sps help

mandm25254 · #1 09/20/2007, 05:16 PM

i have and sps that is white (dead) if i dont fragg it will it keep on killing itself please help me thanks

fatrip · #2 09/20/2007, 05:21 PM

well is the whole thing dead or just the top?? does it look like there a nudi's on it?? have you done anything new to the tank before you started to see it dieing? what type of coral it is?? need to know a few things first..

aquarius77 · #3 09/20/2007, 05:26 PM

Ya gotta know whats killing it and fix it or it will continue to die.

mandm25254 · #4 09/20/2007, 05:27 PM

its dead in the middle top and incruting part is fine its about and inch fragg well incrutsed and give me like ten mins for a photo and its some sort of acro.... my efflo just died to but all other stuff looks fine thanks for the help ill get in the pics

mandm25254 · #5 09/20/2007, 05:36 PM

you can see in the second pic what im talking about i wanna save both the corals i just lost a lotta stuff i mean i went to school and football and come home to this

mandm25254 · #6 09/20/2007, 06:57 PM

any body

Dave VG · #7 09/20/2007, 07:16 PM

A little bleached and browning by the looks but not dead. Move them around and see where they seem to color up. Tank perams would be nice to know. How long have you had these?

mandm25254 · #8 09/20/2007, 07:22 PM

so its not dead i dont need do anything

i have had it for about a week doing good very good but i came home today from school and foot ball and i see three dead corals and this and my efflo dead i was sad lol

fatrip · #9 09/21/2007, 08:29 AM

the second one looks like it is just loosing color and turning brown but the first one looks like something ate it...what fish do you have in the tank??

miztic · #10 09/21/2007, 10:53 AM

I've had the 'dead spot' in the center happen from another coral touching mine..

mandm25254 · #11 09/21/2007, 11:04 PM

idk it might be a dead spot from tuching but i dont think so and i have a maroon clown and damsli sorry for spelling

cutegecko3 · #12 09/22/2007, 01:11 AM

check it closely for parasites.it doesnt look like stn or anything like that.check your temp. and s.g. too.

dukes707 · #13 09/23/2007, 09:23 AM

tank params would be helpful...anything unusual going on in there you notice?

wentreefgirl · #14 09/23/2007, 09:48 AM

I think if you fix the condition they will live.

FoothillCorals · #15 09/23/2007, 11:16 AM

The first thing I would check is your ALK, I bet it is low.

slojmn · #16 09/23/2007, 11:47 AM

I woulod definately look at your parameters and see where your numbers are. Losing three corals/frags in one day like that indicates something is amiss with your water quality. I had some issue a while back that I isolated to my DI resin...once I made the changes neccessary and did a couple large water changes each week my pieces that were looking like that healed fairly quickly. The whole tank looks way better. It really is about figuring out what is amiss and making soem adjustments. the corals will come back if they have the energy left to heal...which yours look like they could definately come back if you can isolate the issue. Alk would be my first bet...also, could any outside influence have seeped into your tank??? I have our housekeeper trained to not spray anything in the hous around the tanks for cleaning purposes adn to not go near the tanks with any household products...just a thought.

mandm25254 · #17 09/23/2007, 07:01 PM

well i cheaked everything and my alc is fine but my mag is at 950 so ima raise it right now btw corals got worse

PmPrepGuy · #18 09/23/2007, 09:33 PM

id deep them in some luvals and see if you have a flat worm problem, or any other type of parasite. I might even check to see where your phosphate lvls are at.

plyle02 · #19 09/23/2007, 10:19 PM

As stated above, params needed.... Not only do you need to be dialed in on all params, but also keeping everything as stable and consistent as possible. IMO, automation and observance is the key, not to mention testing diligently for any added supplement to the tank. Good luck!

wentreefgirl · #20 09/24/2007, 05:48 AM

The recession actually looks like alk related to me but if you insist its good then.

lesages · #21 09/24/2007, 05:59 AM

What exactly was your alk at?

If your Mag is at 950 I think it's possible your alk/ca is swinging. With mg as low as that it'll be hard to keep alk and ca balanced.

Bringing your mg up to 1350 should keep the other two in check.

wentreefgirl · #22 09/24/2007, 06:08 AM

Thats kinda what I was thinking. SOmetimes when you have a calc reactor, things are dialed in as we might think.

szeth13 · #23 09/24/2007, 09:39 AM

the alk was around 8.2 (i was the one who tested it) but yea the mag was on the low side, that was the only thing that was off when we tested

wentreefgirl · #24 09/24/2007, 11:58 AM

With what brand test kit?

mandm25254 · #25 09/24/2007, 12:01 PM

salifert lol why