Random sps dying?

[4ddiction]

Experiencing random receding sps tips and base. Everything was going smoothly till about a week ago.

Alk: 7.8
calc: 440
Mg: 1310
35ppt salinity
No3:5-10
Po3: .09
Temp: 77.7

any ideas what could have caused this?
Should I frag the affected pieces?

 

[Lizbeli]

Whats your flow like and what size tank? Your parameters don’t look bad. Some may say your po4 is on the high side but my tank is running around there with decent color and growth from acros.

Did you dip it? Im thinking something is munching on it or a flow issue. But im not an sps expert. This is assuming those parameters are stable.

Edit: what do you have for lighting.

 

[4ddiction]

Whats your flow like and what size tank? Your parameters don’t look bad. Some may say your po4 is on the high side but my tank is running around there with decent color and growth from acros.

Did you dip it? Im thinking something is munching on it or a flow issue. But im not an sps expert. This is assuming those parameters are stable.

Edit: what do you have for lighting.

85g system
Mp40
Radion g4 and t5

alk and calcium are trident controlled

everything was growing fine and all of the sudden. Things went to this.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Experiencing random receding sps tips and base. Everything was going smoothly till about a week ago.

Alk: 7.8
calc: 440
Mg: 1310
35ppt salinity
No3:5-10
Po3: .09
Temp: 77.7

any ideas what could have caused this?
Should I frag the affected pieces?

What all are you dosing?

 

[joseserrano]

Icp test. Your waste is higher than you think. Look at all the algae on the rocks

 

[4ddiction]

What all are you dosing?

Red Sea alk/cal/mg

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Red Sea alk/cal/mg

No flucozanole or vibrant or anything like that?

 

[4ddiction]

Icp test. Your waste is higher than you think. Look at all the algae on the rocks

It is strange, a week ago that algae wasn’t there.

 

[4ddiction]

No flucozanole or vibrant or anything like that?

I dose Nopox daily as my nitrate control, and vibrant weekly. Been dosing both for months.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I dose Nopox daily as my nitrate control, and vibrant weekly. Been dosing both for months.

Looks like the same kind of tissue recession I got when I used nopox and vibrant. I hate those products

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

So does that mean you up’d the vibrant dose when you noticed the algae?

 

[4ddiction]

So does that mean you up’d the vibrant dose when you noticed the algae?

Nah dosage has been the same.

 

[joseserrano]

Why are you dosing vibrant and nopox, also each for how long?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I bet it’s the nopox and vibrant. An Icp test would be good to rule out a contamination. You should also check your ro/filters.

 

[4ddiction]

Why are you dosing vibrant and nopox, also each for how long?

months ago I had terrible algae due to using dry rock. The product worked perfectly in the end. I got no complaints with it. My ICP showed nothing out of norm other than high phosphate.

 

[4ddiction]

I bet it’s the nopox and vibrant. An Icp test would be good to rule out a contamination. You should also check your ro/filters.

Replacing my ro filters tomorrow. TDS on my ro is still 0

 

[4ddiction]

The only thing I changed was increase my light by 3%. I noticed my par levels were lower than I’d like. Other than that, almost everything is automated

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

It’s difficult to tell from those pics but those acros look like they’ve been upset for awhile. Stn is very common when using nopox, rowaphos and vibrant etc. Looks like you’ve had Stn issues in some of your previous threads. Maybe it’s time to change your reefing philosophy

 

[4ddiction]

It’s difficult to tell from those pics but those acros look like they’ve been upset for awhile. Stn is very common when using nopox, rowaphos and vibrant etc. Looks like you’ve had Stn issues in some of your previous threads. Maybe it’s time to change your reefing philosophy

Yeah my previous stn issued turned out to be an alk imbalance due to a faulty pump. Other than that the tank has been rather stable for the past few months. I am noticing my amphipod population has gotten way smaller in my refugium.

 

[RVA REEF]

the products worked perfectly...until now