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Zoaelite · #1 08-11-2011, 09:32 PM

I had something similar happen to all my SPS and I found it to be a combo of CA/ALK swings paired with my biopellets. Doug (Fishytime) did a really good job of explaining it, can't quite remember but I removed my pellets and have never looked back. I know your not running pellets but CA/ALK swings leading to pH swings can wreck some major havoc.

The problem with STN is once it starts and the coral is immuno-compromised it's a very slippery slope towards death. I would personally frag all the dying coral and frag epoxy your tank with some new frags.

reefermadness · #2 08-12-2011, 01:03 AM

Unfortunately zoaelite is right.....once STN starts, in most cases it just gets worse. Fragging the healthiest parts off is usually the best course of action. Of course if its not too bad and you correct what ever caused the situation...than it may be worth it to wait on those to see of they get better.

fishytime · #3 08-12-2011, 04:32 PM

Wish I could remember what I said

...... Here's something to consider..... How big is this leather that you have?.... Do you run carbon?..... In the four years I've been with Red Coral I've started to notice that tanks with leathers seem to give SPS trouble.....for most SPS stability is key.... Could just be issues related to the swing in your parameters....

KevinK · #4 08-12-2011, 07:11 PM

thelether is about 6 inches in the middle of the tank. total water vol. = about 400 gal.

I run rox as mentioned so think as well that is is the swing,

remembering, I last year had a shock where I tossed in 4 gallongs of stock solution of KH, making my tank a desert of fall down calcium.

this was about February I think, and with the swing this time I think this is where my proublem is,

I put a calendar op in my fish room, writhing each thing I do and what I mesure.

I will se if I can do some more fragging, and in this case I'm not going to risk making big frags, better 30 frags of 1/2 inch, than 5 of 3 inch and than the RTD takes them.

I did once a test to se how much you need to still be able to frag, and it was afew slises I made with a nife, and thy where 1/4 ore 1/5 of a inch, and still grew out to nice frags / coral.

meaning that in this case I might first frag only the tips of the coral, and than make frags of the base of the coral, if the base frags dont make it, I might have at least healthy tip frags.