Whats going on in my tank?

[Notsolostfish]

Okay my tank is over 6 months. 200G 150G water volume. I have LPS for the most part. Everything was amazing for the past 6 months no deaths. One day i comeback home from work my plate is pinched, started shrinking, and losing color in the middle (i dipped) ans then my acan colony shrinked as well even though i had 7 new heads. Still shrinked even after a week. Now i come back home and my 7 head hammer is open but not extended as before.

I dose afr everyday as well.

I have 2 toadstools. One is small tiny one, and one is a regular sized one nott too huge. Is it possible they are releasing toxins in the water? I was doing water changes every 3 weeks. Also i test with salifert weekly and hanna. + i have a freshly calibrated trident to check.

Attached below my results. Nitrate is 11. I have reef ocfopus 200 INT. Roller matt, live rock seeded in the sump. Filtration is great. Any tips why i keep finding angry corals?

 

[Lavey29]

Sure leather corals can release turpenes in the water so running carbon or something similar is essential. First thing when big problems start up is a water change and reassess. Numbers are fine. Have you done a recent ICP to check everything?

 

[Garf]

Is it possible they are releasing toxins in the water?

Sure. Everything exudes something. The effects are either negative, neutral or positive on other organisms.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

In my experience, leather toxins are a slow irritant, taking weeks to slowly degrade other corals, not an overnight killer. Its too easy to point at the leathers, this is something else.

 

[Notsolostfish]

Sure leather corals can release turpenes in the water so running carbon or something similar is essential. First thing when big problems start up is a water change and reassess. Numbers are fine. Have you done a recent ICP to check everything?

I did a big water change. No icp test yet ordered one

 

[Notsolostfish]

Sure leather corals can release turpenes in the water so running carbon or something similar is essential. First thing when big problems start up is a water change and reassess. Numbers are fine. Have you done a recent ICP to check everything?

Whats the best icp test?

 

[Lavey29]

Whats the best icp test?

I use ATI. 3x per year. Order off Amazon

 

[Garf]

I use ATI. 3x per year. Order off Amazon

Do you get odd readings ever? I've never done an ICP, just curious. Thanks.

 

[Lavey29]

Do you get odd readings ever? I've never done an ICP, just curious. Thanks.

ICP is good because it tests every all major and trace elements, pollutants. Etc... even tests your RODI. They are pricy like $45 but you only need to do it twice mabe three times a year. It also helps validate your home test kits.

 

[Garf]

ICP is good because it tests every all major and trace elements, pollutants. Etc... even tests your RODI. They are pricy like $45 but you only need to do it twice mabe three times a year. It also helps validate your home test kits.

Yeah, I've been around since before Triton and understand the concept. It's more the reliability of the information ICP provide that concerns me. It appears loads of folk get odd results. If your results are consistent, I suppose that's a plus. Cheers

 

[Lavey29]

Yeah, I've been around since before Triton and understand the concept. It's more the reliability of the information ICP provide that concerns me. It appears loads of folk get odd results. If your results are consistent, I suppose that's a plus. Cheers

Well true, the test is only as good as the person performing it but so far for me their numbers are decently in line with my home kits so I have confidence in it for now but you are correct, some people got poor testing results.

There really isn't a way to test for all trace, metals, etc... other then using a lab.