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usmc121581

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A couple months ago, I lost my priced bubble gum chalice to an infection or whatever it was. It only affected that coral and the frag of that coral, which was strange. Then I started losing a couple heads of my hammer coral, it would only affect one or two heads. It stopped and know its back, the heads will look perfect one day then the next wont open and flesh just melts off the next. It isn't brown jelly, I have dealt with that once. Parameters are listed below and I have dipped this coral once already and will to it again if I cant figure this out. Since it has came back once already with a dip I would like to find out first. Please let me know anything else I havent listed. I would upload a pic but I cant from my phone will do at work tomorrow.

Alk 8
Cal 390
mag I want to say 1300 I forgot to write it down.
ph 8.17
Nitrate <0.5
phosphate <.02
Salinity 1.026
temp always between 75-79.
 
Maybe lower salinity to 1.024 for your lps but that shouldnt be causing this. Do you target feed your lps?

Semper fi brother. I ship out to paradise island january 6th
 
Maybe lower salinity to 1.024 for your lps but that shouldnt be causing this. Do you target feed your lps?

Semper fi brother. I ship out to paradise island january 6th

The hammer that's doing it will never take food, so I stopped. I am going to try and dip it again tonight and see if I can once and for all stop it.

Congrats, if you need to know anything just hit me up, I actual miss being in, I was forced out for knee issues 3x surgeries and they couldnt fix it. I tried to fight and stay in but no dice. I was actually stationed down there. What MOS.
 
The hammer that's doing it will never take food, so I stopped. I am going to try and dip it again tonight and see if I can once and for all stop it.

Congrats, if you need to know anything just hit me up, I actual miss being in, I was forced out for knee issues 3x surgeries and they couldnt fix it. I tried to fight and stay in but no dice. I was actually stationed down there. What MOS.

Some LPS are super finicky and you have to find a food they are willing to take if you havent already tried several, also I keep reading about undectable/really low nitrates being bad for soft/LPS coral because the water is too clean. Anyway another dip may do it if anything survived the last one, a pic would help. But yea I'm in the DEP right now and im contracted for reservist with 0311 (I fought so hard with my recruiter for an ifantry anything) but I decided on reservist so I can finish my degree and stuff and I may end up augmenting to active duty. Im sorry to hear that man, thank you for your service.
 
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