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Guess my open brain coral is gone. He is white around the edges and mouth open. don't see any tentacles anymore. Should I throw him out or is there still a chance. I have had many issues which is posted in a thread under diseases. thanks for the inof.

Originally Posted by ophiura Take about a gallon of water in a jug or bucket. Put an airstone and aerate it for several hours. If the pH increases, you have a gas exchange issue. This is caused by not enough surface aggitation, or having glass tops or similar that don't allow natural off gas...

Originally Posted by mantisman51 I was having a problem keeping my ph up-7.8 was right where it stayed. I posted on here and someone, I can't remember who, said that I needed better oxygen exchange on the surface of the water and I should get a HOB type filter that will keep the surface...

Originally Posted by ophiura Your specific gravity is highly stressful, possibly fatal to inverts, IMO...certainly the star. For a reef, aim for 1.025-1.026. I would add saltwater to top off for the next few days and it should get it there. Your pH is low. this could be a variety of things...

o k here are my params: sg 1.022 ph 7.8 nitrates 2 nitrites 0 calcium 400 ammonia 0 I also bought a tropic marine phosphate test. Cant figure out how exactly how to use it. I I am correct it is .01 mg. Can someone tell me which is the salt or fresh water chart there. it is in German. One...

I have a two heads duncan and cannot see where he has grown at all. You guys who have duncans that are growing and multiplying, what and when are you feeding it?

Originally Posted by meowzer So are you saying you are gonna send me some I want some too!!!!

Got rid of the starfish that was so far gone. Can't find the other one. So no more sand sifting stars for me. Thanks for all the advice on them. will keep you posted on what happens after a few water changes. I am glad to hear that stars that are starving have deteriorating legs. (Sorry for...

Originally Posted by windlasher Let us know what the water test results are. Also, & From another site: Starfish will lose arms as a result of stress. Even with a long acclimation period, starfish will still drop arms as a result of the stress of transportation. This behavior is an attempt to...

LFS did not test water. Said it would not do any good cause it had all the dead stuff in it. So advised change of water. Then test it later. We sort of agreed that the legs problem was probably some fungus or disease. So the sifting star went,,,was almost dead anyway. Can't find the other...

Originally Posted by windlasher well (to state the obvious), you definitely have something going on in that tank. I would double check your parameters and if you cant get test kits for a few days, take it to your LFS and have them test it for you NOW. while leaving the pump off was probably not...

Originally Posted by windlasher One more thing: The only time I have seen inverts go that crazy and start to fall apart is when the PH or Calcium is VERY High. I was trying like crazy to raise my PH because my probe said it was too low. I added all kinds of crap not knowing that trying to raise...

But what about the legs of the stars being deteriorating?

Originally Posted by SocalNano24 the pump being off for 24 hours could have killed alot. Pumps provide circulation that aid in oxygen exchange. A large bioload can literally remove oxygen from a non circulated tank in a matter of hours. Also SG should be at 1.025, so unless your reading it...

Had a thread going in reef (I think) about my Serpent star losing parts of his leg..no one has responded with an answer. now today he died along with an emerald crab and cleaner shrimp. The pic above also shows a sifting star with legs deteriorating also, and an open brain that has a mouth open...

still waiting for my other test kits that were ordered, but with the ones I have, here are the params. ph 7.8 (cant seem to get any higher) nitrates 5 or 10, ( can't make out the colors too good) nitrites 0 ammonia 0 1.25 for the hand swinging test. Anything wrong there that would affect my...

I put this on before but can't find it. Anyway, looks like my serpent star wants to die. He won't eat and came in front of the tank, then went in back again. Also the feather never did come back yet on my feather duster. Did not get in my other test kits, but params of the ones I have: ph 7.8...

Here is a pic of my star . I think he is dying. He does not want to eat. He is the one that lost part of 2 legs. Have not gotten the other test kits yet but on the ones that I do have , the params are ph 7.8 cant seem to get it up high enough. Any advice? nitrates 5 or 10. I am bad at...

Star has been up front today but would not eat when I put lots of brine shrimp in front of him. Don't know what it wrong.