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Old 05-13-2014, 01:57 AM
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This might be a silly question, but what is your temp and salinity at?
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Old 05-13-2014, 02:08 AM
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temperature 78.6 salinity 1.025
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Old 05-13-2014, 02:23 AM
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One mistake I made is not feeding my LPS. Some can survive without target feeding but if you do they will be healthier. When they are only surviving on UV they aren't as healthy. If the LPS looked ok but really was borderline and exposed to RTN it might just be to much....

RTN in a tank isn't good and is known to spread quickly - hence the name...

If a coral is dying toss it - don't try to save it. Unless you can frag it to try to save it. Toss the RTN part!!!!
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Old 05-13-2014, 02:30 AM
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What is your Mg at ?
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Old 05-13-2014, 02:32 AM
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I target feed twice a week a small amount is there any way I can get a handle on this before losing all hate to say it but never really tested for mg should get a test kit I suppose

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Old 05-13-2014, 04:21 AM
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Yeah. I have had hammer and frogspawns loose heads due to low Mg. Also I believe that there is a strain of bacteria that can cause LPS issues.
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Old 05-13-2014, 04:24 AM
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Don't exceed daily max doses of Mg either as it can do damage as well.
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KH 150? What test kit are you using, seems high. Natural seawater is 7-8 dKH or 2.5-2.9 meg/L according to my Salifert test kit.
A good idea to check your Mg level, but as mentioned if it's low bring it up slowly. I follow the reef calculator on the BRS site for al my levels. hope this helps.
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