Does anyone have any ideas why my SPS would die from the bottom up? It still polups out on the living parts but the bottom near the plug is dying going up. I thought this was just because of being put on the plug but it continues to go up the frag. There are a few frags that this is happening on. Do they need more light and that is why they would do this? I can run a full set of tests tonight on the tank but I just wanted a direction to go in first.
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Dying from the bottom up?
- Thread starter jazzsam
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Sometimes the part of the coral that isn't getting light will die off. But if it's bleaching or turning white I would cut the tops and try and save the coral.
Maybe more light then? When you frag them make a frag rack and try putting a frag or two really close to the top. I'm not really sure. And I saw this thread this afternoon and I thought with all the SPS heads on here you would have had an answer. I still feel I'm really new with SPS but I've had some start doing the same thing and I fraged them and moved them way way up in the tank and now they are doing ok.
With sps types like you mentioned I wouldn't want nitrates any higher then 5 ppm and really would want them to register zero on a hobby test kit. Same with phosphates. Either of these being elevated is going to cause you problems.
Another thing to watch is alk level. Try and keep it right around 8.5 give or take 1 dKH. Don't allow the alk to rise/fall more then 1 dKH per day as that will cause you RTNing on many sps frags.
Carlo
Another thing to watch is alk level. Try and keep it right around 8.5 give or take 1 dKH. Don't allow the alk to rise/fall more then 1 dKH per day as that will cause you RTNing on many sps frags.
Carlo
Well, your at the mercy of your RO/DI unit so you can't go faster then it will allow. 
Look at it this way, your nitrates are moving in the right direction!
Honestly, you're probably better off going at the pace you have to go at due to the RO/DI unit. Sudden drops of nitrates and phosphates aren't good either so you're bringing them down at a steady but mostly even pace.
Hopefully, that makes you feel better!
Carlo
Look at it this way, your nitrates are moving in the right direction!Honestly, you're probably better off going at the pace you have to go at due to the RO/DI unit. Sudden drops of nitrates and phosphates aren't good either so you're bringing them down at a steady but mostly even pace.
Hopefully, that makes you feel better!
Carlo
Do you know what caused your nitrates to get so high? Was it neglected water changes?
hayabusa2003 said:
I think it was from feeding my corals....... I used to try and feed the corals with silversides, clam, and squid but the fish would always take the food and then I would feed more and more and more...... The fish would not eat much of the food but just enough so I think that is what did it. I now have new methods of feeding my LPS so this "should" not happen again.
Not trying to change the topic but what is your new method of feeding your LPS?
http://www.club-zoa.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=8403
Someone on Club-Zoa is having the same issue as you Sam. I figured maybe you could tag along and figure it out when he does.
Someone on Club-Zoa is having the same issue as you Sam. I figured maybe you could tag along and figure it out when he does.
Sam they figured out that it's from a swing in ALK and Mag. Check your ALK. The guy on Club-zoa had his ALK at 7. Which someone else said was dangerously low for SPS. Hope that's it and you can fix it.