aussi acan die off...

[Brad Black]

I have a small colony of acans (I won from the xmass csea party). They did well for the first month but now have began to bleach out and die off. there are still some good polyps left but it won't be long now. I have many other heathy corals (for years) with good water quality except for 20-30 ppm nitrates (just added a nirate reactor). I have recently added stronger lighting (about 650w t-5 on a 100g flatback hex acrylic tank). I have moved them several times to lower/higher light areas and lower/higher flow areas with no change. I am afraid that I may loose the whole thing and I may need someone close to cleveland to take them if my last move doesn't work. So, if anyone has any ideas, or a temporary home for them please LMK. Thanks.

 

[Fdfiremedic]

You can house them in my tank if you need. Ben

 

[funkyman]

I had the same problem until I started dosing 2 part. Now the colony that was receding / dieing off is coming back and developing a new layer of heads over the original skeleton.

 

[srtn8]

I havent had any issues with mine. Mine has actually doubled in size since the party.

 

[funkyman]

Sidenote: I was referring to acans in general, not just ausies.

 

[Brad Black]

I have been dosing bi-ionic 2 part with no luck. Not sure whats going on. Now my Tunze is having problems. When it rains it pours. I think I'll start a new thread on the Tunze

 

[CleveYank]

The basic principle here is very simple.

If a coral is in trouble in a tank in which the water is perfect. Then it's the coral or it's not getting fed properly or trace or Ca levels are not up to snuff.


If the water is not perfect. Sensitive corals and newer additions
are the first to go.

And one that is in trouble is doomed. So you must strive for perfect water. You must strive to add enough food to allow a coral that's in trouble to "come back" yet still keep bad nutrient levels down. And still keep Ca/Alk/Mg levels close to perfection. And the slight addition of stront and iodine. If the attention to these balancing acts is not kept. Even stronger or resistant corals will decline overtime. So you need to dial the tank in to exact levels where they need to be. Riding the lines of almost good Ca balance and moderate rather than low to very low nitrate and phosphate levels will make it very difficult for an in trouble coral to rebound little alone survive.

If it's still alive when I am back in town towards the end of February and you have a parasite free tank...I have room to offer you to nurture the coral back to health. I would test the water and figure where all levels are and act accordingly. Good luck and if you need help when I'm in town let me know. I will help if I can.

 

[Brad Black]

Wow Cleve yank very well put. I don't think I have heard water quality importance and care better stated. It is an art and something I strive for, although I am still learning to trust my testing supplies (hard sometimes). Thanks for the offer, I have found them a PLACE WITH FIREMEDIC. Thanks all.