All SPS Dying After Tank Transfer

[greenhead]

When u add water to salt you create super high levels as your adding your water. Now I know your adding the water quickly but it doesn't matter. You will get precipitation. Levels can go up swiftly but not down. The damage has been done.

The main reason for your spa death is the alk swing. If your old water cannot fill at least 75% of tank volume than you must make absolutely sure the parameters of new water match your old stuff. And I would still do a 2-3 hour acclimation in a good size container of the new mixture of new/old water. Even then without a very established bio filter , its a crap shoot.

 

[ggrillo]

Precipitation makes sense. I did notice a lot of salt clumping at the bottom when I was mixing it. How should I go about correcting it? Dose something like red sea Foundation ABC? or to do several water changes? Parameter swings are not a problem right now since there aren't any SPS

 

[greenhead]

A large water change and check params. Look for ammonia and nitrite. Check if the system is restarting cycle. .

 

[greenhead]

And salt clumping isnt an issue if you were adding salt to water and not visa versa..

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

Vent that canopy ASAP, removing the top is the best way because heat rises, so no top and no heat builds up. A small fan either in the canopy or over the sump helps but considering the high humidity in FL I would put the fan in the canopy to help exhaust heat.

Did you happen to measure the actual temp it got to? What temp does the tank normally run at?

The no top canopy doesn't quite work 100% that way; I thought it would too. True, the bulbs heat the air, and it rises, but there also seems to be quite a bit of radiant heating that takes place. Nice thing about an open top screened with plastic hardware cloth is that a 24" deep canopy can hold a regular box fan face down very nicely.

Sorry about your losses; it happens often when tanks are moved all at once.