SPS dying

[hoboapocalypse]

Hi. I've been having issues with my 70gallon tank. I have a small quarantine of 5 gallons with sps and lips ready to acclimate into the 70gallon. In the quarantine, all corals have full polyp extension and encrusting the frag. I place a couple small frags of spas and lps into the 70g and within a day, The Sps began losing color and look like they are dying. The tips are bleaching white. The lps have polyp extension but looks stunted, like opened halfway or so and not full like in my quarantine or what you would imagine as ideal. I will place my perimeters below, please help!!!

Ecotech radionics pro gen 3 running at 30% and on 10 hours
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 2-5
Calcium 460
Mg 1370
Alkanlity 9
PO4 0.08
Ph 8.0

I use Red Sea test kits for all and I tested perimeters across 4 days. So these numbers are somewhat stable.

Only difference my two tanks is that quarantine is completely bare while the 70g has dry rock that I cycled and live sand from Carib sea.

I am completely at a lost. Thank you for any help
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[alb_56]

When did you initially start the 70 gal? what lights are over the quarantine?

 

[whiteshark]

Think of all the things that could be different between the QT and the DT. Flow? Lighting? Livestock? Temperature? Water parameters in the DT compared to the QT?

Also, how long are they in the QT before going into the DT? Do you do anything to them after the QT but before putting them in the DT?

 

[kelrn98]

Any chance something (like a penny or battery) has been dropped into the 70g? Any kids in the house?

 

[hoboapocalypse]

My QT is completely bare with just a kessil light, a no name chinese pump for flow, and a heater.

BUT, speaking of penny...I do use a brass fighting for the return pump. Could that be the issue? I didn't come across any issues in my original research when I was planning out my tank. Is it that deterimental and how much water must I change when I do swap out the piece?

Thanks for the helpful information fellow reefers!

 

[CuzzA]

Brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc. Get it out of there ASAP. I would do a number of consecutive water changes, run carbon and poly filter. Maybe pick up a copper test too.

Also, just a side note. High grade stainless steel is the only metal that should be around your tank. It really shouldn't even be in the water, because stainless steel requires oxygen to form its protective barrier from rusting. If it's submerged it will begin to break down.

 

[hockusspockuss]

brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc. Get it out of there asap. I would do a number of consecutive water changes, run carbon and poly filter. Maybe pick up a copper test too.

Also, just a side note. High grade stainless steel is the only metal that should be around your tank. It really shouldn't even be in the water, because stainless steel requires oxygen to form its protective barrier from rusting. If it's submerged it will begin to break down.

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