Lps declining

[Tcook]

My phosphates were .09 on last test using Hanna low range desktop model. My N03 is .5, Flow might be a contributing factor.

I've found that the Hana checkers always read at least 0.03 higher than it was. Some corals can really suck up PO4 as well. However, I would expect the hammer to not do well if the "available" PO4 was really too low.

 

[whitelightning77]

That head of favia is over 10 yrs old. The ring of deterioration seems to just keep progressing.

The red scoly seems to have rebounded a bit but the green one seems to have regressed again.

You can see how the flesh seems to "let go" on the chalice

 

[Meloco14]

I have a similar situation in my tank. Acans, chalice, cyphastrea, favias all thrive for a few months then quickly lose flesh and die within weeks. However, euphyllia, blastos, mushrooms, montipora do very well. I had a goni that was one of the healthiest corals in the tank, doubled in size, then all of a sudden started bailing polyps out and died within a week. Another goni that always struggled, was never extended, had algae growing on it, all of a sudden came back from the dead and has doubled in size. I can't figure it out and have been frustrated to the point of giving up on LPS. Considering switching gears to either a softy tank or montipora dominant tank.

 

[whitelightning77]

I have a similar situation in my tank. Acans, chalice, cyphastrea, favias all thrive for a few months then quickly lose flesh and die within weeks. However, euphyllia, blastos, mushrooms, montipora do very well. I had a goni that was one of the healthiest corals in the tank, doubled in size, then all of a sudden started bailing polyps out and died within a week. Another goni that always struggled, was never extended, had algae growing on it, all of a sudden came back from the dead and has doubled in size. I can't figure it out and have been frustrated to the point of giving up on LPS. Considering switching gears to either a softy tank or montipora dominant tank.

Yea its frustrating and annoying to say the least. Especially when most of the pieces are years old. I'm in the middle of a chemiclean treatment as we speak.

 

[DHill6]

Update?

 

[whitelightning77]

Update?

Well like you saw, I'm trying to reach out to someone personally that's experienced with coral disease. My space invader pectinia is almost gone, my cherry Garcia chalice is just about gone, and now i noticed my Duncan colony not looking great and some heads losing flesh (Duncan is years old, maybe over 5 iirc) I've dipped some smaller chalice frags and the favia colony and then used super glue on the edges of the coral between the live healthy tissue and the dead skeleton. So far it seems like it hasn't progressed past the super glue. Still keeping an eye on them.