SPS Tank O Death

[digital-audiophile]

This is the primary thread I was thinking of http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ronment&page=4 , page 4 specifically Greg's comments.

It's a long shot but if you are considering the glass as a source of contamination it could be something else in your house (paint, plastic in the microwave etc.), or in proximity to your home. (gas station, cell phone tower etc.)

This would be so very hard to pin down though, but it could be along the lines of animals sensing thunderstorms, or people sensitive to telepathy and so on.

[michika]

Well we've never painted here, and while we have a microwave, its really just an expensive clock to us. Around us is all houses, no plants or gas stations or anything like that. I just don't even know how to go about testing something like that. Ideas?

[Parker]

I'd probably set-up a small frag tank. Good clean water in a brand new ten gallon tank. If they survive it rules out enviromental issues in or around your house, If they don't survive.. back to square one, but at least you have ruled out one or more possablilities

[michika]

Do you mean setting up the tank elsewhere, like at someone else's house?

[Parker]

I'd set it up at your house, just to make sure it isn't your house itself (as someone else mentioned) isn't causing the problem

[michika]

Originally Posted by Parker

I'd set it up at your house, just to make sure it isn't your house itself (as someone else mentioned) isn't causing the problem

My place is not that big, but do you think just in another room would be sufficient?

[Parker]

If you don't have the material lying around to start up a little frag tank I would only do it as an absolute last resort. With the setting up of your big tank you could use that as your test tank.. If all checks out then you know to avoid moving the contents of the small tank into it. If you fail to keep SPS in the big tank.. well then you didn't loose anything, but your back to square one.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Parker

I'd probably set-up a small frag tank. Good clean water in a brand new ten gallon tank. If they survive it rules out enviromental issues in or around your house, If they don't survive.. back to square one, but at least you have ruled out one or more possablilities

That's a good idea... cheap and cheerful, and excellent diagnostic value. Especially a great idea before there's a lot of water and [more] money in the big boy that they're building.

[michika]

I'll see what I can do to test that out. If its a 10g tank I'll still need lighting and a stand, etc. First step will be pricing it out and finding a location to set it up.

Either way if the 180g can't keep SPS, I need it up and running. I have fish that need the space. I doubt the 180g will have the same issue, you know that whole positive thinking stuff and all.

[argan]

I would say your problems are related to the small size of the tank