SPS slowly losing tissue???

AWD · 04/18/2009, 10:09 PM

Okay so here is my problem.

SPS corals has polyps extended but the tissue is deteriorating about an 1/2 to 1" a week. Now most of my SPS corals are gone. Not all of them got this problem and the LPS are doing fine.

Before when I had this problem years ago I added Strontium and I never had a problem since. This time it didn't work. Currently Strontium is at 10ml. Assuming the test kit works.

I noticed the Iodide was low and have started adding that, but it didn't stop the deterioration.

Other parameters are as to be expected from an established 800 gallon tank with weekly water changes, cleaning, and calcium being added by a Cal reactor.

The corals are about 5 months old when they started this. They were small colonies (Fiji) and were growing until this started.

BLKTANG · 04/18/2009, 10:21 PM

First i would post in the SPS forum,then list all your water params,& recent changes if any.My guess would be an ALK spike but idk until u tell us more.

Aquarist007 · 04/18/2009, 10:22 PM

you might want to repost in the SPS corals forum.

At any rate they will probably ask what your current tank parameters are, what lighting you are using, how long ago you changed the bulbs and what the flow is in your tank.

BLKTANG · 04/18/2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
you might want to repost in the SPS corals forum.

At any rate they will probably ask what your current tank parameters are, what lighting you are using, how long ago you changed the bulbs and what the flow is in your tank.

thats funny captn our answers r almost exact.

Toddrtrex · 04/18/2009, 11:48 PM

Yea, really need to know your Cal, Alk and Mag levels. Along with salinity, and temp.

Any changes made to the tank recently?

AWD · 04/19/2009, 10:11 AM

I guess I better find out what exactly they were. I wasn't taking care of it at the time. I think the calc was 455 and the alk was around 8.

04/18/2009, 10:09 PM	#1
AWD Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 66	SPS slowly losing tissue??? Okay so here is my problem. SPS corals has polyps extended but the tissue is deteriorating about an 1/2 to 1" a week. Now most of my SPS corals are gone. Not all of them got this problem and the LPS are doing fine. Before when I had this problem years ago I added Strontium and I never had a problem since. This time it didn't work. Currently Strontium is at 10ml. Assuming the test kit works. I noticed the Iodide was low and have started adding that, but it didn't stop the deterioration. Other parameters are as to be expected from an established 800 gallon tank with weekly water changes, cleaning, and calcium being added by a Cal reactor. The corals are about 5 months old when they started this. They were small colonies (Fiji) and were growing until this started.

04/18/2009, 10:21 PM	#2
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	First i would post in the SPS forum,then list all your water params,& recent changes if any.My guess would be an ALK spike but idk until u tell us more. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

04/18/2009, 10:22 PM	#3
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	you might want to repost in the SPS corals forum. At any rate they will probably ask what your current tank parameters are, what lighting you are using, how long ago you changed the bulbs and what the flow is in your tank. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

04/18/2009, 11:48 PM	#5
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	Yea, really need to know your Cal, Alk and Mag levels. Along with salinity, and temp. Any changes made to the tank recently? __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

04/19/2009, 10:11 AM	#6
AWD Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 66	I guess I better find out what exactly they were. I wasn't taking care of it at the time. I think the calc was 455 and the alk was around 8.