Hi All,
My corals seem to be having some issues since moving my fish to QT and I am hoping to get your guidance. The tank has been fallow for a little over a month now and I have tried to keep nutrients up in the tank but have also started direct feeding every couple of days in hopes of keeping my corals thriving. Over the last week though they all seem to be doing poorly.
Current Params
Calcium=420ppm
kH= 214.8ppm
Phos= 0ppm
Nitrate= 0ppm
Salinity=1.027ppm
The nutrients are a bit low because I am also dealing with a rust flatworm outbreak and have been manually removing them and topping back up every other day.
My torch has noticeably shrunk and seems to have a big chunk missing from its base. It still livens up when I feed it
The top of this Monti turned orange it looks dead/unhealthy
Both of my Zoas have been staying closed more and more.
And Finally this mushroom went from thriving to now looking shrunken and ragged at the edges.
Aside from moving the fish to QT nothing else has really changed. One thing I am concerned about is contamination from previously washed filter socks. I make sure to always wash them twice with just water after I've run them through a bleach cycle but don't know if this is contributing?
Any advice for what to test for/do would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
My corals seem to be having some issues since moving my fish to QT and I am hoping to get your guidance. The tank has been fallow for a little over a month now and I have tried to keep nutrients up in the tank but have also started direct feeding every couple of days in hopes of keeping my corals thriving. Over the last week though they all seem to be doing poorly.
Current Params
Calcium=420ppm
kH= 214.8ppm
Phos= 0ppm
Nitrate= 0ppm
Salinity=1.027ppm
The nutrients are a bit low because I am also dealing with a rust flatworm outbreak and have been manually removing them and topping back up every other day.
My torch has noticeably shrunk and seems to have a big chunk missing from its base. It still livens up when I feed it
The top of this Monti turned orange it looks dead/unhealthy
Both of my Zoas have been staying closed more and more.
And Finally this mushroom went from thriving to now looking shrunken and ragged at the edges.
Aside from moving the fish to QT nothing else has really changed. One thing I am concerned about is contamination from previously washed filter socks. I make sure to always wash them twice with just water after I've run them through a bleach cycle but don't know if this is contributing?
Any advice for what to test for/do would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!