Corals are dying PLEASE help !

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mxsnow145

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My Goniopora, rasta leather, montipora and polyps are all going down hill and im not sure why... i have lost more then 1/2 my polyps. the tank has ben established for more then a year and all of them where doing fine 3 weeks ago.
i am using LED lights
pH 8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
SG 1.026
temp 79
DKH 8
calcium 440
this is before


this is after



 
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osprey440

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How old are your test kits? I would get your water tested at a LFS. Also how long do you leave your lights on? Is there any chance they are being left on at night?
 
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mxsnow145

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The lights are on timers and are on about 10 hours aday. Also the test kits are kinda new i got them like 6 weeks ago
 
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mxsnow145

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yeah im running carbon... and yes i have had LED's for about 6 months now.... and i did a 15% water change 2days ago
 
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mxsnow145

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about three months ago..... but do you think that would cause all the corals to decline at once?
 
gemmy

gemmy

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OK, I would change the carbon as soon as possible and do a 35% water change. It could be a number of things. Have you checked your equipment to make sure it is running properly and there is no stray voltage? I would also consider reducing the photoperiod to 6-8 hours.
 
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mxsnow145

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ok ill change it out this weekend and do a 35% water change.... and yes i checked the equipment that was one of the 1st things i checked
 
reefkprz

reefkprz

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magnesium
what do you normally do for waterchanges?
do you dose anything?
did you try any new products recently?
are you using RO water, if so yours or some one elses (aka purchased)?
have you tested your tank for heavy metals copper iron etcetera?
 
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mxsnow145

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i normally do a 5% waterchange every two weeks. but the tank has been running for 18months with out a problem
i dose cal and dkh (when needed) and essential elements once a week
no i havent tried any new products recently
i dont have any heavy metals copper iron etcetera test kits my LFS doesnt sell them
i do have an RO unit and i changed the filters on it 2days ago i also did a 30% water change added new carbon and added new miracle mud, and started feeding them coral frenzy
however all but my rasta leather seem to be doing better
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by mxsnow145 http:///t/392878/corals-are-dying-please-help#post_3492357
i normally do a 5% waterchange every two weeks. but the tank has been running for 18months with out a problem
i dose cal and dkh (when needed) and essential elements once a week
no i havent tried any new products recently
i dont have any heavy metals copper iron etcetera test kits my LFS doesnt sell them
i do have an RO unit and i changed the filters on it 2days ago i also did a 30% water change added new carbon and added new miracle mud, and started feeding them coral frenzy
however all but my rasta leather seem to be doing better
Hi, If I understand you correctly, the 30% water change helped you out I think by removing the extra trace elements...NEVER dose anything without testing to see if you need it first. With the constant 5% water changes you should not ever need to dose trace elements...certainly not once a week. leathers shed their skin to clean off algae and anything that irritates them so it might look bad until it finishes it's hissy fit, leathers are pretty tough corals.
Just so you know: Miricle mud is to help macros grow, it's loaded with phosphates and nitrates and other goodies to make algae grow.
 
lubeck

lubeck

Active Member
I have never heard of running a same batch of carbon for 3 months and would safely say that was only one of the main factors. If I read it wrong my appologies. I run carbon for 7 days or 10 days max. Keep up on some heavy water changes and feed the corals.
 
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