Sps dying plus cyano issues

[gdubs97]

Not sure if they're related but I have recently had an outbreak of cyano. Last week I ran chemiclean. As you can see, it came right back.

Corals have been dying slowly over the past few months. That first coral was healthy for the life of my tank (over 4 years I think). I lost two monster colonies of sps (one measured 15" x 8"). Nothing is improving.

Since losing the two colonies it has been hard to stabilize the alk/cal levels but they seem to be ok. Maybe 8.5 alk and 460 calcium.

Phosphates are hard to read as they come up as zero because the cyanosis eating it.

I feel like giving up instead of going crazy.

Any suggestions? I would like to stop losing corals. My fiancé bought me the first piece when we first started dating. Would like to save it. Thanks for noticing the Aiptasia and majano. Also have flatworms and some critter that makes up about an inch of sand bed that nobody has a clue to get rid of.

 

[Jpugh73]

What the tds,feeding/schedule,light duration last time bulbs where changed

 

[gdubs97]

Tds. Nothing to measure it with. I feed once at night. Either a cube or a sprinkle of flakes. I have the original radion xr30ws. Two of them over a 120.

 

[Jpugh73]

Do you use rodi water and any other type of mechanical filter gfo/carbon ect.

 

[natas]

Do you clean your sandbed? I ask this because I have an outbreak of Cano myself that I am fighting. Mine started when I got a goby that went to town on my sandbed. I am lucky tho, so far no corals affected. I now clean my sandboxed during every water change. Before this I never really bothered cleaning it. Mine is 1-2 inches depth.

Also before the cynao started what was your nitrate and phosphate levels at?

 

[trueblackpercula]

After looking at you set up I am having the same issue and think I am getting to the bottom of it. Your SPS look a little on the pale side and this is an idication of not enough food for them to eat.

Try these threads as they may or may not help

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2361052

This one is better for feeding and I think this is one of your problems. try ther PAPPONE food it does wonders.
I think pages 7,8, and 9 should be of intrest.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2332173

 

[gdubs97]

I have felt socks. Skimmer. Run carbon and gfo. Maybe let them run a little long throughout the decline. I also have a chaeto section in my sump. Always grows.

Do you use rodi water and any other type of mechanical filter gfo/carbon ect.

 

[gdubs97]

I don't clean it but I recently cleaned it after (should have done before) I ran chemiclean. It's nasty and I didn't get much cleaned. Just tried to manually siphon some of the cyano.

How do you clean your sandbed? Mine is nastiness.

I don't test nitrate. Phosphate has always been below 0.1. Readings usually from 0.0 to 0.08. It recently tested at 0.14 then the next day 0.0. So who knows.

Do you clean your sandbed? I ask this because I have an outbreak of Cano myself that I am fighting. Mine started when I got a goby that went to town on my sandbed. I am lucky tho, so far no corals affected. I now clean my sandboxed during every water change. Before this I never really bothered cleaning it. Mine is 1-2 inches depth.

Also before the cynao started what was your nitrate and phosphate levels at?

 

[gdubs97]

Wow. The first link is 100% my situation. I will read about it more tomorrow.

After looking at you set up I am having the same issue and think I am getting to the bottom of it. Your SPS look a little on the pale side and this is an idication of not enough food for them to eat.

Try these threads as they may or may not help

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2361052

This one is better for feeding and I think this is one of your problems. try ther PAPPONE food it does wonders.
I think pages 7,8, and 9 should be of intrest.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2332173