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This week I had my one year old Peppermint Cleaner die (to the day I bought him). He had somewhat isolated himself for a few days before molting, which isn't typical for him, and then was back to himself. Then I found him a day later lifeless on the bottom of the tank. Then two days later I just found my Emerald crab dead. The only thing I can think of that I have done differently was add several corals to the tank. I'm wondering if there was Bayer dip residue that wasn't thoroughly rinsed that is doing my inverts in? I still have a Tiger Pistol doing well and a few hermits still creeping around. This could be a coincidence, but having two inverts die over a couple of days is alarming.
I dip all my corals in Bayer and do a two part rinse in fresh tank water in separate containers. Recently I added 5 new frags and one hand-sized piece of LR. I did the typical routine of soaking in a Bayer bath, rinse once in fresh tank water, and then moving to a second rinse in a separate container blasting with a Turkey baster until water is clear.
Beyond the Bayer potential, is there anything else I should be looking for? Testing?
Tank Parameters:
Nitrate: 4
Phos: .03
Alk: 7
Calc: 380
pH: 8.2
Temp: 80
Salinity: 32
I dip all my corals in Bayer and do a two part rinse in fresh tank water in separate containers. Recently I added 5 new frags and one hand-sized piece of LR. I did the typical routine of soaking in a Bayer bath, rinse once in fresh tank water, and then moving to a second rinse in a separate container blasting with a Turkey baster until water is clear.
Beyond the Bayer potential, is there anything else I should be looking for? Testing?
Tank Parameters:
Nitrate: 4
Phos: .03
Alk: 7
Calc: 380
pH: 8.2
Temp: 80
Salinity: 32