How many believe in season changes effecting aquarium live stock

[Emac909]

How many believe in season changes effecting aquarium live stock? I've heard it over the years that some hobbies believe that the pollens in the air during the fall season can lead to sps rtn'ing and stn'ing. I'm really starting to believe this could be an option of my sudden issues with my tank.
So for the last month or so all my stag sps corals have been slowly loosing tissue from the base up.

At first I thought it was alk swings. But the alk in the tank hasn't swung more then 0.5. From 8.5 to 9.0 on the dkh.
I did bring my cal and mag up to where they should by tho, but I did it over 2 months.
Then I started thinking it was a leaking magnet cause I thought I found a bad magnet but a polypad didn't show signs of iron in the system.
Then I thought maybe it was salinity but it wasn't that bad at 1.027. I know that's kinda high but non of the other corals have been effected.
Then I thought maybe the AEFWs but I chopped the coral up last night at did not find a single bug on it and not one egg.
Maybe someone can think of something else but I'm thinking the fall stn myth can be true.
But let me do say I have not noticed any bit marks from AEFWs on any other corals

 

[rcreef]

Have you check for voltage?

 

[pciscott]

Have you had any large temp swings, I dropped 6 degrees a few weeks back on a cold night and the next day I noticed a couple colonies had some slight recession at the bases. I have been watching them and they have not progressed, I need to put some heaters back on the tank. Also with magnets it is not iron that will show up, it is other metals and some cheap magnets have more bad stuff. I had tin in one of my tanks and in my opinion it was a rusty Jaebo magnet that started a decline in my garage frag tank. A Triton test just to see if any of your levels are off is not a bad idea.

 

[Dragon3435]

I had temp swings during the heat wave that bleach a few of my montipora but didn't affect much on my acros. Heater is always a must during winter time.

 

[BeanMachine]

Have you had any large temp swings, I dropped 6 degrees a few weeks back on a cold night and the next day I noticed a couple colonies had some slight recession at the bases. I have been watching them and they have not progressed, I need to put some heaters back on the tank. Also with magnets it is not iron that will show up, it is other metals and some cheap magnets have more bad stuff. I had tin in one of my tanks and in my opinion it was a rusty Jaebo magnet that started a decline in my garage frag tank. A Triton test just to see if any of your levels are off is not a bad idea.

Last Triton Test I did I had really hight Tin level. Tanks doing great though... no jebaos here but I havent bothered to search for a rusty magnet.

How did you remove the Tin Scott?

 

[Justkeepswimming]

Last Triton Test I did I had really hight Tin level. Tanks doing great though... no jebaos here but I havent bothered to search for a rusty magnet.

How did you remove the Tin Scott?

Are jebaos known to rust? Maybe that is my source of copper in my display...

 

[Justkeepswimming]

How many believe in season changes effecting aquarium live stock? I've heard it over the years that some hobbies believe that the pollens in the air during the fall season can lead to sps rtn'ing and stn'ing. I'm really starting to believe this could be an option of my sudden issues with my tank.
So for the last month or so all my stag sps corals have been slowly loosing tissue from the base up.

At first I thought it was alk swings. But the alk in the tank hasn't swung more then 0.5. From 8.5 to 9.0 on the dkh.
I did bring my cal and mag up to where they should by tho, but I did it over 2 months.
Then I started thinking it was a leaking magnet cause I thought I found a bad magnet but a polypad didn't show signs of iron in the system.
Then I thought maybe it was salinity but it wasn't that bad at 1.027. I know that's kinda high but non of the other corals have been effected.
Then I thought maybe the AEFWs but I chopped the coral up last night at did not find a single bug on it and not one egg.
Maybe someone can think of something else but I'm thinking the fall stn myth can be true.
But let me do say I have not noticed any bit marks from AEFWs on any other corals

Try a copper test, I used a polypad as well and it came up negative. I then used my salifert copper test and it came up .10. Now I am on the hunt for the source.
Is that red slime covering the coral and rock?

 

[pciscott]

Water change is the only way I know to dilute the problem, Poly pad did not show anything on mine as far as color change.

 

[watchguy123]

Dilution is always the solution. I'm not sure if polypads are like trace elements, nobody really knows what is in the bottle or pad. I think looking for every obvious source of coral death is important but golly gee, there are so many unknowns with sps. It's hard to zero in on causes. I try to look,at every change and consider if it is a cause somehow, and I try to test and retest parameters and then buy a different test kit to test all over again. The I send a sample to triton. And then I think of more possible causes and replace magnets and pumps. And then I get a grounding probe. Do some more tests and retest again with fresh reagents.

Then I buy more frags

 

[Emac909]

Ok so it's been a few weeks. I did find a leaking magnet that leaking a tiny amount. I swapped it out and did a few water changes and added some carbon. Well stuff is really starting to look good again.
But here's the kicker
I think I found an in tank cure for AEFWs. Yes I said AEFWs. Everyone knows I had reef AIDS for a year or so know. I do know what I'm looking for and know how to find AEFWs. So in the last few months I have not seen any bit marks on any of my sps. In fact I haven't seen any bite marks sense I fragged my gc blue stag. I think the prolonged exposure to the copper (or what ever was leaking out of the magnet) was killing off the AEFWs so they couldn't reproduce and spread.

I'm not saying it's a safe in tank treatment for AEFWs and I did loose a few corals. But hey it worked for me. I noticed a couple weeks back that I wasn't seeing bite marks but I wanted to wait make sure.

 

[turbonut]

Glad things are starting to turn around e


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[BeanMachine]

Crazyness. Dude that milli I got from you is amazing. Thanks again.

I'm experiencing some zoas closing and melting. Haven't figured it out. My tank get's down to 77 but isn't swinging more than 2 degrees so I doubt that is why I'm experiencing this.

 

[Emac909]

Crazyness. Dude that milli I got from you is amazing. Thanks again.

I'm experiencing some zoas closing and melting. Haven't figured it out. My tank get's down to 77 but isn't swinging more than 2 degrees so I doubt that is why I'm experiencing this.

Sorry Cody. Idk squat about zoas tho. I hope it's nothing serious. I'd ask to show me a pic but your pics are always way to blue to make out the colors . Schnitzel vision jr

 

[janiners305]

I had a few frags do that i think its the weather as well myself

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[LegitFish]

Possibly a combination of the .5dkh alk swing and the high salt, then to add the temp swing. Possibly the cause. If only one of those parameters were to swing, or be out of line, usually no biggie, but maybe the combination?


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[orbela]

Possibly a combination of the .5dkh alk swing and the high salt, then to add the temp swing. Possibly the cause. If only one of those parameters were to swing, or be out of line, usually no biggie, but maybe the combination?


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It was the magnet, since it did go back to normal.
Or maybe the water change. What you think?


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[innerspark]

Crazyness. Dude that milli I got from you is amazing. Thanks again.

I'm experiencing some zoas closing and melting. Haven't figured it out. My tank get's down to 77 but isn't swinging more than 2 degrees so I doubt that is why I'm experiencing this.

77, you guys keep your tank warm Why such a swing in your temp. I run 75.5 deg and have it set up where I only get a .2 degree difference ether direction.

Eric, glad to see you figured it out.