advice needed --> advice taken -->update July 27

christyf5 · #1 07-08-2009, 06:19 PM

finished off my first bucket of salt last night and cracked open the second this am

I've got these waterchanges down to a science now. Unfortunately, though the water is clearer, the tissue necrosis hasn't slowed much

Doug · #2 07-08-2009, 10:28 PM

I dont know what else to say Christy.

perhaps

Sadly, seems to be happening more these days, with very experienced aquarists.

Myself included but thats another story.

Ian · #3 07-08-2009, 11:03 PM

Sorry to hear about this..fingers and toes crossed...good luck

Navarchus · #4 07-09-2009, 03:18 AM

Sorry for being right…..

In is known fact that large sps colonies are first to go….
In that level of ammonia soon LPS, invertebrates and other will “suffocate” sort of say…

Maybe you can take out the corals and delicate live stock that you have to a friend or lfs? Just until you balances back your system biology?
I did it once and it was a life saver!!

Navarchus · #5 07-09-2009, 03:30 AM

Ahhh…..
It had just popped into my mind! If remember correctly there is a biological process that after the good bacteria are dead some nasty bacteria is developing and it transfer nitrate back into ammonia

shrimpchips · #6 07-09-2009, 03:39 AM

Use Prime or any other ammonia reducer to get the Ammonia down quick. It'll work to prevent further ammonia toxicity issues and hopefully give your colonies more of a chance. I've used this in the past with corals I've received that were beginning to die from being too cold too long and they start to rot away in QT before I have a chance to treat them. Lost about 40% of the corals to RTN, but halted it there after about 6 hours.

Sorry to hear of your losses. Hope things pull through.

christyf5 · #7 07-10-2009, 01:09 AM

I've dosed an entire small bottle of prime over the last couple of days,et voila! we have zero ammonia! either that or so much prime is skewing the test. I've been doing 40G daily water changes as well to export what I can.

stupid fish have started eating the clams again. back to the LFS they go *sigh*

christyf5 · #8 07-08-2009, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug

I dont know what else to say Christy.

perhaps

Believe me that has crossed my mind more than once, however, I've got waterchanges to do and they're no fun when you're half cut. Then again, they're never any fun

Took a water sample to the LFS this afternoon. Ammonia is 2.4 or 2.8 I can't remember which. The tube was a lovely turquoise green color. And thats after 80g+ of waterchanges. Oh yay.

I figured the fish/clams/LPS would be having issues at those levels but they all seem fine, its just the SPS that are affected and the larger colonies for some reason. Looks like I'll have a tank full of little sticks again.