SPS STNing from the Base

[tdb320reef]

What is the Major cause of STN from the Base?

A few of my colonies are showing signs and lost a few frags lately.  I am thinking chem warfare or Bacteria.  Thinking of adding a UV sterilizer.

1.026
P04 0 Hanna
ALK 8.008 Hanna
CA 420
MG 1350
Nirates 0.0 - .1
2 cups of GFO
1 cup Rox .08
BioPellets in Recir reactor.


Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[tdb320reef]

What is the Major cause of STN from the Base?

A few of my colonies are showing signs and lost a few frags lately.  I am thinking chem warfare or Bacteria.  Thinking of adding a UV sterilizer.

1.026
P04 0 Hanna
ALK 8.008 Hanna
CA 420
MG 1350
Nirates 0.0 - .1
2 cups of GFO
1 cup Rox .08
BioPellets in Recir reactor.


Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[teebone110]

I have been having the same issue too, cant figure it out.
My best guess is chemical warfare from other shrooms or Zoas?

 

[Thmh]

It could be duo to temperature, I know on hot days my tank reaches up to 81 if I don't put my Honeywell on.

~Tony

 

[harleymike]

Check at night for pests.
Is it just one certain type of coral
Could be a bug. Like nuddi's

 

[spyd]

Have you dipped any of the infected SPS? That's all ways my first move to see if there are any signs of AEFW or other unwanted pests...

Heat can definitely play a factor as well but it would have to have quite the fluctuation during the day to cause any issues.

 

[tdb320reef]

It could be duo to temperature, I know on hot days my tank reaches up to 81 if I don't put my Honeywell on.

~Tony

Yes I thought so so I dropped in a Aqualogic chiller and keeps my temp perfect at 79.  Problem still occurs.

 

[tdb320reef]

Check at night for pests.
Is it just one certain type of coral
Could be a bug. Like nuddi's

Thanks but it is happening to everything besids montis and digis.  That would include acros and stylos and the poofy type of birds nest like sour apple,  birds of paradise.  It claimed my Tyree rainbow stylo.  I put the flesh under a microscope and you can see a yellowing/green infection.  I think the thank is having a bacteria flair up.

 

[tdb320reef]

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It could be duo to temperature, I know on hot days my tank reaches up to 81 if I don't put my Honeywell on.

~Tony

Yes I thought so so I dropped in a Aqualogic chiller and keeps my temp perfect at 79.  Problem still occurs.
[/quote]

Yes I have dipped. It is still happening.

 

[harleymike]

Glad its not a pest. They are a bitch.
Hmmm hope you figure it out.
Have you added anything, maybe contaminated the tank with something on your hands.
Just throwing out some thoaughts.
good luck

 

[Darryl_V]

Does it happen fast or slow?

 

[tdb320reef]

Very slow Ill get some pictures.  Up.

 

[tdb320reef]

 

[tdb320reef]

Pretty much all of the SPS in my tank are affected similar to these pictured.

 

[teebone110]

ditto, this is the same thing that I have been experiencing too.
affected coral are..
green stag
hulk acro
red planet
hawkins
and a couple un-named acros

my temps have been pretty consistent 78-79

I have dipped the affected corals and I havn't noticed any pests either.

so far things have appreared to slow down, i'm keeping my fingers crossed.

changed my carbon and gfo and this might have helped?

 

[teebone110]

ditto, this is the same thing that I have been experiencing too.
affected coral are..
green stag
hulk acro
red planet
hawkins
and a couple un-named acros

my temps have been pretty consistent 78-79

I have dipped the affected corals and I havn't noticed any pests either.

so far things have appreared to slow down, i'm keeping my fingers crossed.

changed my carbon and gfo and this might have helped?

 

[teebone110]

could be bacterial in nature?

 

[tdb320reef]

could be bacterial in nature?

Im hooking up a UVS tomorrow.  Ill let you know if it helps.

 

[reeffreak]

Re: SPS STNing from the Base

Exact same issue I had then I did a water change and swapped gfo next day was all over with every sps was pretty much a goner.

I hope you figure it out man, good luck.

 

[AdamS]

It's too coincidental that 3 ppl have had this same experience all around the same time. Could you all have swapped corals lately? Or purchased from the same person? With the frag swap just a month ago its probably hard to say.