I can't seem to keep hard corals.

[itz frank]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2497781

Here's an about my tank thread. I've been having major issues with stn on all my hard corals.
Had some issues with zoas melting as well. I just can't peg what is going on. In my thread above, it shows my parameters as I test daily.

Stn is from tips and base.

 

[Reefvet]

I did a quick read of your other thread. I see lots of issues. Number one, you don't have a stable tank. You posted that you topped off a gallon twice in the same day. I don't care if that was KW or just RO/DI, that's not an environment that will support SPS. You're creating constant salinity and alkalinity swings.

Get an ATO system running. You can do that for less than the cost of the corals you've already lost. Don't use KW in it because top off is going to vary and you want KW to be added very consistently.

IF you're going to use KW you want to drip it 24/7.

 

[itz frank]

I did a quick read of your other thread. I see lots of issues. Number one, you don't have a stable tank. You posted that you topped off a gallon twice in the same day. I don't care if that was KW or just RO/DI, that's not an environment that will support SPS. You're creating constant salinity and alkalinity swings.



Get an ATO system running. You can do that for less than the cost of the corals you've already lost. Don't use KW in it because top off is going to vary and you want KW to be added very consistently.



IF you're going to use KW you want to drip it 24/7.

I tested the salinity before and after this morning and it read the same. I will get it set up, though.

Is there anything else that could be causing this? I feel like I'm going crazy. I have found a lot of issues with my tank since I started posting the actual findings on here.
Thank you for your help.

 

[forddna]

Two gallons of topoff on a 60g tank in a single day?

 

[itz frank]

Two gallons of topoff on a 60g tank in a single day?

It was approximate. Probably a little less. But it was half at 9pm added and half at 8am added.

 

[rovster]

Like I told you, settle into a routine and chill. This problem needs time, and well spent time. You seem to have had every tank issue known to man. Keeping things stable for a week is not enough.

 

[Pife]

Like I told you, settle into a routine and chill. This problem needs time, and well spent time. You seem to have had every tank issue known to man. Keeping things stable for a week is not enough.

Patience is key.