HELP PLEASE coral not doing well, all dying in some way

[stewy14]

You have fed reef roids by the teaspoon for the past 2 days, yet you don't know your phosphate level but sure its low? I feed about an 8th of teaspoon to my 40 gallon, you likely fouled your water by doing this in a such a small tank.

It sounds like your reefing practice is all over the map..... I think you should do some more research, then formulate a proper plan of action to maintain your reef. This "learning as you go" is not working out.

I have done research, I got impatient and impusivly did this, I knew I shouldn't have done this right after, I have a proper plan, but, well there is no but, I did foul my water, I know learned that I shouldn't bother them when sick, how do I unfoul my water?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

We really need to see a picture of your tank; it will help all of us out a lot with helping you

 

[Vinaka_vakalevu]

I thk7mini, and im still waiting on my par checks

The reef roids are going to throw your PO4 way out of line. In my 20 I feed 1/8tsp of roids every other week and still think my po4 is too high……

My personal advice if you are looking for something relaxing not stressful is maybe start thinking about making it a fowlr tank. Personally I think expecting someone else to maintain your tank to your liking while you’re away at school isn’t a viable option.

 

[stewy14]

We really need to see a picture of your tank; it will help all of us out a lot with helping you

im waiting sorry
my mom/dad is probably doing something so I can't get a picture

 

[Doctorgori]

cloudy water? Won’t hurt to inspect tank for something dead, maybe a huge snail or starfish et.
As for water changes: usually they help unless you went off the rails and the match wasn’t even close…
Anything over 33% I make some effort to match temp & parameters…
?..If you are time constrained, maybe check out some automation/monitoring gear

 

[Rappa]

Stop using the Roids. I bet your Phosphate is way high right now. I'm not a fan of the roids. Or at least the amount suggested on the bottle. It's a generic instruction for 1 tspn with tank water. Makes no sense. 300 gallon tank? 10 gallon tank? Same ratio... You need to know your corals well and start real small with that stuff. Guarantee that's what did it.

 

[stewy14]

so, what can I do right now to help the corals not die? is there anything I can do?

 

[Doctorgori]

so, what can I do right now to help the corals not die? is there anything I can do?

with some care/caution you can do massive water changes in a emergency situation, IME matching temp, salinity and alkalinity being the 3 most important in that order. Maybe 33% every 24hrs as a baseline, I won’t argue other opinions

 

[Rappa]

I don't know... Mine all turned brown and died, along with an algae bloom. Did your corals slime up when you dosed the roids?

 

[stewy14]

I don't know... Mine all turned brown and died, along with an algae bloom. Did your corals slime up when you dosed the roids?

no sir

 

[stewy14]

IM AT 0.5-1PPM PHOSPHATES, MY MONTI IS NEARLY DEAD!!!! HOW DO I LOWER QUICKLY??? I dont have any phosphate removers (((

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

IM AT 0.5-1PPM PHOSPHATES, MY MONTI IS NEARLY DEAD!!!! HOW DO I LOWER QUICKLY??? I dont have any phosphate removers (((

A water change.

 

[stewy14]

A water change.

how big? and that hasn't really been working, look at the past posts in this thread

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

how big? and that hasn't really been working, look at the past posts in this thread

It's your only option if you don't have phosphate removers. I did look through this thread.

It will take a lot of water changes to get your number down. If you do a 30% water change and you have 1.0 phosphate, at water change 1 it will go down to 0.7, then 0.539, then 0.415, and so forth. Doing one small water change won't help much at all. I would suggest larger waterchanges, like a 30-50% each or every other day.

 

[stewy14]

It's your only option if you don't have phosphate removers. I did look through this thread.

It will take a lot of water changes to get your number down. If you do a 30% water change and you have 1.0 phosphate, at water change 1 it will go down to 0.7, then 0.539, then 0.415, and so forth. Doing one small water change won't help much at all. I would suggest larger waterchanges, like a 30-50% each or every other day.

ok, I just ordered clearmax, its coming in 4 hours, and in the mean time, water change time.

 

[ronsonb]

With out knowing anything else, Just from experience in my 75g I would say you’re problem is probably the teaspoon of reef roids in 11g of water. Thats a lot. You need to measure your phosphate asap

 

[robanister]

Oh padiwan give all your corals to your friend. Start with one and do really good. Then expand .

 

[stewy14]

Oh padiwan give all your corals to your friend. Start with one and do really good. Then expand .

thats what happened...

 

[landlubber]

just going from my own experience after a tank crash here but the chances of you stopping RTN from using a phosphate remover are bleak at best.

 

[stewy14]

just going from my own experience after a tank crash here but the chances of you stopping RTN from using a phosphate remover are bleak at best.

exactly what im doing