Crab's is about ready to throw in the towel.

[Charlie’s Frags]

thanks for this. just called my water district and they do use chloramines more than free chlorine

@TX_Punisher built 1 of those off Amazon for quite a bit cheaper I believe.

 

[EmdeReef]

I can’t say what’s wrong but fwiw, after an issue (possibly your salt) it takes a while for corals to recover or stop deteriorating even after an issue has been resolved.
A way to tell if you have an ongoing problem would be if you could get a new frag from somebody and see how it’s doing.

your existing corals are probably not a good proxy at this stage.

 

[Flippers4pups]

I can’t say what’s wrong but fwiw, after an issue (possibly your salt) it takes a while for corals to recover or stop deteriorating even after an issue has been resolved.
A way to tell if you have an ongoing problem would be if you could get a new frag from somebody and see how it’s doing.

your existing corals are probably not a good proxy at this stage.

Once stressed, they are vulnerable to any changes. I'm experiencing another bacterial bloom at the moment. My uv is down still because the bulb I ordered online is a bad bulb. Going to vacuum my sand now to see if it will knock it down. Corals are not happy.

 

[NanoDJS]

I've been running the AB+ schedule ever since I got the lights which was back in may (I think) And I am dosing BRS 2 Part Soda ash and Calcium carbonate

Ok I have ran AI lights for over 3 years now, imho if i ever raised the UV and violet to the levels of ab+ all my ish would die in a month ( I have been reef keeping for 30 yrs + ) , it copies the program for the most notorious coral killing lights ever ..... and please take in to account the info on your ionic balance , in a SPS tank youll really notice it hardcore like a wall... like you are. Its kinda crazy but my suggestion would be to do a Massive water change almost 100% if you could, so you have a benchmark and you have correct saturation(with trace). I suspect its a combo of to much UV and 450nm 660nm spike and not enough nutrient in the water to uptake , lower lights a bit and flow till you get your water straightened out. Also check the dkh , like the previous poster says , alot of salt mixes HOT some 13 some 11 I would say 8.8-9.5 is ideal for nutrient uptake ,assuming they are in the water at the levels needed , hence some people think corals stop growing when you change water alot of peoples do (11-13) until 2 months later when it falls to 9 ish lol . The dkh of the mix is why I use the salt i do to begin with , if you check back on posts years back .I have faith you can curb this, if things are alive at all its doable !

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Once stressed, they are vulnerable to any changes. I'm experiencing another bacterial bloom at the moment. My uv is down still because the bulb I ordered online is a bad bulb. Going to vacuum my sand now to see if it will knock it down. Corals are not happy.

10 micron socks and kz’s coral snow will remedy that in less than 12 hours

 

[Crabs McJones]

I can’t say what’s wrong but fwiw, after an issue (possibly your salt) it takes a while for corals to recover or stop deteriorating even after an issue has been resolved.
A way to tell if you have an ongoing problem would be if you could get a new frag from somebody and see how it’s doing.

your existing corals are probably not a good proxy at this stage.

Thats another weird thing, I have CRAZY polyp extension (usually an indication the corals are happy from what i've read) but still loosing tissue.
This is my culture shock acropora, taken this afternoon while I was home on lunch break

Crazy PE but you can see the STN on the tips starting.

 

[Flippers4pups]

10 micron socks and kz’s coral snow will remedy that in less than 12 hours

Got the socks, they are just dirty in the wash.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Thats another weird thing, I have CRAZY polyp extension (usually an indication the corals are happy from what i've read) but still loosing tissue.
This is my culture shock acropora, taken this afternoon while I was home on lunch break

Crazy PE but you can see the STN on the tips starting.

Looks like alkalinity burn to me, Zach.

 

[LARedstickreefer]

Thats another weird thing, I have CRAZY polyp extension (usually an indication the corals are happy from what i've read) but still loosing tissue.
This is my culture shock acropora, taken this afternoon while I was home on lunch break

Crazy PE but you can see the STN on the tips starting.

One last hurrah?

I’m kidding. I’d say that whatever happened may have been fleeting if that coral is looking like that.

 

[SeaDweller]

@TX_Punisher built 1 of those off Amazon for quite a bit cheaper I believe.

You got a link, charlie?

 

[RedSea500MaxS]

Carbon Crabs!

 

[Righteous]

Over what time period did you change over to new salt?

The one time I switched, I did it by doing 10% water changes weekly. Doing it that way, it takes 3 months until you’ve replaced all the water with the new salt.

Anything faster than that is likely to cause things to react poorly. If that’s the case at the moment stability is the best thing you can do.

 

[Crabs McJones]

another thing i forgot to mention, another reason I got rid of the mixing station was the saltwater barrel (even after cleaning it out) smelled like cat pee. Thats the best way I can describe it. And the tank water smelled like it as well. So I thought maybe ammonia was somehow getting into the tank. But i've read other posts of users making the same statement with no ill effects. Still got rid of the mixing station anyway as a precaution. Again i went back to my white food safe buckets.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Over what time period did you change over to new salt?

The one time I switched, I did it by doing 10% water changes weekly. Doing it that way, it takes 3 months until you’ve replaced all the water with the new salt.

Anything faster than that is likely to cause things to react poorly. If that’s the case at the moment stability is the best thing you can do.

Immediate change. If there was something in the salt mix I didn't want to keep using it.

 

[Righteous]

Immediate change. If there was something in the salt mix I didn't want to keep using it.

Well that can definitely burn acros and trigger STN and even RTN. Running carbon won’t hurt, but I think you’ll want to try and keep everything as stable as possible. I’d also stop doing all water changes for as long as you can, and dose to keep your parameters stable.

 

[Righteous]

Well that can definitely burn acros and trigger STN and even RTN. Running carbon won’t hurt, but I think you’ll want to try and keep everything as stable as possible. I’d also stop doing all water changes for as long as you can, and dose to keep your parameters stable.

Not to say there wasn’t a problem with the Fitz salt that needed changing, but the rapid switch I’m sure added on top of any other problem.

The one thing I’ve learnes the hard way in this hobby... go very slowly... like your “hunting wabbits”

 

[Chewbacca]

Any clue about why the Coral Beauty has passed? Maybe it has eaten some bad bacteria/Algea? How long after Beauty passed did it start to crash. Theese are the only Questions I have observed not being asked. Just a thought. I wish you luck on this. I will follow thread

 

[Crabs McJones]

Any clue about why the Coral Beauty has passed? Maybe it has eaten some bad bacteria/Algea? How long after Beauty passed did it start to crash. Theese are the only Questions I have observed not being asked. Just a thought. I wish you luck on this. I will follow thread

I think it was hiding from bullying.

 

[Waynerock]

Have you tried that Pruit yet? It seemed to stop Rico’s STN/RTN issues. Just a thought

 

[Crabs McJones]

Have you tried that Pruit yet? It seemed to stop Rico’s STN/RTN issues. Just a thought

Pruit?