softy's #$&# dying

[myrjon]

ammonia 0
ca 425
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
phos 0
mag 1380
kh 14.7
salinity 1.025
just dipped offending corals(no bugs)
lost 2 torches
leather not looking good
a good size piece of white off of a favia
i presume alk is too high how to lower it?
I do not dose/\ 4 week w/c @30 gal/\instant ocean reef crystals/\running gfo/\chaeto

 

[jmags080307]

if you don't dose i don't understand how your alk could even get that high? i use instant ocean reef crystals and i think the alk when mixed is around 11 (i think). it could be a combination of the high alk and the zero nutrient levels (nitrate and phosphate). softies and LPS typically like the water a little dirty. what are you using to test your alk?

 

[Trio91]

Yea the Alk is super high, I'm guessing that it's melting them away

 

[myrjon]

salifert

 

[myrjon]

@trio91 that is a good analogy .

 

[Trio91]

Mix the salt in the bucket/bag and perform a few small water changes. It's possible that the elements couldve settled and not mixed properly

 

[myrjon]

or a bad batch of salt.I have read about it ( I know i should test each buckets parameters)but never do/

 

[Trio91]

Neither do I so don't feel bad about testing.

Is the salt caked up? Like a brownish rock?

 

[njtiger24 aquariums]

yea sounds like the issue is your alk. Also like @jmags080307 said those lps like dirty water. My hammers did better when my nitrites were higher

 

[myrjon]

thanks @njtiger24 aquariums . days ago i shut off skimmer. @trio91 salt was loose.

 

[David]

What are you checking your salinity with. Has the instrument been calibrated recently? If not, have it double checked by lfs. If your salinity is high, that would explained the high concentration of DKH.

 

[myrjon]

 

[MadReefer]

My alk was over 18 and lost many LPS and other pieces. I could not find anything researching except to just leave it be. No dosing of any kind and wait until alk reduces naturally; it took about 2 months for me.
Good luck.

 

[raccioppi83]

0 nitrate is a problem as well

 

[David]

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That’s a quality refractometer. That should be good. Just throwing it out there cause it happened to me. I had one a hydrometer at the time. Ever since I get the refract, it’s been reliable.

 

[myrjon]

will make a new batch of salt and test......

 

[Jeremy Brito]

Just lost a torch that waa doing fine and then melted I am due for a water change big time but I have been slacking on it because I felt my water was to clean but I am starting to figure out my leds are actually more powerful then I thought and were causing problems