This hobby sucks

[Leishman]

This hobby sucks. Each time I grow a show size colony it has issues.

1st my Cali blue tort 10"x10"x16" to dead, all gone. Grown from a 3" frag

2nd my A. Hyacinthus 20"x10" bottom level 12"x8" top level. Grown from a 3"-4" mini colony

and now my A. Exquister 16"x8"x10". Grown from a 2.5"-3" frag.

It started with a tiny dead spot 1/2 way up the main branch months ago. In the past week the dead spot became this:

When I pulled it out last night to frag, I saw the base had the same recession:

leading to this:

Its things like this that make me wish I only had a small tank and no need for large colonies.........

 

[pookstreet]

Sorry to see that Rik. I had some issues earlier in the year also where STN took out several colonies and threatened my 12" colony of Cali tort. It does suck but I was able to stop it somehow. Good luck.

 

[BluegrassReef]

no...this hobbie don't suck!!!! Just the weird stuff that happens without explanation. I am sorry for your loss those were some beautiful colonies.

 

[I-K@ndY]

Sorry to hear that it happened again ... I agree sometimes things happen without explanation. It happened to me recently that I saw some of my sps are STN'ing on the middle part but not the base. Its weird but I manage to save some few pieces. Hope yours turns out ok ..

 

[KEEPERZ]

Man-I am sorry to see that-the only time I see STN like that is when I mess with the flow patterns in the tank but they usually recover in time-dumb question maybe,but what things are you thinking it is?

 

[FaviaFreak]

NO! I just saw this nightmare on that "other site" I don't want to relive it again!!!

seriously, that sucks! I can't believe they waited to get that big and then die on you...

 

[reefboy]

Dang dude I'm really sorry Ive been through a similair thing and I know it sucks!!!

On a side note increasing my Iodine stoped it or it seemed to.

 

[Kate]

It could be worse, :) you could have a nano tank! :)

 

[Reef Pets]

You have/had some amazing colonies. From what I have found with Acropora, it seems to only get so large in captivity. After they reach a certain point they start to go down hill. I think this is where fragging comes into play. This is only from what I have experienced from large colonies.
Beautiful coral!! Sorry for your loss........

 

[Acroholic]

Sorry to her it, Rik. You have some very nice corals. I'd imagine this happens to every SPS keeper sooner or later. In the short time I have had my reef, I have had periodic recession and regrowth with three wild colonies. My captive bred corals raised from frags seem to do much better.
Dave

 

[IamRit]

Sorry about your losses. What did you think happened?

 

[oceanparadise1]

i feel ur pain bro i just all over 50 types of zoas...

 

[Frankie]

Sorry about your sadness dude. That really does suck. I also feel your pain, I just lost a whole huge colony of cap that I raised from a thumbnail frag to Montipora Nudibranch. It took 3 years to grow that thing~

 

[daaznmofo]

sorry about the corals.