All Corals Dying

[likemike99]

My tank is around 6 months old, it's my 3rd attempt to add a batch of LPS corals that i'm adding to the tank, and everything is dead within 2 hours, except the Zoas.

I'm thinking the issue is either the Bayer pest killer that I dip them in before, (10 ML per cup of tank water for 5 min) or that I don't do water changes, but my numbers look good.

below are my numbers
NO3 10, PO4 .03, CA 400, ALK 10, PH 7.5.

I dose Vodka for Carbon Dosing. and I never did a water change.

Do you think the issue is with the Bayer coral dip? Or that I don't do water changes? Or maybe I should make a ICP test? Or maybe I still need to wait a bit

Need something to explain everything dying so quick.

Thank you very much for your help.

it is your vodka. I have vodka dosed for years and love the end result. when you vodka dose you gradually titrate up to the desired dose. this allows you to find the right dose needed but also to allow the livestock to acclimate to the vodka slowly. when you add new livestock they are not acclimating to the vodka slowly(weeks) they are doing it in hours. way too fast. you are burning up your corals. I found that you need to take a month of from vodka and do water changes before any new livestock. ideally dont vodka dose until you are done adding livestock

 

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Based on their numbers and the speed at which the corals are dying indicates corals already in poor health prior to entering his tank or the Bayer (if they could confirm the product label/ingredients and/or which state it was purchased in.) or a serious water parameter swing/contaminant

I've never seen a carbon source burn a coral like that unless there was some serious user error…

 

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Should also state that once this is solved, definitely look into tank husbandry practices and stick to a method that works. Otherwise corals will still probably die… just not quite as quickly

 

[Fanreef]

Based on their numbers and the speed at which the corals are dying indicates corals already in poor health prior to entering his tank or the Bayer (if they could confirm the product label/ingredients and/or which state it was purchased in.) or a serious water parameter swing/contaminant

I've never seen a carbon source burn a coral like that unless there was some serious user error…

 

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Nvm i see it bottom left. Do not use this to dip coral… it will kill them. Nys is nys… pick a different dip or get bayer from another state that sells the other formula

 

[Fanreef]

Nvm i see it bottom left. Do not use this to dip coral… it will kill them. Nys is nys… pick a different dip or get bayer from another state that sells the other formula

OK, how confident are you that this was the issue?

 

[Fanreef]

Nvm i see it bottom left. Do not use this to dip coral… it will kill them. Nys is nys… pick a different dip or get bayer from another state that sells the other formula

 

[TCK Corals Verified Sponsor]

OK, how confident are you that this was the issue?

Very confident. The bayer in NYS changed in 2022-2023 I believe. For general dipping lps use coralrx/revive and or an iodine based dip. You should have much better results.

 

[TCK Corals Verified Sponsor]

Very confident. The bayer in NYS changed in 2022-2023 I believe. For general dipping lps use coralrx/revive and or an iodine based dip. You should have much better results.

“In New York in 2022, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced actions to protect pollinators by reclassifying certain imidacloprid-containing pesticides as "restricted use" effective January 1, 2023. This change, which aims to limit the application of these pesticides to trained applicators for specific uses, was a precursor to the broader "Birds and Bees Protection Act" signed into law in 2023 and 2024. ”

Here is a link also https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-relea...ators-by-restricting-use-of-neonic-pesticides

 

[Fanreef]

“In New York in 2022, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced actions to protect pollinators by reclassifying certain imidacloprid-containing pesticides as "restricted use" effective January 1, 2023. This change, which aims to limit the application of these pesticides to trained applicators for specific uses, was a precursor to the broader "Birds and Bees Protection Act" signed into law in 2023 and 2024. ”

Here is a link also https://dec.ny.gov/news/press-relea...ators-by-restricting-use-of-neonic-pesticides

@TCK Corals, you seem to be right. I changed the dip to Coral RX and all corals look amazing!!
(without any water changes)