ICP Results - Soft Corals Melting Help

[Lil Puff]

Some causes can be often a change in salinity, temperature and salt mixes. Additionally, Elevated phosphate, light and even new light and elevated alkalinity levels will be a higher risk to coral. Other minor factors will be low Dissolved oxygen, new corals especially leathers (which emit a toxin known as Terpenes), false test kit readings and newly added rock can alter chemistry.

how bad of a temp swing could cause an issue? I live in rural australia and my tank can swing from 24°c to 28°c in 12 hours. Thanks for the reply!

 

[vetteguy53081]

how bad of a temp swing could cause an issue? I live in rural australia and my tank can swing from 24°c to 28°c in 12 hours. Thanks for the reply!

This would not be critical but can have an impact on mainly stony coral

 

[Lil Puff]

This would not be critical but can have an impact on mainly stony coral

would phosphates at 0.3ppm and nitrates at 25ppm be an issue for gsp and xenia? would high zinc and iron with low fluoride also be a problem? thanks heaps for your help!

 

[vetteguy53081]

would phosphates at 0.3ppm and nitrates at 25ppm be an issue for gsp and xenia? would high zinc and iron with low fluoride also be a problem? thanks heaps for your help!

No3 and pi4 acceptable
High iron mainly as well as fluoride can pose an issue
Add chemipure blue to sump which will help address those elements

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

would phosphates at 0.3ppm and nitrates at 25ppm be an issue for gsp and xenia? would high zinc and iron with low fluoride also be a problem? thanks heaps for your help!

No on the nutrients. The zinc and iron depend on how high, but iron has a huge range of acceptability and zinc seems to have a wider range than some icp companies suggest. What values?

 

[Lil Puff]

No on the nutrients. The zinc and iron depend on how high, but iron has a huge range of acceptability and zinc seems to have a wider range than some icp companies suggest. What values?

Thanks for the response!
My Fluoride is 0.48 mg/l
My zinc is 11 µg/l
My Iron is 11 µg/l
The rest of my parameters are below.
Thanks again Randy!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’m not seeing anything that is death for a soft coral. the zinc is high, but I doubt it’s killing soft corals. Like tin, it may come from plastics or metal parts in the water if you are not dosing it.