Soft coral rotting at the base

[tanksup]

Hi-

I am still a newbie at the sport, 1-21-07, and am having a major problem. I had a califlower coral that seemed to rot half way up the stem and died. Then I got a rock with two zenia on them and they rotted at the base and died. Have had a kenya tree for 1 month now and it seems to be rotting at the base. This weekend got a BEAUTIFUL fiji tree that seems to be following the same route. CAN ANYONE HELP ME???

 

[Steven M]

What are your calcium and ALK readings?

 

[oceanarium]

Good water movment can be very important to stop soft corals colapsing on themselves and creating anoxic conditions around the base. This leads to the infection.

I would be checking basic water parrams Amonia, Nitrite make sure tank is fully cycled ??

What sort of substrate are they on / in?

 

[tanksup]

Thanks for the advise. My tank has fully cycled, 130lbs live rock,
80 lbs live sand. I was not dosing my tank with additional calcium and now am. Also, got an extra powerhead in there now and everything seems to be VERY HAPPY!!