Background:
I have started since last week to purchase corals listed below one or two pieces at a time. Before adding corals to the tank, I float them in the tank for 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes of drip acclimation. Once that is completed, I move on to dipping corals for 10 minutes following instructions on the reef dip bottle. Within 24 hours or less, they start to lose color, or they close up completely. I am stump as to what is causing this. I have sent off a water sample to ICP- Analysis to see what the root cause is. With all this process no lighting is on in the tank for at least 2 hours. This tank was broken down and transferred to my new home with a new sand bed and old live rock. Tank went through the whole cycling process.
Water Parameter tested Today:
Cal -541ppm
Ammonia: 0
Alk 8.1 dkh
Salinity: 1.024
MG 1650ppm
Phosphate: 0
Nitrate: unknown haven't test for
Age of Tank: Started July 5th, 2019 (Broken down from NYC to VA in July 2019)
Running the usual amount of Carbon by Aquaforest.
Live Rocks from previous build
Tank Habitat:
1 Powder Blue Tang
2 Clown Fish
1 Flame Hawk
1 Blue Green Chromis
Reef Dip: Seachem Reef Dip and Revive
I have started since last week to purchase corals listed below one or two pieces at a time. Before adding corals to the tank, I float them in the tank for 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes of drip acclimation. Once that is completed, I move on to dipping corals for 10 minutes following instructions on the reef dip bottle. Within 24 hours or less, they start to lose color, or they close up completely. I am stump as to what is causing this. I have sent off a water sample to ICP- Analysis to see what the root cause is. With all this process no lighting is on in the tank for at least 2 hours. This tank was broken down and transferred to my new home with a new sand bed and old live rock. Tank went through the whole cycling process.
Water Parameter tested Today:
Cal -541ppm
Ammonia: 0
Alk 8.1 dkh
Salinity: 1.024
MG 1650ppm
Phosphate: 0
Nitrate: unknown haven't test for
Age of Tank: Started July 5th, 2019 (Broken down from NYC to VA in July 2019)
Running the usual amount of Carbon by Aquaforest.
Live Rocks from previous build
Tank Habitat:
1 Powder Blue Tang
2 Clown Fish
1 Flame Hawk
1 Blue Green Chromis
Reef Dip: Seachem Reef Dip and Revive