hard core nova Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 i have been into saltwater tanks now for a year and a half i have a 150 gal reef and fish and a60 gal fish only tank can someone out there tell me why torch corals and hammers keep dying in my reef tank the all the test i do for reef are telling me everything should be where there supposed to be i love the looks of those corals i have candy corals leathers aninomies flower pots and they are all doing very well please help me with this tks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osprey Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 What all are you testing for? Should be: ammonia nitrite nitrate (should always be zero, in a tank with hard corals) calcium KH Magnesium SG Those are obvious, but it's best to be thorough when giving advice. What fish are you keeping with them? Corals from that genus are well known for being very tasty. Do the corals show signs of wasting away, or do patches disappear, unexplained, overnight? Are they anywhere close to your other corals? LPS always lose in a battle with anemones. What kind of lighting and water flow do you have? Where are the corals placed? Do you run carbon regularly? Leathers have active chemical warfare, that could be doing in your hard corals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard core nova Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 What all are you testing for?Should be: ammonia nitrite nitrate (should always be zero, in a tank with hard corals) calcium KH Magnesium SG Those are obvious, but it's best to be thorough when giving advice. What fish are you keeping with them? Corals from that genus are well known for being very tasty. Do the corals show signs of wasting away, or do patches disappear, unexplained, overnight? Are they anywhere close to your other corals? LPS always lose in a battle with anemones. What kind of lighting and water flow do you have? Where are the corals placed? Do you run carbon regularly? Leathers have active chemical warfare, that could be doing in your hard corals. i have tested for all of the above and everything is all good the fish in the tank are 4 clowns 1 lawnmore blenny 1 regal tang 1 fox face 4 blue leg crab 2 blue chromes 1 oriental sweet lips very small the lighting is metal highlite the flow is a medium flow the tank has a 50 gal sump protine skimmer the hammer and torch do look like they are wasting away little by little all the corals do not touch each aother and they all have there own flat spot on the live rock i also have 2 brain coralslike i said its only hammer and toruch corals that dont live for more than 2/3 weeks tks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soliver Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 All i think of is maybe its not there ideal flow rate. And you might not have the adequate food for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard core nova Posted February 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 All i think of is maybe its not there ideal flow rate. And you might not have the adequate food for them. i feed my corals twice a week live plankton flow is a medium flow i have 2 turbines in the tank tks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jalemboo Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 All i think of is maybe its not there ideal flow rate. And you might not have the adequate food for them. i feed my corals twice a week live plankton flow is a medium flow i have 2 turbines in the tank tks Where did you get your hammer coral? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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