Acro Blood Bath

[carmodpg]

I guess its a little late, and that really sucks to lose that much, I just went through something similar. I did increase my iodine dose which stopped some of the rtn. I also bought Triton's RTN and STN-X and started dosing that according to the calculator (I didn't have time to wait around for the N-DOC testing that pinpoints the exact dosage because things were going downhill quickly). I haven't really experience much loss after I began that dosing program. However, I did find I have AEFW. I have done a lot of dipping and had to cut a lot of colonies out of the tank. Now, I am on day three of Fauna Marin's new AEFW-X treatment. It is supposed to take 4-6 weeks to cure the tank of AEFW so only time will tell. I can tell you that every time I dose, I see those little white bugs begin floating around the tank, so it definitely irritates them into releasing from the acros. Again, too early to tell if it really will actually kill them and interrupt their life cycle, or if it just annoys them, causes them to release only to find another home...

 

[K.miller]

Holy **** man that sucks

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I guess its a little late, and that really sucks to lose that much, I just went through something similar. I did increase my iodine dose which stopped some of the rtn. I also bought Triton's RTN and STN-X and started dosing that according to the calculator (I didn't have time to wait around for the N-DOC testing that pinpoints the exact dosage because things were going downhill quickly). I haven't really experience much loss after I began that dosing program. However, I did find I have AEFW. I have done a lot of dipping and had to cut a lot of colonies out of the tank. Now, I am on day three of Fauna Marin's new AEFW-X treatment. It is supposed to take 4-6 weeks to cure the tank of AEFW so only time will tell. I can tell you that every time I dose, I see those little white bugs begin floating around the tank, so it definitely irritates them into releasing from the acros. Again, too early to tell if it really will actually kill them and interrupt their life cycle, or if it just annoys them, causes them to release only to find another home...

Where did you order the stn-rtn x from?

 

[Creggers]

I saw you post this on some of the local facebook groups - I feel for ya man and hope you figure it out.

 

[carmodpg]

Where did you order the stn-rtn x from?

Premium Aquatics. Link below and I believe the STN/RTN-x is on the bottom of the page.

https://premiumaquatics.com/category/additives-supplements-1.html?filter_brand_id=1279

 

[blkhawk10]

That's terrible man I'm so sorry for the loss.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Oh man! This is awful! I'm so sorry!!

 

[chk4tix]

I 100% feel your pain. This happened to me just over a year ago. Lost all my high end coral and and about 20 fish the same day. I saved a few small pieces and have a small tank but I haven’t really jumped back in as of yet. I hope you handle it better than I did.

 

[Isabel’s Hobby]

I know that feeling just went thru a big crash never figured out what it was ... other then zohies nothing left almost called the LFS saying come and get my entire tank ... scotch helped .. tank still here

 

[Bizzie]

No. I have been insanely carful since wiping out AEFW early last year. I was lucky that I had success with a single round of 'PURGE' treatments.

List of dead acros. Backups also dead as frag tank is attached to the display.

WD Tenuis
Blue Tenuis
Bi-color Blue Tenuis
CC Hellboy
MattV Rainbow Envy Tenuis
JF Homewrecker Tenuis
JF Solar Flare Milli
SC Orange Passion Tenuis
RR Pink Cadillac
RR Firecracker
TGC CherryBomb Tenuis
Copps 24k Milli
Copps Hulk Milli
TCK Inferno
TCK Pikachu
WWC Terra Red
WWC Yellow Tip
WWC Snowdrop
Fox Flame
Vivid Rainbow Delight
ORA Red Planet
ORA Blue Iris
ORA Hawkins Echinata
ORA Ponape Birdsnest
ORA Frogskin
BC Battle Juice
BC Spainbow
BC Schizopolis Sunset Milli
PC Rainbow
Tyree Purple Dragon Eyes
Tyree $500 Efflo
Tyree Blue Matrix
Tyree Pink Lemonade
Tyree Red Dragon
RMF Crown Jewel
UC Strawberry Shortcake
DC Lemonberry
Cali Tort
Reef Ready Grape Juice
Wild Strawberry Shortcake
Green Slimer
No Name Aussie A. Horrida
No Name Gold Milli
No Name Aussie Spath
No Name Bi-Color
No Name Red Table
No Name A. Carolinia
No Name A. Sarmentosa
No Name Tri-Color
No Name Green A. Samoensis
Six assorted no name acros

Sorry about the loss but you have an amazing response and it’s commendable

 

[Bobbiejoe]

No. I have been insanely carful since wiping out AEFW early last year. I was lucky that I had success with a single round of 'PURGE' treatments.

List of dead acros. Backups also dead as frag tank is attached to the display.

WD Tenuis
Blue Tenuis
Bi-color Blue Tenuis
CC Hellboy
MattV Rainbow Envy Tenuis
JF Homewrecker Tenuis
JF Solar Flare Milli
SC Orange Passion Tenuis
RR Pink Cadillac
RR Firecracker
TGC CherryBomb Tenuis
Copps 24k Milli
Copps Hulk Milli
TCK Inferno
TCK Pikachu
WWC Terra Red
WWC Yellow Tip
WWC Snowdrop
Fox Flame
Vivid Rainbow Delight
ORA Red Planet
ORA Blue Iris
ORA Hawkins Echinata
ORA Ponape Birdsnest
ORA Frogskin
BC Battle Juice
BC Spainbow
BC Schizopolis Sunset Milli
PC Rainbow
Tyree Purple Dragon Eyes
Tyree $500 Efflo
Tyree Blue Matrix
Tyree Pink Lemonade
Tyree Red Dragon
RMF Crown Jewel
UC Strawberry Shortcake
DC Lemonberry
Cali Tort
Reef Ready Grape Juice
Wild Strawberry Shortcake
Green Slimer
No Name Aussie A. Horrida
No Name Gold Milli
No Name Aussie Spath
No Name Bi-Color
No Name Red Table
No Name A. Carolinia
No Name A. Sarmentosa
No Name Tri-Color
No Name Green A. Samoensis
Six assorted no name acros

Oh my god at the acros and the money. I would have been in the bathroom throwing up! I’m so sorry! I do not raise acros, I’m an LPS person but I feel your pain sister

 

[Jax15]

Ah so sorry man. That's devastating. Probably time for a short break, you'll get back into it again soon.

Not that it matters now, but I guess in spirit of post-mortem... I remember reading about a new and super deadly strain of pest that was discovered a year or two ago. Is supposed to annihilate SPS. It's possible it found its way into you tank? Believe I read it on the ReefBuilders website.

Sorry again for your loss.

 

[BoomCorals]

Sorry for your loss. I’ve lost plenty of acros over the years but never that many so quickly. After years watching them grow, it’s gut wrenching to lose them literally overnight.

I hope you can track down the cause as that always gives me some piece of mind.

 

[Bepis]

Have you found the cause

 

[joseserrano]

It may be a bad batch of salt and doing the wc with more of the same salt could of made it worse

 

[Jeffcb]

What a waste, sorry

 

[MERKEY]

So sorry for your loss

 

[Ben Pedersen]

This is tragic.

Lets sample your tank, this seems clearly bacterial. Send me a PM if youre interested.

Completely agree... I would also guess bacterial. Really sorry...

It's crazy how much damage a little common soil bacteria can do to coral. About three years ago I lost all my large 7+ year old colonies due to bacteria on my hands after working outside. I washed my hands, but not good enough.

UV Sterilizers help.

 

[JPergamo]

This is my nightmare. Im really sorry this happened to you but keep your head up and you will get it all back.

 

[Leishman]

Then....



Now....