Is my rbta completely dead

Jul 13, 2025

elkman

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He’s been looking awful for about the past week. I have no idea why and now he looks like this.

Jul 14, 2025

bluemon

Lazy DIY Reefer

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How old is your tank?

Doesn’t look good here, but it hasn’t melted yet right? So you definitely have a bit of hope

Jul 14, 2025

Need some more information about your tank

How long have you had it
Tank parameters
Anything else doing not so good in your tank
Age of tank
Lights and settings you are using
Flow
Anything that could be bothering it?

WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once
Votes: 12 33.3%
Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping
Votes: 5 13.9%
Buying the wrong equipment the first time
Votes: 6 16.7%
Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy
Votes: 11 30.6%
Chasing numbers or making too many changes
Votes: 3 8.3%
Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates
Votes: 5 13.9%
Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions
Votes: 3 8.3%
Failing to research an animal’s needs
Votes: 1 2.8%
Trusting bad advice
Votes: 4 11.1%
Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed
Votes: 5 13.9%
Something else—tell us below
Votes: 4 11.1%
I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!
Votes: 3 8.3%

Is my rbta completely dead

elkman

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bluemon

Lazy DIY Reefer

Gumbies R Us

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WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once

Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping

Buying the wrong equipment the first time

Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy

Chasing numbers or making too many changes

Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates

Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions

Failing to research an animal’s needs

Trusting bad advice

Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed

Something else—tell us below

I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!

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