[HELP] Tank Crash (Acros, lps, softies)

[mzlskink]

Dear all knowing R2R, it’s been a fun ride building this tank but today it seems something was way off, almost everything is dying - I’m curious what the major issue could be, all information I provide may or may not be relevant. Is it bacterial?



Acros(dying):

are turning a little light, some are clearly bleaching from bottom up, others have

tissue decaying from top into brown algae like substance (not very much)



LPs(unhappy)

Torches and hammers are all shrunken, none died. a Duncan is also closed up



Sofies:

Cispitularia that has grown so much and seem indestructible shows noticeably some dark tentacles - which is a first



I did dose some microbactor 2 days ago, and have started using nutramar live microalgae (I think that’s phytoplankton right)



Parameters:

8 month mixed reef with acros alive til today

Sal: 1.025

Cacium: 430

Mg: 1480

kH: 8-9

Nitrate: 10ppm

Phosphate: 0.23 (increased from 0.07 from feeding)

pH: 8 but can’t tell color that well

Voltage in tank: 5.60volts


Image below shows the dying acros and unhappy softies including cispituaria with new dark polyps. What is happening here, and what could I do? ICP test is sent out today but will take a while for results (previously iodine was little low so I dose some)

 

[Cichlid Dad]

What is your water source, and water charge schedule. Salt used and how do you measure.

 

[timmyrules]

10 ppm seems a little high for nitrate, but I doubt that’s the issue….whats the water temperature? I had some corals bleach once when my tanks water got to warm.

 

[crazyfishmom]

What did you feed with???

 

[Cichlid Dad]

10 ppm seems a little high for nitrate, but I doubt that’s the issue….whats the water temperature? I had some corals bleach once when my tanks water got to warm.

Nitrates of.25 is acceptable, the phos is high and should be .03-.1

 

[Aaron1222]

Dear all knowing R2R, it’s been a fun ride building this tank but today it seems something was way off, almost everything is dying - I’m curious what the major issue could be, all information I provide may or may not be relevant. Is it bacterial?



Acros(dying):

are turning a little light, some are clearly bleaching from bottom up, others have

tissue decaying from top into brown algae like substance (not very much)



LPs(unhappy)

Torches and hammers are all shrunken, none died. a Duncan is also closed up



Sofies:

Cispitularia that has grown so much and seem indestructible shows noticeably some dark tentacles - which is a first



I did dose some microbactor 2 days ago, and have started using nutramar live microalgae (I think that’s phytoplankton right)



Parameters:

8 month mixed reef with acros alive til today

Sal: 1.025

Cacium: 430

Mg: 1480

kH: 8-9

Nitrate: 10ppm

Phosphate: 0.23 (increased from 0.07 from feeding)

pH: 8 but can’t tell color that well

Voltage in tank: 5.60volts


Image below shows the dying acros and unhappy softies including cispituaria with new dark polyps. What is happening here, and what could I do? ICP test is sent out today but will take a while for results (previously iodine was little low so I dose some)

do you have a TDS meter on your RODI system? If so what does it say? I also recommend sending out an ICP as soon as you can, ATI's tests both your tank water and your RO water

 

[Uncle99]

Did temp rise any?
Looking bleached to me.

 

[PharmrJohn]

Have you changed up your lighting recently?

 

[Gyarados]

looking at your rocks, your system seems to young for sps sadly.

 

[mzlskink]

What is your water source, and water charge schedule. Salt used and how do you measure.

I usually change water once a week 10%, I get ro water from LFS, sometimes I get premixed other times I mix it myself. I use this salinity meter to measure, it was calibrated so I think it’s fairly accurate

 

[mzlskink]

10 ppm seems a little high for nitrate, but I doubt that’s the issue….whats the water temperature? I had some corals bleach once when my tanks water got to warm.

I use INKBIRD there hasn’t been any swings lately, i keep temperature always around 78-79 since I started the tank

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I usually change water once a week 10%, I get ro water from LFS, sometimes I get premixed other times I mix it myself. I use this salinity meter to measure, it was calibrated so I think it’s fairly accurate

What meter, and how often is it calibrated

 

[mzlskink]

What did you feed with???

I usually interchangeably fred mysis, reef energy amino AB+, reef roids, and live phyto

 

[mzlskink]

What meter, and how often is it calibrated

I calibrate with ro water before use, it’s from Amazon, do you think my salinity could be off? I could get another one

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I usually change water once a week 10%, I get ro water from LFS, sometimes I get premixed other times I mix it myself. I use this salinity meter to measure, it was calibrated so I think it’s fairly accurate

, and I think it's fairly accurate maybe the issue as well as it's a new system. Acro need stability

 

[mzlskink]

do you have a TDS meter on your RODI system? If so what does it say? I also recommend sending out an ICP as soon as you can, ATI's tests both your tank water and your RO water

It’s sent! But takes like 2 weeks for results

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I calibrate with ro water before use, it’s from Amazon, do you think my salinity could be off? I could get another one

The easy way is to get calibration fluid

 

[mzlskink]

Have you changed up your lighting recently?

I have but with a same model (Radio xr15 pro), and it’s been 2 weeks but suddenly everything fell apart, could it still be the light?

 

[mzlskink]

looking at your rocks, your system seems to young for sps sadly.

True, I did swap my old rocks with new Marco built rocks maybe around 2 months ago

 

[RV Reefs]

True, I did swap my old rocks with new Marco built rocks maybe around 2 months ago

That could be the issue.