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08-16-2008, 04:50 AM
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Oh Colin! How very awful. You went through so much last year and now this??? How horrible! Your's was a tank I LOVED!
Hmmm strange though...I use Seachem exclusively and have for over a year with no problems.......
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08-16-2008, 05:02 AM
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Some of those corals look the same as mine
 . I know what your going through I'm still having some issues with my tank that started in dec. I never changed salt brands though, in my case it happened after I treated the tank with inteceptor.
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08-16-2008, 06:39 AM
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sorry to hear that. Your tank was soooo nice.hopfully things will change for the better sooner than later.
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08-16-2008, 08:40 AM
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IMHO the biggest SPS killer excluding bugs, disease etc is fluctuating alkalinity or alkalinity that has dropped or has risen rapidly. Let me guess you are using a Salifert alkalinity test kit to monitor your alkalinity?
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08-16-2008, 01:59 PM
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That really sucks!!!! I feel bad for you, it really hurts when you loose one nice coral never mind a lot of nice ones
 I guess we keep continuing on for the love of the hobby and the hope for things to get better.
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08-16-2008, 02:45 PM
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Holey cow!! Thats terrible. I had the same experience the first time I tried Seachem, burned corals. Mine wasn't quite so drastic though and I immediately switched back. I even found Seachem was ok if I mixed equal parts with IO but I'll never use it on its own.
LMK if you want any donations to help get you back on your feet, I can ship you some stuff
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08-16-2008, 03:13 PM
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Colin, that is some scarey recession. Are you sure it is just the salt? Nothing got dropped in by children? stray voltage? etc? How many water changes did you do with the bad salt batch? How long since you switched to a better salt after you noticed the problem? What salt are you using now? Have you tried dosing sponge power to see if it will help what's left alive heal faster?
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08-16-2008, 06:16 PM
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08-16-2008, 05:04 AM
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So sorry to hear this man.. that sucks. This is weird a guy i talk to actually had a bucket of salt (ATI) go bad and his mag levels were VERY low after mixed with RO/DI. He kept dosing mag and always had troubles getting it to be where it should be at and eventually crash. After he tested his mag it was only 475..his frag tank mag was 875 and his DT was 1200 (added mag in top off). It's a really good thing to check once and a while your salt levels when doing WC's..this is the second time i've heard of this happen because of salt.
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08-16-2008, 05:08 PM
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Colin really sorry to hear about your losses.
I have often thought of changing my salt (Instant Ocean) but i have never had the courage. I certainly will never think twice about it now. Keep us posted as to any other ideas you come up with about the cause. Tom R
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