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11-26-2007, 04:59 AM
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Oh no. Catherine, I don't work tomorrow or Tuesday. If you need help, just ask!
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~Drew 10G Nano * 10G Sump * Deltec MCE 600 Skimmer * JBL Viper 150w MH * Zeovit * Vortech MP40W Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~S. Ertz  
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11-26-2007, 01:17 PM
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Ah that sux.
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11-26-2007, 05:07 PM
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The die off seems to have stabalized now.
I had to come back to Edmonton to work, so the tank is being watched right now, and hopefully it will start to recover in the next few weeks. Thank you again for all the offers of help, it is very much so appreciated.
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11-27-2007, 04:05 PM
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I now rename this system the Tank O' Death. Everytime I look into the tank a new SPS frag or colony is dead. When I packed up my little 24g I had 94 different types of sps and about 10 duplicates. I will be surprised if I have 35 left.
I am running carbon, there is very good flow in the system, and the skimmer is doing a good job of cleaning everything out. I am running both actinics and MHs on a reducced photo period, 6 hours a day. The tank also stinks, like die off. There is no sand in the system anymore, and nothing, including the rock, was out of water for more then possibly 30 seconds in the move. Everything was shipped in water. All the fish are alive and seem to be doing well. I see less of them though because they have more places to hide. The chromis love the flow and are playing in it constantly. Any thoughts on why I'm having this wave of SPS death?
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11-27-2007, 04:28 PM
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Catherine, have you run the typical tests? What are your levels at?
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~Drew 10G Nano * 10G Sump * Deltec MCE 600 Skimmer * JBL Viper 150w MH * Zeovit * Vortech MP40W Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~S. Ertz
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11-27-2007, 05:17 PM
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The only thing I can think of is that you're having a mini-cycle (well .. maybe not even all that "mini"). Compounding this is that the die-off from the cycle perpetuates that much more. If that's the case, the fish may likely weather the storm but who knows how bad the corals will do. The key is to get the tank stabilized. I don't know if these things work but everytime I have a tank disruption I dump some Cycle in. Whether it does anything or not I can't say, but if nothing else I get the feeling that I've "done something about it." Maybe some Reef-resh or Probidio or something that infuses and feeds bacterial growth might not hurt. I don't know.
Best of luck. 
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11-27-2007, 05:18 PM
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Yup and here they are:
SG: 1.025 pH: 8.0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 0 Ammonia: 0.75 <-- I don't know where its coming from, there is nothing dead in the tank. dKH: 8 Magnesium: 1050ppm Calcium: 400ppm Smell: Nasty, like a fish cleaning station. So my next steps are: - maybe a water change (I just added 15g of NSW) - visit a store and look for an ammonia spong. - toss in my various sponges, nitrate, and phosphate. - continue to run carbon I guess my question is where in the city is there a wide varity of dry goods to choose from?
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11-27-2007, 06:04 PM
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It just gets better and better...
My pump is now leaking from the bearings. I have to go find a 2" threaded cap... so where can I go for such a thing? The Rona in Edmonton didn't have caps. I hope all this bad luck translates into something fantastic, like say a big lotto win, or having everything that is left in my tank live.
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