All My Polyps are Closed!!?

[jawa]

I've had a reef tank set up for at least 3 years (50 Gal display with 30g sump), with various polyps, and others, and I recently switched two things to my tank, and ALL my polyps have been closed since. It looks like the Pom Pom Xenia are all either dead or dying, as well. I'm hoping someone can help...

I have always had perfect levels (8.3, 0 nitrate, etc.), but was still having an algae issue. To combat that, I decided to add a Vortech MP10 to make sure I didn't have any dead areas. I also added two boxes worth of Hagen BioMax Filter Media in a section of my sump, just before the return pump. My goal with those was to get rid of any "crap" that kept getting pumped back into the main tank by the return pump. My levels are still prestine, algae is pretty much under control, and the clarity of my water is much better. But, my polyps remain closed!?

Any ideas?

I've tried different speeds with the MP10, and no change. I've also tried putting Coral Frenzy in a few times, and no change.

Thanks. Any help is Greatly Appreciated.

 

[Jennifier615]

Do you have a ground wire in your tank? Sometimes electrical stuff gets kinda hinky and will slowly electocute all your corals. You may not always feel a small tinge from a slow electrocution. I may not be correct; but since you were moving around electrical components and EVERYTHING is acting afflicted you may just wanna check it out.

 

[zackc13]

x2 on the electrical, that or you could of had something on you that contaiminated your water, try doing a water change if u feel no poke in the water. messing with the filter can raise your nitrates, test for that as well, do you test for phospate?

 

[jawa]

I will be doing a water change today. On the Electrical...is there any way for me to test for that? And, is a ground something I would just purchase from Marine Depot or something?

As for the levels, yes, I test for PO4, and it has always been zero. Same for Nitrate, Nitrite, and Ammonia.

Thanks for the help,

Jon

 

[Reef_Matrix29]

I'm having a similar issue, when I went to bed Friday my tank was fine, but during the course of Saturday and Sunday all my SPS started closing up and one colony started to peel it's skin off. The LPS and clam are doing fine, as are the fish and inverts, but the SPS not so much. I have done one water change already and will do another today. My water conditions are fine and I did have a grounding probe in my tank, though it was covered in calcium carbonate buildup. Any thoughts? No additions to the tank recently, same feeding amounts, same Two part dosing, just out of no where things started to go down hill. All parameters are fine, pH 8.2, Ca 420 ish, Alk 3.2 meq/L all nutrients are undetectable using Salifert kits.