ready for SPS...or am I?

[ickmagnet]

So, I tried keeping a piece of cheap sps and unfortunately, it is dead. Strange, because water parameters (including Kh and Ca) appear to be good. I only use rodi water and have ample lighting.

I'm thinking that maybe the chemical warfare has begun between the lps,softies, and the sps. You guys mentioned carbon to help prevent this. ummm..how do I add this exactly? Should I just throw some of that carbon media from freshwater canister aquarium pumps into the sump?

[ickmagnet]

Anybdy? I know you guys got this one. I'm gonna head over to jl today so any answers are appreciated

[Aquattro]

First, the one piece (frag?) may have just died because sometimes they like to do that. If you added it, and it quickly perished, then probably due to some other reason.
To use carbon, you can just add some to a media bag and throw it in the sump, or you can use a media reactor and run water through it (at a slow rate so as not to grind the carbon up).