question about coral death

str8clownr · 10/30/2007, 01:25 AM

hey guys

i was gone for 4 days , and my only montipora died on me. nothing happened to the tank, besides the lack of me dosing bionic2part which i do every other day.

went to the store and got parameters checked and they said they were perfect.

so my question is, could it have been the lack of the 2part supplement for those 4 days that made the monti bleach completely?

demonsp · 10/30/2007, 01:28 AM

I cant see it deing completly in just 4 days. Monti would shows signs before its completly gone.

You should really invest in a test kit as frequent testing help catch problems before they get to bad and i would never trust the LFS for water testing.

Whats the light ? What do you feed him ? Whats the water source ? Any coral that are close to him ? How long has this system been up and running ?

Frick-n-Frags · 10/30/2007, 06:10 AM

there is always a chance the monti was on the fast train to nowhere before you left. sometimes corals get sick of life for no obvious reason

it could also be the canary in a coal mine: advanced warning of some problem

do a partial waterchange and watch everything just a bit more closely for a while. only time will tell if you have already checked everything that you can measure(and sounds like you did)

10/30/2007, 01:25 AM	#1
str8clownr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mia Posts: 619	question about coral death hey guys i was gone for 4 days , and my only montipora died on me. nothing happened to the tank, besides the lack of me dosing bionic2part which i do every other day. went to the store and got parameters checked and they said they were perfect. so my question is, could it have been the lack of the 2part supplement for those 4 days that made the monti bleach completely?

10/30/2007, 06:10 AM	#3
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	there is always a chance the monti was on the fast train to nowhere before you left. sometimes corals get sick of life for no obvious reason it could also be the canary in a coal mine: advanced warning of some problem do a partial waterchange and watch everything just a bit more closely for a while. only time will tell if you have already checked everything that you can measure(and sounds like you did) __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

10/30/2007, 01:28 AM	#2
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	I cant see it deing completly in just 4 days. Monti would shows signs before its completly gone. You should really invest in a test kit as frequent testing help catch problems before they get to bad and i would never trust the LFS for water testing. Whats the light ? What do you feed him ? Whats the water source ? Any coral that are close to him ? How long has this system been up and running ?