Recently, I transitioned a fairly healthy 200g SPS dominant system to a new 340g system. The previous system was stable. Before I broke it down the 200g system, I had started to see some occasional coral mortalities in my frag tank. The new system is 4 months old. Over the 3-4 four weeks, STN has been ravaging my tank. My softies are doing fairly well. My three largest acro colonies are not happy but not dying. large stylo colonies are dead. This morning a large five year old porites died overnight (I had previously thought that this colony was bullet proof). You get the picture.
I am not looking for a miracle cure. I understand that new aquariums have not achieved a microbiologic equilibrium and are by definition unstable. The move from one system to another put the current problem into overdrive. I am trying to decide upon a path forward. I am trying to resist the temptation to tinker. It's not a total loss yet. My softies appear to be healthy. For those who have experienced this problem before ... how did it pan out. Did you break the tank down and call it a day? Did you wait until the problem exhausted itself. Just interested in learning about the thoughts and experiences of others who have faced this problem.
I am not looking for a miracle cure. I understand that new aquariums have not achieved a microbiologic equilibrium and are by definition unstable. The move from one system to another put the current problem into overdrive. I am trying to decide upon a path forward. I am trying to resist the temptation to tinker. It's not a total loss yet. My softies appear to be healthy. For those who have experienced this problem before ... how did it pan out. Did you break the tank down and call it a day? Did you wait until the problem exhausted itself. Just interested in learning about the thoughts and experiences of others who have faced this problem.