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04-30-2009, 07:51 PM
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HAHA. I actually tried the H2O stuff and that triggered the problem. I'm now back to RBS 
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04-30-2009, 07:54 PM
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ive lost a few SPS frags myself this past week....
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04-30-2009, 08:21 PM
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I hacked 1/3 off a large pocci last night...expect the remain 2/3 to be gone within the next 48 hours. I'm also on D&D salt at the moment. Lost my rainbow monti in 48 hours last week. Really...I've been losing coral since Xmas.
No measurable parameter can I explain what has been happening to me. (I don't measure potassium). It behaves viral or bacterial and I'm experimenting with some unique dips to see if I can stop the progression on sample pieces. So far, iodine based dips don't really seem to be helping. Meanwhile, I have 4 or 5 other acros (mostly millis) that are thriving, growing rapidly and look fabulous! I'm baffled. You know...the best results I seem to have were with Ocean Pure Pro....go figure. If D&D salt is truly manufactured by evaporative process...is it possible that this can introduce some naturally occuring bacteria/virus that can overwhelm a weak SPS? Just a theory...
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04-30-2009, 08:25 PM
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I am using D-D salt too.
My millies are still thriving and looking really great. Tough buggers!
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04-30-2009, 08:27 PM
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I lost four colonies and a few frags myself. Nothing has changed with water quality. One of the colonies went in less then 45 minutes. My losses have been in the last four days. I did a 90g water change and will be changing the carbon in the reactor tonight.
At least I don't feel so bad about this now.
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04-30-2009, 08:45 PM
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This is the first spring that I HAVEN'T lost anything.
And now that I've said that.....well you know the inevitable 
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04-30-2009, 09:02 PM
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I've been having a strange case of losing Zoas. Sps - all fine, LPS - All fine (not true, I had two new chalice frags wither and die, but they were new, so it may just be a coincidence), only Zoas. I have two tanks, and all the death has started on one half of one tank (the other half, all the Zoas are fine)! Strange thing is two Zoa frags have grown like crazy in that area. Moving failing pieces to the other tank has helped with some, but not others. I'm thinking a flow or algae issue.
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04-30-2009, 09:48 PM
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Every year in dec I get an outbreak of cyano, every year I do massive water changes in an attempt to get rid of it and then more massive water changes because my corals are dying. This year I figured because the cyano appeared to arrive in cycles I wouldn't do anything about it and see if it would go away on its own (which it did, in the same time frame as when I was doing water changes yet  )So far no coral losses and tank looks great and I have only done 1 10% water change since christmas
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