Hi sorry for not clarifying it is a captive raised acro.Hi there by "aquacultured". do you mean like an Indo mariculture colony then or are we talking about a captive raised Acro?
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Hi sorry for not clarifying it is a captive raised acro.Hi there by "aquacultured". do you mean like an Indo mariculture colony then or are we talking about a captive raised Acro?
Hi there,Hello guys,
Its me again, today I noticed a weird smell coming from my tank. Upon inspection I noticed my Miyagi tort colony bleached right in the middle of the colony, with chunks of skin holding to dear life. Yesterday everything was ok. When I pulled the colony out of the tank, the coral smelled really bad. Any idea if this will affect the rest of the tank? I put some carbon in, just in case. I verified the Apex and there was no swings. I have no sand, no issues with any other corals for now.
Alk. 8.0
Nitrate 12
Phos 0.03
Cal 430
Sal 1.026
Ph is always low 7.8 - 8.0
Temp 78-79
Hilarious! Thanks a bazillion!
Hi there,Hi sorry for not clarifying it is a captive raised acro.
No worries.hi there. sorry for the lag. I swear my intentions are to get to each and every one of these I promise.
so this definitely seems like a chemistry issue of some sort. but I can feel your frustration in that we have no blaring red flags here. but that is the very purpose of this thread. so let's see if we can't start somewhere. the fact that lps are struggling is an indication that something more elusive is way off or contaminated to some degree.
would you say that from the moment they go in they are in decline? there is really no period where they seem to be doing ok even? and how long is the longest you've beeen able to keep tissue on any particular piece?
ill confess I am always suspicious of additives. I once had myself convinced that my frequent iodine dosing were causing me massive issues. still not sure about that one. lol. but Big E's advice was spot on if you ask me. Shed any and all seemingly unnecessary things when troubleshooting for sure. and get back to basics. I am also a little suspicious of filter rolls. this is the one and only thing that goes in a tank that does not get fully rinsed and washed before hand. I have not seen where these are made, but I would be surprised if it's a sterile lab type environment. lol. any insights into this would be greatly appreciated in fact.No worries.
so initially when I was putting in the SPS they would look great for a week or so then gradually decline. Great polyp extension and just slowly loose tissue. I have actually had a monti cap and a monti spongodes colony that I have had a few years and they are still kicking.
I took the advice of Big E and removed my filter roller and discontinued all dosing. My tank seemingly did a 180 over the course of a few weeks. I almost lost the cap and the spongodes was losing tissue at the tips. Not only did they get their color back they are regrowing tissue back over the dead parts. New test pieces are also doing well.
could the filter roller really have been the problem this whole time? I also started dosing zeobak and iodine about a month ago so I’m not sure if that helped. Very weird situation
Do you dose anything?ill confess I am always suspicious of additives. I once had myself convinced that my frequent iodine dosing were causing me massive issues. still not sure about that one. lol. but Big E's advice was spot on if you ask me. Shed any and all seemingly unnecessary things when troubleshooting for sure. and get back to basics. I am also a little suspicious of filter rolls. this is the one and only thing that goes in a tank that does not get fully rinsed and washed before hand. I have not seen where these are made, but I would be surprised if it's a sterile lab type environment. lol. any insights into this would be greatly appreciated in fact.
I think I am a little behind the curve on this one. actually but. for the most part no, in my main. the backup is a little different in that I have a very low fish load in there and do add nitrate on occasion.Do you dose anything?
I’ve really been struggling with colors. All my colors shifted to some shade of green. Brighter Yellows became greenish yellow, rainbows becoming greenish brown. And pinks/blues are just sort of pale. Any thoughts on how to diagnose? I’m running 4 year T5s so idk if that’s contributing, seems like colors on t5 is hard to get.
Any thoughts on what I should be looking for to solve the issue with everything turning green?I think I am a little behind the curve on this one. actually but. for the most part no, in my main. the backup is a little different in that I have a very low fish load in there and do add nitrate on occasion.
I don't think it's spectrum as much as intensity when you get green... To be clear, is it GFP or just green shading?Any thoughts on what I should be looking for to solve the issue with everything turning green?
yep I agree. usually that "transitional" green is more lighting and or nutrients for sure. although bluer led can visually make an OK green look impressively yellow regardless of the actual pigment coloration.I don't think it's spectrum as much as intensity when you get green... To be clear, is it GFP or just green shading?
More light is probably the issue though T5 can’t really provide much more power. I’m using a 6 bulb ATI over a 20” wide tank. Is it actually possible to get decent colors on T5? Does extended photo period help or is intensity the only thing that affects cops?yep I agree. usually that "transitional" green is more lighting and or nutrients for sure. although bluer led can visually make an OK green look impressively yellow regardless of the actual pigment coloration.
curious what bulb combo, and about how high off the water surface is it mounted?More light is probably the issue though T5 can’t really provide much more power. I’m using a 6 bulb ATI over a 20” wide tank. Is it actually possible to get decent colors on T5? Does extended photo period help or is intensity the only thing that affects cops?
it’s it even possible to get good coloring under T5? Or does it always shift green due to lower intensity? A lot of photos lie about color so it’s hard for me to judge what’s normal, but I do think they were all more yellow when I got them from you 2-3 years ago
It was about 12” off I moved it down to 6” off the top of the tank last week to see if that helps. Probably about 16-20” from light to frag. Using ATI 4 blue 1 antic, 1 coral plus. I’m open to swapping them out since they are 4+ years old.curious what bulb combo, and about how high off the water surface is it mounted?
11 hours until you color up, then back down to 8Going to double post with a bit more info, i think i might have found my problem.
I measured the light to coral distance looks like its 18-20"
I checked my light settings and noticed my photo period was really short 8 hrs total with 1.5 hrs ramp at dawn and .5 at night so only about 6 hrs at full intensity. Im thinking I need to slowly ramp that up to 8-12 hrs of photo period. Any recomendations on how long to shoot for?
I think you were right, it’s only been a week since I moved the light down and added a bit more time and colors are coming in. I also got a yellow filter for the phone that helpsI don't think it's spectrum as much as intensity when you get green... To be clear, is it GFP or just green shading?
My well has a raw TDS of 1500, I have a softener and a chlorinator dechlorinator. Currently only using one ro membrane with a pressure pump, a sediment and two carbon blocks, then into two mixed DI resin filters to get zero out. I recharge my DI but now you've got me thinking that two ro membranes with the effluent from the first going to the second might be a good idea.I just run 3 membranes because of the savings in time when filling containers and the water savings. I’ve ran 2 membranes for a few years but I just added the third membrane relatively recently. I think I may start a new thread on this topic to get other peoples input without wasting more space on your help thread, since I don’t have an issue with this that I know of.
It is something to think about and if I ever start having unusual tank issues I will look into it more.