changed to ls now corals are dying
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daisy
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It may be that that much of a water change was enough to stress them out.
that amounts to basically a 75% water change -- more, really, since you replaced a lot of water with more sand. So it may be that even though the water parameters are fine, the water is just different, and as such, it is intolerable to the less hardy animals, namely, your corals.
Hind-sight is 20/20, but you should have used more of your old water. I think that in general, you don't want to do more than a 30% water change. In emergency cases, 50% would work, but 75% or more is really quite drastic.
Combine that with the stress from being taken from the tank, placed in buckets (with or without a pump?) and then back into a system that may or may not have the same mineral make-up... It is a dangerous recipie.
I hope the corals pull through. I would not do another water change unless you notice an ammonia spike or trite spike.
Good luck!
that amounts to basically a 75% water change -- more, really, since you replaced a lot of water with more sand. So it may be that even though the water parameters are fine, the water is just different, and as such, it is intolerable to the less hardy animals, namely, your corals.
Hind-sight is 20/20, but you should have used more of your old water. I think that in general, you don't want to do more than a 30% water change. In emergency cases, 50% would work, but 75% or more is really quite drastic.
Combine that with the stress from being taken from the tank, placed in buckets (with or without a pump?) and then back into a system that may or may not have the same mineral make-up... It is a dangerous recipie.
I hope the corals pull through. I would not do another water change unless you notice an ammonia spike or trite spike.
Good luck!
kpk
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O I see I thought it said you kept 15g of old water and changed 5g with new...That is probably the reason for your problem. I have read that you should never change over 1/2 your water volume, but I would really see a need in a water change if you just did a 75% one (pretty much). Just give it time and keep monitoring your water. Keep me updated, kinda curious.
