S.T.N. Problem

[Mako Shark II]

Fish are happy & health.

Corals look beat and are losing tissue at the margins.

Water parameters are spot on.

Old lamps potentially, right? (My MH bulbs are old. I just replaced one of two T-5's.)

 

[friedrice2841]

probably need to change you mh bulbs, don't think the t5's factor into the equation (if you are only using them for dusk/dawn effect)

might also want to check to see if you have salt build up on your bulbs. I had a lot of salt on my bulbs, it might buy you a couple of weeks more on your halides.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Thanks Tim.

 

[VitalApparatus]

Hey Marty are you talking about SPS corals or all types STNing?
Gonna follow along.
FWIW Ive been using Brightwell's new product "Liquid Reef" for dosing.What are you dosing with?

 

[OneReef]

Have you tested your water with a volt meter for stray voltage?

 

[Mako Shark II]

John - What's affected is my Chalice (!!!) and other stoneys, e.g. - Monti's. The Softies were affected earlier, but they rebounded. I'm not really dosing regulalrly. My KH & Ca are high, becuase I have a Geo Kalk-wasser Reactor for my RO ATO. (Sounds almost "aviation-esc"!)

Jay - No! Good point. (Skeered!)

 

[Mako Shark II]

Have you tested your water with a volt meter for stray voltage?

What's Normal?
What's Abby-normal?

 

[Reefdiver77]

Marty, just stick your hand in the water to test for stray volts. If your hair is fried then you have stray volts. LOL.

 

[Mako Shark II]

That's NOT very scientific there, Sparky!

 

[Fun $ Pit]

I'd be happy to "host" the orange monti while you figure things out. :spin1:

 

[Mako Shark II]

I'd be happy to "host" the orange monti while you figure things out. :spin1:

Seriously?

I don't want it to die. Let's work it out....

 

[OneReef]

If you see volts on your meter, turn off and on each piece of equipment to see what is putting them out. In mine, I had a faulty heater leaking volts as was able to replace it. I also added a ground probe that took my voltage in the tank down to 0.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Pardon the dumb question, but use a VOM and set it for low volts and just pick one probe in the water, and the other to ground??

 

[OneReef]

Pardon the dumb question, but use a VOM and set it for low volts and just pick one probe in the water, and the other to ground??

Stick the black wire probe into the hole of the 3 prong outlet on the wall, (you have the two flat plugs and the hole that make up the 3 prong) put the probe into the 'hole' part to ground it. THen put the red probe into you tank water.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Oh...Yeah.

(Somehow I just knew that sounded too simple to be right.)