Please help, SPS dying off

jp7578

jp7578

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I'm losing most of my SPS corals and not sure why. Everything else is thriving, shrooms, zoas, duncans, acans, leather, and many more. According to my LFS all my parameters are for the most part spot on.

PH- 8.1
Salinity- 1.024
DKH- 8
Phosphates- 0
Nitrates-0
Nirtites-0
Temp-79-81
and according to my LFS my Mag levels are good.

Any help would be much appreciated.
 
They do great for a week or 2 and then start to lose PE and color. Not sure if its too much light or my coral beauty. My Garf's bonzai is doin great tho.
 
jp7578 said:
They do great for a week or 2 and then start to lose PE and color. Not sure if its too much light or my coral beauty. My Garf's bonzai is doin great tho.
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What is your maintnance schedule? do you keep a consistant schedule?
Garfs tend to be rather resiliant and might be one of the last effected corals. Hopefully, with the help of the community, you can figure it out before that point.
 
Is there any rtn/stn? What is the flow like in the tank? What is alk over time? One reading gives you that point in time, but you need to see if it is swinging.

How are you acclimating the corals to your tank?
 
Is there any rtn/stn? What is the flow like in the tank? What is alk over time? One reading gives you that point in time, but you need to see if it is swinging.

How are you acclimating the corals to your tank?
 
Lights are 150 watt Phoenix 14K with 2 14 watt T5 actinics and LED moonlights. Not sure of the PAR level. Phosphates are 0. I had no prob with sps till about 4-6 months ago. All of a sudden they just are'nt doin well. My garf's and a couple lil tri colors are doin fine. Lost a strawberry shortcake, a couple red planets, chips, a freakin slimer, oh and my hawkins seems to be doin fine. I'm baffled
 
Flow is good, besides the pump on the nanocube i have 2 koralia's runnin on either side of the tank
 
so low light corals are still doing fine and high light corals don't last? Now if memory serves me correct garfs purple bonsai do well in med to low light as well as the tri-color valadias at least the ones i have had maybe the other sps just need more light ? Have you seen tissue loss or color loss ? patches of missing skin to indicate aefw? if the water parameters are fine I would blow the corals with a baster and see if any flat worms come off ..but since your bonsai is doing fine im confused as well ..pics would help..good luck hope its the lights and not aefw..
 
Bulbs are only about a month old. Anyone think it may be my Coral Beauty? Don't ever notice him nipping at the corals, but I can't think of anything else.
 
I start all my SPS at the bottom and gradually move them up. A couple have RTN and others are just losing all color and none have any polyp extension.
 
I can't imagine putting more powerfull lights on. It's only a 24 gallon nano, the 150 watt seems to be more than enough.
 
jp7578 said:
Bulbs are only about a month old. Anyone think it may be my Coral Beauty? Don't ever notice him nipping at the corals, but I can't think of anything else.
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CB's nipping is very common, however; it normally doesn't result in much more than lack of PE during the day. I've not had any SPS die from it.
 
sorry guy's havent been on in a while. Still having the same issues. Garf's is doin ok, but no PE whatsoever. I think I'm gonna remove the Coral Beauty and see if that helps. I have noticed him nippin at them alot lately. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
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