Whats wrong with my coral ??

fishytime · #1 05-01-2012, 03:55 AM

the tank is three monthes old.....that would my guess as to why your having sps issues.....to soon for something as finicky as sps IMHO....

reefwars · #2 05-01-2012, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

the tank is three monthes old.....that would my guess as to why your having sps issues.....to soon for something as finicky as sps IMHO....

totally agree buddy totaly agree, sps need the maturity and stability a mature tank offers, too many swings in a new tank

FWC · #3 05-01-2012, 04:00 AM

I got it for my filefish to eat ,however sadly she has passed on (along with all my other fish

) So I'm trying my best to keep it alive either way.

reefwars · #4 05-01-2012, 04:03 AM

understandable id do the same but the fact remains the same sps do better in mature systems.

honestly i dont think its the tap water doing it i had sps with tap water in edmonton no prob.

so no fish in your tank??

the salinity is a good start as is watching the temp. amonia being present is not a good sign and can def do it too

reefgirl189 · #5 05-01-2012, 04:10 AM

Yup. API. My bad. I don't like the ammonia test kit they have. Mine wasn't even two months old and always tested less than ideal.

daplatapus · #6 05-01-2012, 04:12 AM

I haven't seen any readings for alk, Ca or Mg. Are you testing these? With sps you may need to start supplementing.

daplatapus · #7 05-01-2012, 04:12 AM

Du'oh! You beat me to it Nano

FWC · #8 05-01-2012, 04:19 AM

There is a single Diamond Watchman Goby tugging along ,he never seened to get sick like all the other fish.

Calcium is above 20 mg/l

Thats as specific as it gets for now.

No clue on alk and magnesium.

Aquattro · #9 05-01-2012, 04:24 AM

All your fish have died, the tank is only three months old, and your SPS are dying? No kidding.
To keep SPS, you need a stable tank, older than 3 months if you're new at this, and you need to know Ca, alk, and probably Mg.
You also need to be able to keep fish alive before you can keep corals alive.

What happened to the fish? All die at the same time? Or?

I would say at this point, figure out the fish problem, then let the tank mature as you practice keeping it stable (measured by maintaining levels on the three parameters above in addition to PO4 and NO3).
Once you've got that, then think about corals...