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Originally Posted by MitchM
Interesting that one coral "browned out" while others were dying off.
Browning is a typical sign of high nutrients, isn't it?
Perhaps the mucus secretion from your LPS and soft corals had increased suddenly for some reason leading to a high level of dissolved organics, plus some added chemical warfare happening at the same time.
Were you adding any corals shortly before that "event" or fragging anything?
Mitch
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Actually there was more than one that browned out. Mostly all of the surviving SPS (50% of them) browned out to some degree. Some receded from the bottom some from the tips. Some STN'ed some RTN'ed. No fragging was done. Yes a few corals were added just prior. Yes what you suggest is certainly a possibility among a laundry list of other possibilities. In the end Im leaning towards the cause not being one thing but rather a cascade of events probably.