Anybody have a story they care to share. Or does anybody know for sure why this happens? I’ve yet to figure it out and this is the first time I’ve ever had this happen.
Let me give a little background info as the tank was when this occurred. I’ll also give my opinion as to why I think it happen at the end.
Tank was about 5 months in and thriving- on track to be best tank I’ve ever ran.
No carbon or GFO running
PAR 200-250 at top of rocks / 100-150 on sandbed
Started Triton 5/8 - ALK 8.1 dKH
ALK on mid point 5/18 ALK 8.2 dKH
Stopped Triton 5/31- ALK 7.61 dKH
Highest ALK reading during the 3 weeks of Triton was 8.9 dKH on 5/13
5/10 Miyagi Tort was 1st coral that started to burn and have round bleach spots at base
Majority of Tips started burning 5/15 - 5/20
Reduced lighting 5/20
5/22 reduced lighting significantly and did 50% WC
5/23 burning seemed to slow down /reduced ALK dose
5/27 burning started again
5/28 50% WC / reduced ALK dose again
5/29 slowed down again
5/31 tips burning again/ Triton stopped
5/31 Started ESV / Did 20% WC
6/1 Burning slowing down
6/8 Burning stopped
Today 7/4...tank thriving again.
From what happened and reviewing all my documentation and talking it over with several other reefers I feel this could have been a trace element overdose.?
Any Thoughts?? Opinions? Stories? Would like to fully understand and learn from this.
Let me give a little background info as the tank was when this occurred. I’ll also give my opinion as to why I think it happen at the end.
Tank was about 5 months in and thriving- on track to be best tank I’ve ever ran.
No carbon or GFO running
PAR 200-250 at top of rocks / 100-150 on sandbed
Started Triton 5/8 - ALK 8.1 dKH
ALK on mid point 5/18 ALK 8.2 dKH
Stopped Triton 5/31- ALK 7.61 dKH
Highest ALK reading during the 3 weeks of Triton was 8.9 dKH on 5/13
5/10 Miyagi Tort was 1st coral that started to burn and have round bleach spots at base
Majority of Tips started burning 5/15 - 5/20
Reduced lighting 5/20
5/22 reduced lighting significantly and did 50% WC
5/23 burning seemed to slow down /reduced ALK dose
5/27 burning started again
5/28 50% WC / reduced ALK dose again
5/29 slowed down again
5/31 tips burning again/ Triton stopped
5/31 Started ESV / Did 20% WC
6/1 Burning slowing down
6/8 Burning stopped
Today 7/4...tank thriving again.
From what happened and reviewing all my documentation and talking it over with several other reefers I feel this could have been a trace element overdose.?
Any Thoughts?? Opinions? Stories? Would like to fully understand and learn from this.