Mystery system die-off

rlman41299 · Jun 22, 2015

maxxin69 said:
No canopy. I do have a jump screen made out of aluminum but there isn't any rusting.

is it the screen door aluminum? I have those too and they accumulate water vapors inside and drip in the tank

maxxin69 · Jun 22, 2015

rlman41299 said:
is it the screen door aluminum? I have those too and they accumulate water vapors inside and drip in the tank

I do. I could seal the corners and see if that helps out.

Tom@HaslettMI · Jun 23, 2015

What type of frag rack is that? Any signs of a rusty magnet? That killed all my SPS and many LPS before I figured it out.

Tom

maxxin69 · Jun 23, 2015

Tom@HaslettMI said:
What type of frag rack is that? Any signs of a rusty magnet? That killed all my SPS and many LPS before I figured it out.

Tom

It is magnetic and I did check for rusting and found none. But since you did point that out I may just take it out.

acidtablockshifty · Jun 23, 2015

what paper towels are you using i bought wal mart brand ones huge pack, they had to go i could feel glueish type feeling on my hands after using them, ill also throw in for thought hand moisturizers, i used okeefs working hands once i swear stuff stayed on my hands for like four days even scrubbing them with a brush, better to just stay hydrated

maxxin69 · Jun 24, 2015

Here are some pictures of the damage.

maxxin69 · Jul 1, 2015

I may have found the root of most of my problems. I may have black bugs (these aren't killed by CoralRx or anything similar) which I was using for a a while. I saw a gray dot on one and am going to investigate it more closely under a microscope. Also, when I dipped one coral a large amount of black specs fell off of the piece. I'll keep you guys updated on what happens.

maxxin69 · Jul 11, 2015

Well I have a positive ID if black bugs. The tiny black dots on this what used to be Purple Plasma is them (you'll have to zoom in). I did my first treatment of interceptor and my corals seems to have responded well to it and are noticeably happier.