I was going to mention any leaking electricity...
None that I can tell. Everything is pretty well enclosed and grounded.
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I was going to mention any leaking electricity...
I have not done that thought I could try that. I do dip all my new frags in Bayer before they do in the tank and have not seen anything come off them. It also has been at least a month before I added anything new to to the tank.
Is your pH meter calibrated? Seems pretty high for a home that has been sealed up for months with the AC running. What time of the day did you measure it?
I don't like LFS water. AM doesn't use deionization but not sure about the Aquarium. Can you test TDS or do you buy it pre-mixed.
Your experience is not that unusual. Frags, especially the tiny ones people sell these days, can be tough if conditions aren't perfect.
Your lighting seems pretty weak.
The Bayer point is valid. If you've been adding a lot of frags lately and dipping all in Bayer you are introducing poison into the system that can accumulate. I always remove frag plugs, mariculture plugs, etc. from all corals, especially when dipping in Bayer.
Also, what about detritus settlement on the sand bed. Does it get stirred or otherwise exported or accumulate?
Just some ideas, no smoking gun.
Could it have been some kind of chemical residue introduced into the system. Only reason I mention is I'm in the same spot. I had three just go completely south on me while other acros have been just fine. I Checked everything and it seems fine.
Dont be baffeled, some corals are hardier than others. First from different depths different environments(lagoon/high reef), and different tanks w different chemistry.alk light, and nutrients.New tank syndrome was one of my thoughts too but I'm baffled that some of them are doing great while others not so much.
Dont be baffeled, some corals are hardier than others. First from different depths different environments(lagoon/high reef), and different tanks w different chemistry.alk light, and nutrients.
Where did the corals come from? Wild? Mari? Also it is my experience that with newer tanks as in less than a year this type of things can happen for no apparent reason. Over 9 months old tans Ive had good success keeping the most delicate SPS and over a year is almost bomb proof provided all parameters are on point. Give your tank time to mature. Get cheaper, hardier SPS for now.
Not that your pH is high overall, just high considering that you've probably not had any fresh air intrusion into the house for many months now due to the heat. Can you run your skimmer airline outside? If so, this will raise your pH to normal levels.
All I know is, that if someone as meticulous as you looses SPS unexplainably, then I have surely built a house of cards, and can be expect the worst. Honestly freaks me out thinking about it.
We have to live with the expectation that there will be losses. It is the nature of the hobby. We just have to do our part to give it the best chance at success. Don't be put off by some losses. From your description it is only the SPS having issues and IMO it can be a bacterial infection on the coral or like my theory before says the tank is not matured yet. I know people have been successful/lucky putting in SPS a month after cycling but it isn't common. Your tank at 4 months is just starting to get going but I personally feel lot more confident with my tanks once they passed the 9 month mark with no setbacks other than the common algae stages etc. Hang in there. Continue to investigate but don't stress over it(i know it sounds like bs I've been there) Get the hardiest of the SPS you can and let them thrive before you move onto more delicate ones. And I'd also stick to Aquacultured corals like you've been doing. You are doing the right thing and you seem to be in the right state of mind about the hobby. hang in there.Now now. Don't short change yourself! You're doing a bang up job with your tank and you've had it for a while to let it mature. Not to jinx you or anything but getting into this hobby I had accepted that such losses will occur, at times for no apparent reason. So just do the best I can do and take the lumps as they come.
We have to live with the expectation that there will be losses. It is the nature of the hobby. We just have to do our part to give it the best chance at success. Don't be put off by some losses. From your description it is only the SPS having issues and IMO it can be a bacterial infection on the coral or like my theory before says the tank is not matured yet. I know people have been successful/lucky putting in SPS a month after cycling but it isn't common. Your tank at 4 months is just starting to get going but I personally feel lot more confident with my tanks once they passed the 9 month mark with no setbacks other than the common algae stages etc. Hang in there. Continue to investigate but don't stress over it(i know it sounds like bs I've been there) Get the hardiest of the SPS you can and let them thrive before you move onto more delicate ones. And I'd also stick to Aquacultured corals like you've been doing. You are doing the right thing and you seem to be in the right state of mind about the hobby. hang in there.Now now. Don't short change yourself! You're doing a bang up job with your tank and you've had it for a while to let it mature. Not to jinx you or anything but getting into this hobby I had accepted that such losses will occur, at times for no apparent reason. So just do the best I can do and take the lumps as they come.
We have to live with the expectation that there will be losses. It is the nature of the hobby. We just have to do our part to give it the best chance at success. Don't be put off by some losses. From your description it is only the SPS having issues and IMO it can be a bacterial infection on the coral or like my theory before says the tank is not matured yet. I know people have been successful/lucky putting in SPS a month after cycling but it isn't common. Your tank at 4 months is just starting to get going but I personally feel lot more confident with my tanks once they passed the 9 month mark with no setbacks other than the common algae stages etc. Hang in there. Continue to investigate but don't stress over it(i know it sounds like bs I've been there) Get the hardiest of the SPS you can and let them thrive before you move onto more delicate ones. And I'd also stick to Aquacultured corals like you've been doing. You are doing the right thing and you seem to be in the right state of mind about the hobby. hang in there.