So... I have a very healthy reef tank and its has been stable for many years. My most hardy (or so I thought) Rare Yumas have been doing some really weird things for just over a week now. First off there is about 60 of them in my tank and about 7 mother heads (5 inchs across, each) Two weeks ago I purchased a rock of rics from a crappy store thinking I was getting a great deal, well after I placed them in the tank about two days later they started losing color and spitting out a brown nasty substance from there mouths, bout two days after that they were all gone. 12 in all. Found this really crazy considering everything else in my tank is rocking. Just a couple days after those rics died or melted, my prized Yumas starting looking the same ways. They started losing color their electric yellows mouths turned white and are wide open? They started spitting out some brown stuff out of their mouths as well. Lite night I lost my first one. This was a beautiful 5 to 6inch Yuma that has been around for over 10 years and produced hundreds of off spring. I'm very sad but more concerned. I have never had a problem like this before. My levels are good and salinity is good, temp is good. Dont know what to do.... I still have many left but they are starting to do the same things as the others. These are also spread through out my entire tank not right next to each other which really is worrying me. Anybody, everybody- Please help! I'm sick watching my prized coral just fade away. Is this a Ric disease or is there such a thing? Help!
HELP! My 12 year old Yumas are melting or something! HELP!
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citychen888
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What is your data about KH NO3 PO4?
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well, I think I found the overall problem, I think. I didnt really think about it but I did change my salt three weeks ago. My Magnesium levels were crazy and it changed basically all the levels in my tank. I did my third water change last night but levels are still pretty high. (PH, Alk, Mag)
My huge mother colony ended up falling off the rock and to the bottom but is still alive but looks like s*&t. I do believe they still have a chance but I need to fix the water quality. Funny but all the other corals are still rockin, fuzzy and perfect. I did lose one frag of sps but he is brand new and I think I shocked him into submission.
Should I be testing Iodine and Iodide? I use lugols and never have had a problem like this but a crash is the last thing I want. Thinking of buying a huge master test kit but need some recommendations?
More Info on dying rics
well, I think I found the overall problem, I think. I didnt really think about it but I did change my salt three weeks ago. My Magnesium levels were crazy and it changed basically all the levels in my tank. I did my third water change last night but levels are still pretty high. (PH, Alk, Mag)
My huge mother colony ended up falling off the rock and to the bottom but is still alive but looks like s*&t. I do believe they still have a chance but I need to fix the water quality. Funny but all the other corals are still rockin, fuzzy and perfect. I did lose one frag of sps but he is brand new and I think I shocked him into submission.
Should I be testing Iodine and Iodide? I use lugols and never have had a problem like this but a crash is the last thing I want. Thinking of buying a huge master test kit but need some recommendations?
E36328i
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Iodine may be higher in your new salt mix than before? Just a shot in the dark.. I do know from experience and from others Iodine is very easy to overdose, especially if you use concentrated forms like Lugol's solution. There is a way to combat iodine overdose, BrightWell has a product called 'Erase-CL.' It is used for removing chlorine in tanks using tap water, but it also has a property to remove excess iodine from the water. Might look into it, or at the least, testing your Iodine parameters.
Still going"
Still going"
I appreciate everyone taking the time to read this thread and offer assistance. I will be posting a group of pics later this week. Im still fighting this problem. I have done everything I can and still they are lookin pretty hurt. Water changes (5) in three weeks. Got ALL my levels back in check and added tons of carbon but still the sit, hurt!
Its the wierdest thing its the only thing in the tank that is being effected by something. Still continuing to do testing daily.
Yes P04,KH NO3 are under control my alk was a little low but is now good. I do have backups of these rics in my brothers tank and his are bout 6 inchs and beautiful so hopefully I wont need to but if I have too I will be fraggin his...
So ****ed, confused and worried! I've been doing this for a long time and never had anything do this- Well not exactly like this anyways.
I converted to Kent- Reef Crystals from Instant Ocean- Thought I was making a wise decision but......
Still going"
I appreciate everyone taking the time to read this thread and offer assistance. I will be posting a group of pics later this week. Im still fighting this problem. I have done everything I can and still they are lookin pretty hurt. Water changes (5) in three weeks. Got ALL my levels back in check and added tons of carbon but still the sit, hurt!
Its the wierdest thing its the only thing in the tank that is being effected by something. Still continuing to do testing daily.
Yes P04,KH NO3 are under control my alk was a little low but is now good. I do have backups of these rics in my brothers tank and his are bout 6 inchs and beautiful so hopefully I wont need to but if I have too I will be fraggin his...
So ****ed, confused and worried! I've been doing this for a long time and never had anything do this- Well not exactly like this anyways.
I converted to Kent- Reef Crystals from Instant Ocean- Thought I was making a wise decision but......
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