frag starting to STN

OceanicCorals-Ian- · #1 04-29-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lorenz0

So the test results are in

PH- 8.1 (elos)
CA- 470(elos)
MG- 1340
dKh- 10
Salinity- 1.023

my dkh is high due to using RB salt which is no suprise, has always been like that ever since i started using it. and lately i was wondering why my coraline algae was going so good which is now explained by the CA result. All and all i am starting to agree with the seasonal thing, i am still going to keep my eyes open and see how everything works out.

As for phosphate media, i refuse to run it. I ran it twice and both times my corals just looked like crap. really its just the slimmer that i am worried about, i think the mille was damaged when i moved it cause i accidently went in front of a powerhead...whoops lol.

I told myself if i loss all my sps i am going to a softy/lps tank with a few sps cause like everyone think tank worries me sometimes

Your parameters look good; however, you should probably bump your specific gravity up .002 -.003 to 1.025 to 1.026.

- Watch your temp swings (common this time of year, especially at night)
- Watch for low PH at night
- Water change........
- Make sure your Top Off and make up water is "0" TDS, higher phosphates this time of year could be due to the water supply chemistry changing due to spring run-off etc.... Just a thought.
- Test your Potassium level (should be fine with RB salt) does not hurt to check.

lorenz0 · #2 04-30-2009, 02:03 AM

water change has been done. Ian I am raising my salinity but slowly

was at red coral today and am thinking about picking up a aquacontroller jr for better monitoring of temp and ph. going to research more into them to see if they have the options i am looking for.

but wierdly the stn hasn't proceeded much today. almost the same as it was yesturday.

but i am agreeing with doug about ambient light since i get direct light in some of my tank at some points in the day

Boomboy · #3 04-30-2009, 03:19 AM

thats funny about the seasonal thing, because i noticed today also mine is STN on me.

OceanicCorals-Ian- · #4 04-30-2009, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by lorenz0

water change has been done. Ian I am raising my salinity but slowly

was at red coral today and am thinking about picking up a aquacontroller jr for better monitoring of temp and ph. going to research more into them to see if they have the options i am looking for.

but wierdly the stn hasn't proceeded much today. almost the same as it was yesturday.

but i am agreeing with doug about ambient light since i get direct light in some of my tank at some points in the day

A controller would be a good investment, send me a PM if you are looking for one.

Reefer Rob · #5 04-30-2009, 03:47 PM

Just a thought. The amount of pollen in the air this time of year could be causing things like phosphate spikes etc. Perhaps running a filter sock if you don't already, and changing it daily may help.

michika · #6 04-30-2009, 04:33 PM

The seasonal drama for me is always related to water. When everything melts there is a little something extra in the water that always seems to get past the filters regardless of the TDS reading.

my2rotties · #7 04-30-2009, 07:01 PM

I lost four colonies in two days for no apparent reason... we are on a well, and I am thinking it needs to be shocked and we need a new RO/DI system. Very strange thing to happen and everything else is awesome as always. NO changes in my params and things are just as they should be... will be replacing the carbon in the reactor this evening just to safe.

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Originally Posted by michika

The seasonal drama for me is always related to water. When everything melts there is a little something extra in the water that always seems to get past the filters regardless of the TDS reading.

JDigital · #8 05-01-2009, 03:40 AM

So perhaps we should stop doing water changes in the spring?

Or store up enough water during the winter (properly circulating) to get us through the spring run off months?..

soapy · #9 05-29-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by michika

The seasonal drama for me is always related to water. When everything melts there is a little something extra in the water that always seems to get past the filters regardless of the TDS reading.

That makes me think of my brother, his two dogs and their back yard after the snow melt... doggy rockets everywhere!

fiorano · #10 05-29-2009, 07:47 PM

awwwww i got some stn on one of my smaller frags... could it be because there is a power head aimed at it about 8 inches away??? well thats rubbish o well ill frag my... frag i guess lol.and i have another colony and a few of the types have been white but not bleached skeleton white the polyps are still extended and the rest of the colony has great color ... does anyone know what would cause that???