tippmannsniper
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I am in a bit of a tough spot and would like a fresh set of eyes to solve an irritating problem.
Situation: Over the past two months or so, I have lost three blue/green reef chromis and one small blue hippo tang. Each went through the same progression prior to death. They have died a couple weeks apart with only a 48-72 hour lead time at each death where any changes were observed. The only consistent behavioral change I have noticed is that they become increasingly antisocial and disinterested in food as the window passes. However, there are no visible signs of illness over that span leading up to death. No gill inflammation, no ich, no algae spike, no electrical surges, no bulging eyes, no open sores, etc. I feed a variety of flake, pellet, mysis, and sheet veggie products. Can provide the specifics if helpful. All tank inhabitants generally eat all products, if they get to them in time.
Hardware: 150 gallon system, 65 gallon display tank, one frag tank, one isolation tank, one refugium in sump. Lighting is LED, minus the fuge. For filtration I'm running a Bermuda PS, carbon in a phosban reactor, caulerpa in the fuge, couple filter socks in returns. For flow I have a mag return pump, korallias, and MJ1200s in the smaller tanks. APEX w/ fusion keeping it all on point. All lighting and flow calculations are reasonable. Tank turns over 5-6 times/hr minimum.
Livestock: 2 chromis, 2 clowns, 1 small yellow tang, 1 potters angel, assortment of crabs and snails, including a cleaner shrimp and an emerald crab.
Testing results: I just ran a full suite of tests and nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, and ammonia are all zero. Temp, ph, and orp are shown below, though no anomalies have been witnessed over the previous two months. Note: orp is a bit lower than normal as a chromosome died with 6 hours ago. Cleanup crew made quick work of it. All that I found was a spine.
ANY THOUGHTS? Again, please feel free to request any additional info that will help in troubleshooting this one.
Thank you in advance.
Situation: Over the past two months or so, I have lost three blue/green reef chromis and one small blue hippo tang. Each went through the same progression prior to death. They have died a couple weeks apart with only a 48-72 hour lead time at each death where any changes were observed. The only consistent behavioral change I have noticed is that they become increasingly antisocial and disinterested in food as the window passes. However, there are no visible signs of illness over that span leading up to death. No gill inflammation, no ich, no algae spike, no electrical surges, no bulging eyes, no open sores, etc. I feed a variety of flake, pellet, mysis, and sheet veggie products. Can provide the specifics if helpful. All tank inhabitants generally eat all products, if they get to them in time.
Hardware: 150 gallon system, 65 gallon display tank, one frag tank, one isolation tank, one refugium in sump. Lighting is LED, minus the fuge. For filtration I'm running a Bermuda PS, carbon in a phosban reactor, caulerpa in the fuge, couple filter socks in returns. For flow I have a mag return pump, korallias, and MJ1200s in the smaller tanks. APEX w/ fusion keeping it all on point. All lighting and flow calculations are reasonable. Tank turns over 5-6 times/hr minimum.
Livestock: 2 chromis, 2 clowns, 1 small yellow tang, 1 potters angel, assortment of crabs and snails, including a cleaner shrimp and an emerald crab.
Testing results: I just ran a full suite of tests and nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, and ammonia are all zero. Temp, ph, and orp are shown below, though no anomalies have been witnessed over the previous two months. Note: orp is a bit lower than normal as a chromosome died with 6 hours ago. Cleanup crew made quick work of it. All that I found was a spine.
ANY THOUGHTS? Again, please feel free to request any additional info that will help in troubleshooting this one.
Thank you in advance.
