Spring RTN/STN in Otherwise Healthy Acros

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Found this very good video on Youtube where a coral farm looked at why acros RTN in the spring months and the results were something long speculated - lots of organics, pollens, pesticides and other pollutants in the air being introduced into the aquarium.

Check it out!
 
I'll have to bookmark this video and watch it when I have some downtime!
 
I didn't watch the video but I don't remember my RTN incidents being isolated to spring. I understand there can be more chemicals in the air so it could be a problem but I don't think it's something that could only be possible in certain areas. I live in a rural area and farmers haven't even started planting yet. No one that lives around here used fertilizers on the yards because we all hate mowing grass lol. I just lost a colony to RTN a few weeks ago.
 

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