400 gallon project

High tide · #1 02-24-2009, 05:46 AM

Perhaps there is a correlation between the coral death and the cuc's. Just a thought because cuc's are toxic and all. Maybe young one's getting sucked up the return? I have had a cuc nuke before but usually fish are affected as well...this could be a low grade nuking or I could be trippin' out.

lastlight · #2 02-24-2009, 06:44 AM

That's exactly what I was thinking. Sorry to hear about the troubles bro.

High tide · #3 02-24-2009, 06:54 AM

If it's cuc toxin, maybe time to do a really good water change and add a healthy dose of carbon.

untamed · #4 02-24-2009, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by High tide

If it's cuc toxin, maybe time to do a really good water change and add a healthy dose of carbon.

I suppose anything is possible. I always run GAC anyway...I'll step up that a bit. I'm going to focus on the 'trate and 'phate because that is something I can measure to verify improvement.

GreenSpottedPuffer · #5 02-24-2009, 04:03 PM

My guess would be phosphates. The only time I have ever really had problems with sps was with high phosphates. Nitrates don't seem to bother them all that much (within reason of course). When I had a phosphate spike a few years back in a smaller sps tank I was keeping, everything browned out VERY fast. But nothing actually died off, so maybe its not that.

Man this is so terrible to hear! I hope you get things back in order soon...

EDIT: I have also had a cucumber die in my tank and it did kill all the fish but never effected the corals. Perhaps I was just lucky though.

High tide · #6 02-24-2009, 05:43 PM

Yeah, it's tough to say, all you can do at this point is clean up your water and hope for the best. Maybe separate the young ones just in case. This hobby kills me sometimes, I have close to 20 reef,FOWLR,and freshwater aquariums, keeps me busy but does nothing for keeping the hair on my head!lol

GreenSpottedPuffer · #7 02-24-2009, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by High tide

Yeah, it's tough to say, all you can do at this point is clean up your water and hope for the best. Maybe separate the young ones just in case. This hobby kills me sometimes, I have close to 20 reef,FOWLR,and freshwater aquariums, keeps me busy but does nothing for keeping the hair on my head!lol

20!!! LOL....your nuts. I had 5 at one time a few years back and couldn't do it.

130G Reef
180G FOWLR
100G Brackish
33G Brackish
10G Fresh