Save my tank!

[jason604]

I don't think I have the heart to just throw it away if it's still alive. Too much time, effort and lots of $$ been spent on my so called reef

[jason604]

More and more rtn happening each day. Hammers,frogspawn and such are all still closed. Even my candy came colony looks like it is slowly melting. Is there really nth I can do but watch my whole tank slowly die?

[spit.fire]

IMO slowly lower your kh to around 8.* and do a massive water change

[jason604]

My 3rd sea hare I added on sat is pretty much dead again. Black splitting and is now half it's size.

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by jason604

My 3rd sea hare I added on sat is pretty much dead again. Black splitting and is now half it's size.

Ya I'd stop adding seahares, it's probably making the situation worse

[Ram3500]

Best thing you can do now is a water change once a week and run carbon until your parameters are at par . Also you must chill out cuz you can't stop nature she will do what she wants . We have all been through tank crashes and if you haven't you are new to reefing or a god .Yes it sucks Jason but nothing you do is going to stop this crash its going to run its course.Just look at it this way you can always rebuild. Good luck things will turn around .

[jordanc_17]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Ya I'd stop adding seahares, it's probably making the situation worse

Agree 100%. Dying animals will do nothing good for a struggling tank.

[jason604]

Here's my before FTS and after and some closer pics. U can see all the dead sps in there

[spit.fire]

id try removing the sandbed or most of it for starters

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

id try removing the sandbed or most of it for starters

Probably not a bad idea. You also don't have the load or growth right now to worry about dosing, I'd turn it off and rely on good water changes every week to get nutrients down and maintain levels. Manually remove what you can for algae and blow off the cyano growing on the corals.