Hi all, I am at a loss. I am more bummed to be honest because well, quite frankly I don't know what to do. It has taken me sometime to just get my maintenance routine down. I have been preparing for some SPS corals for over 6 months. Constant 28g water changes every 2 weeks, like clock work. Everything working and stable as I can. RO/DI water...etc...
Alk - 9.2 - hanna
Mg - 1350 - salifert
Calcium 420 - 450 - salifert
Nitrates - .25 - .50 ppm -redsea
Phosphorous 1 - hanna taken today
Temp 78
Salinity 1.026
Salt - Tropic Marin Pro
Lighting - 3 Maxspect ethereals running AB+ spectrum per BRS settings. 11 hours
FLow - 2 Gyre xf - 280 running random at 60% max
Both Alk and Ca are on a doser
I run a fuge...3 hours nightly.
Here is the latest ICP test
I can't for the life of me understand why this happens
That stylo has been in the tank for 2 weeks. He is near the top of the tank.
And this started yesterday. I knew it was RTN and today is pretty much gameover.
The only thing I have not tested is PAR. Which I am planning on doing with a seneye.
I will say this. Today I test the Mg it was at around 1280-1290...which surprised me, because the ICP said 1354. That water sample was from Nov 10th.
So today I raised it to around 1370, kind of an accident, but nonetheless....I can't imagine that a Magnesium swing like that going down to 1290ish over a weeks time would do that to the coral. But if thats it, fine and I'll be even more careful.
The only thing that has change in the last 2 weeks is that I have added a whole new CUC. And for the 1st time in I can't remember I did NOT change the water this past weekend.
Anything thoughts?
Thanks in advanced.
here are a couple of other shots from other inhabitants
Alk - 9.2 - hanna
Mg - 1350 - salifert
Calcium 420 - 450 - salifert
Nitrates - .25 - .50 ppm -redsea
Phosphorous 1 - hanna taken today
Temp 78
Salinity 1.026
Salt - Tropic Marin Pro
Lighting - 3 Maxspect ethereals running AB+ spectrum per BRS settings. 11 hours
FLow - 2 Gyre xf - 280 running random at 60% max
Both Alk and Ca are on a doser
I run a fuge...3 hours nightly.
Here is the latest ICP test
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I can't for the life of me understand why this happens
That stylo has been in the tank for 2 weeks. He is near the top of the tank.
And this started yesterday. I knew it was RTN and today is pretty much gameover.
The only thing I have not tested is PAR. Which I am planning on doing with a seneye.
I will say this. Today I test the Mg it was at around 1280-1290...which surprised me, because the ICP said 1354. That water sample was from Nov 10th.
So today I raised it to around 1370, kind of an accident, but nonetheless....I can't imagine that a Magnesium swing like that going down to 1290ish over a weeks time would do that to the coral. But if thats it, fine and I'll be even more careful.
The only thing that has change in the last 2 weeks is that I have added a whole new CUC. And for the 1st time in I can't remember I did NOT change the water this past weekend.
Anything thoughts?
Thanks in advanced.
here are a couple of other shots from other inhabitants