Why cant I keep favias and

[saltwaterpicaso]

Okay its favias and most thin fleshed over skelatal structure corals they start off puffy then over time the tissue slowly recedes then there gone this is my dragon soul favia rhe flesh is litterly lifting off its skelatal structure

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

Side shot all other corals unaffected I have tried for years and have not been able to keep them

 

[DSC reef]

I believe the green star polyps would be to blame for the first pic. I truly believe their are some corals that just don't thrive in the tank. My wife's nano couldn't grow zoas of all things but micromussa would grow faster in her tank than our 75 gallon reef. I'm sure chemistry and lighting have some effect.

 

[Hexabonal]

You probably know this already but because you have a lot of mushrooms and a huge leather the water probably has a lot of toxins in there and would therefore need a lot of water / carbon changes

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

The polyps dont even come out anymore there on there way out it's only been there for about a week I moved it there to try lower light. Carbon is changed weekly

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

on another note I also run a uv sterilizer if it was toxins wouldn't they be broke down by the sterilizer

 

[DrewBrees713]

You probably know this already but because you have a lot of mushrooms and a huge leather the water probably has a lot of toxins in there and would therefore need a lot of water / carbon changes

Say what????

 

[Rick Cavanaugh]

UV will not effect toxins. What is your magnesium level. Many times receding LPS is due to low magnesium

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

I will test when I get home tomorrow last week I believe it was a bit high at 1400 another odd thing To is since I set up my doser a month or 2 ago is when my gsp closed up and has not open since. Cal is at 450 alk is at 9. I'm using brs 2 part

 

[DSC reef]

Say what????

Allelopathy happens between a lot of softies, it's their way of coral warfare but carbon usually handles that issue.

 

[Matt Carden]

I thought that the reason most refers here seem to run carbon in a reactor is that they were using for that crystal clear ULNS.

 

[DSC reef]

I thought that the reason most refers here seem to run carbon in a reactor is that they were using for that crystal clear ULNS.

Carbon has many uses and yes, it helps keep clear water as well.

 

[DrewBrees713]

Allelopathy happens between a lot of softies, it's their way of coral warfare but carbon usually handles that issue.

Uhhhh then pretty much this applies to every single coral, softies or not. Leather and mushroom are the least of your worries unless theyre physically touching an adjacent coral.

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

None touch I have an over sized skimmer run carbon and have UV so I'm stumped

 

[DrewBrees713]

Something aint right. Have you tried a massive WC?

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

I have not im actually doing the tritan method I have not done a water change in over a year my last icp test was a few months ago and everything looked good this has been occurring even before I switched over to the new method

 

[DSC reef]

Uhhhh then pretty much this applies to every single coral, softies or not. Leather and mushroom are the least of your worries unless theyre physically touching an adjacent coral.

Not really, softies use more of a chemical warfare versus stinging or digesting. Nonetheless, the OP uses carbon so I doubt its the issue.

 

[DSC reef]

@saltwaterpicaso could be a nutrient thing as well. Hopefully after more time you can try again.

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

I have new test kits coming will be here Wednesday along with new uv bulbs in the meantime I will limit feedings to twice a day. I will say it has not just been this tank but most all tanks I was not able to keep favias I had a war coral that was growing then did the same thing slowely started to die off

 

[DSC reef]

Personally I like a bit of nutrients in the water. Keep us updated once you get the test kits in.