Help I don’t wanna lose him

[stretchnuts]

Could running carbon be the downfall of my lps. I got this guy a little over a week ago and hasn’t open back up. Or could it be the long tip anemone letting off chemical. Whatever it is, I’ve tried moving him to different locations of the tank. He is away from other coral and anemones. I tried turning my flow off for two days. and still nada.

 

[One Reefing Boi]

Could running carbon be the downfall of my lps. I got this guy a little over a week ago and hasn’t open back up. Or could it be the long tip anemone letting off chemical. Whatever it is, I’ve tried moving him to different locations of the tank. He is away from other coral and anemones. I tried turning my flow off for two days. and still nada.

View attachment 3101445Something is definitely off. What about lighting? Any idea what PAR it’s in? How old is the tank? What are the params (temp/salinity/Alk/mag/calcium)?

 

[Labridaedicted]

I've had instances in previous systems where running carbon did upset a number of corals. The reason for it in my case was increasing the clarity of the water caused the PAR to rise quickly and the corals weren't acclimated to the new brighter light reaching them. I dialed back the lights a bit and ran an acclimation period for them and then they were fine.

If the carbon is putting out fine particles due to agitation or too much flow, it could also cause irritation. Try decreasing flow through the carbon or checking par.

 

[stretchnuts]

Could running carbon be the downfall of my lps. I got this guy a little over a week ago and hasn’t open back up. Or could it be the long tip anemone letting off chemical. Whatever it is, I’ve tried moving him to different locations of the tank. He is away from other coral and anemones. I tried turning my flow off for two days. and still nada.

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Cal 430
DKH 10
Alk 180
Nitrate .20 or lower
Nitrite 0
PH 7.8-8.3
Salinity .025
Other coral doing ok
i don’t have way to test PAR or mag

 

[One Reefing Boi]

I've had instances in previous systems where running carbon did upset a number of corals. The reason for it in my case was increasing the clarity of the water caused the PAR to rise quickly and the corals weren't acclimated to the new brighter light reaching them. I dialed back the lights a bit and ran an acclimation period for them and then they were fine.

If the carbon is putting out fine particles due to agitation or too much flow, it could also cause irritation. Try decreasing flow through the carbon or checking par.

Wow interesting! Never heard that before, I had issues with carbon just pulling too much nutrients from my system that they bottomed out. I don’t run carbon unless I am trying to pull a medication out of the water

 

[Dom]

Could running carbon be the downfall of my lps. I got this guy a little over a week ago and hasn’t open back up. Or could it be the long tip anemone letting off chemical. Whatever it is, I’ve tried moving him to different locations of the tank. He is away from other coral and anemones. I tried turning my flow off for two days. and still nada.

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What are your water chemistry numbers?

I'd like to know salinity, pH, calcium and Alk

 

[stretchnuts]

I've had instances in previous systems where running carbon did upset a number of corals. The reason for it in my case was increasing the clarity of the water caused the PAR to rise quickly and the corals weren't acclimated to the new brighter light reaching them. I dialed back the lights a bit and ran an acclimation period for them and then they were fine.

If the carbon is putting out fine particles due to agitation or too much flow, it could also cause irritation. Try decreasing flow through the carbon or checking par.

I’m removing the carbon. Water clarity is good. Maybe to clear. I have fluvul smart light that has 10 time points and. I set up blue lights. Neither light illuminates UV

 

[stretchnuts]

What are your water chemistry numbers?

I'd like to know salinity, pH, calcium and Alk

I attached parameters at the top

 

[One Reefing Boi]

I’m removing the carbon. Water clarity is good. Maybe to clear. I have fluvul smart light that has 10 time points and. I set up blue lights. Neither light illuminates UV

Cal 430
DKH 10
Alk 180
Nitrate .20 or lower
Nitrite 0
PH 7.8-8.3
Salinity .025
Other coral doing ok
i don’t have way to test PAR or mag

Lighting could be an issue - but probably not if everything else looks fine.

How old is the tank? Rock looks pretty new. Also idk if Alk at 180 is right? I assume the dKH is Alk at 10?

 

[stretchnuts]

Tank is over a year old. Had three clowns and a nem in it from the beginning. Went through a bad algae stage for about three months. Was finally able to beat that. Tank has been good and solid last six months.

 

[stretchnuts]

I put new rock in about 3-4 moths ago. DKH was taken from API master reef test kit 10- 179. And the alkalinity test was from test strip witch they both are fairly close

 

[Nman]

IMO the api test kits aren’t accurate and the strips are the same.I would use salfert then you can trust your results

 

[Dom]

I attached parameters at the top

Yes you did! How the hell did I miss that?

 

[One Reefing Boi]

The params seem within reason but as others mentioned, the test strips are very unreliable and API aren’t either. I would recommend taking a water sample to your LFS and have them test it for you.

sometimes coral just doesn’t make it for one reason or another, not much we can do about it and it’s a shame but I have lost coral randomly after having it only a week or so. If everything else is fine I would guess it’s more of an issue with the coral than the tank.

Did you dip it before putting it in your tank? Something like CoralRX or anything like that?

 

[Derrick0580]

Nitrate seems low, 10-15 range is good, and I’m not seeing phosphate listed, my lps react poorly to high phosphates

 

[stretchnuts]

The params seem within reason but as others mentioned, the test strips are very unreliable and API aren’t either. I would recommend taking a water sample to your LFS and have them test it for you.

sometimes coral just doesn’t make it for one reason or another, not much we can do about it and it’s a shame but I have lost coral randomly after having it only a week or so. If everything else is fine I would guess it’s more of an issue with the coral than the tank.

Did you dip it before putting it in your tank? Something like CoralRX or anything like that?

I have taken my water there and they said my water is great.

Nitrate seems low, 10-15 range is good, and I’m not seeing phosphate listed, my lps react poorly to high phosphates

I retested my nitrates today using testing solution instead of strips. Read 10ppm
I will do another full parameter test after work and share the results.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Could running carbon be the downfall of my lps. I got this guy a little over a week ago and hasn’t open back up. Or could it be the long tip anemone letting off chemical. Whatever it is, I’ve tried moving him to different locations of the tank. He is away from other coral and anemones. I tried turning my flow off for two days. and still nada.

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Each time you make a change you stress the coral. Put it in moderate light and flow and leave it alone for at least a week. Then see if it's looking any better.

 

[Reefer Matt]

I'd try dimming the lights too. My LPS get big and fluffy in ~100 par.