many compliments on my tank and then all of the sudden I feel somebody yanked the rug out from under me!!
Thanks again,
Chris