Please Help

ozzy200769 · 08-31-2008, 03:45 PM

I have 3 acans retracted, I lost 2 acro frags in the past 2 weeks.
Everything else looks good
water parameters are
PH 8
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.2 / 0 ?
Nitrate 10/0
Calcium 25/500
Kh 10/179

Everything is interpretation on the color charts, I started dripping kallawasser to top off evap. water.
I don't want to loose anything else or my acans.
Nothing has had it's feeder tentacles out in several days.

any suggestions will be greatly appreciated..

CONSTANTNE · 08-31-2008, 06:35 PM

Hows your salinity and temperature? Most of the time my acans tentacles arent out because I dont spot feed them much. Do you have any other corals in the tank?

ozzy200769 · 08-31-2008, 07:09 PM

My temp is around 80, salinity I keep around 24/25.
I have alot of softies, zoos.
Several sps and lps.
8 acan frags total, 3 that are not doing well recently.
I upgraded from a 75g to the 125 about a month ago.
Running 3 -175 watt xm 15K

gonewild34 · 08-31-2008, 08:07 PM

ozzy my one acan was not doin good i moved it to the bottom of the tank now it is lookin really good did you try to move it

**Deepwater** · 08-31-2008, 08:12 PM

did you add any new frags to your tank? and where are the acans located ?

Maybe try a quick iodine dip see if you can stop the melting. corals sometimes do bad in the best tanks for some reason. Like the zoa pox , just outta no where they poof . could also be something that affect acans.. are they aussie acans ?

ozzy200769 · 08-31-2008, 08:22 PM

They are aussies, Their mid to high in the tank and I added 2 sps (pink / purple Birdsnest and an acro), half black angel outta my 30g (Broke it down, hasn't bothered anything, keeping a close eye on him)

The Acans have their color, I touch the fleshy part and they feel skeleton, theres no flesh to retract.
I stopped using the Kallawasser as well..

**Deepwater** · 08-31-2008, 08:30 PM

not being a smarty , but how can you watch the angel at night and when you are at work lol how long ago did you add the fish to your tank , and when did the acan issue start >

Long time ago i had an angel in my reef , it was a great fish for a yr , then all hell broke loose.

ozzy200769 · 08-31-2008, 08:49 PM

Wifey's home w/ baby, she helps keep an eye on the tank.
Angel two weeks or so ago, acans roughly a week, I spot fed myses, that seems to be when it started, as well as dripping K.
I also added a rainbow wrasse a couple few weeks ago.

**Deepwater** · 08-31-2008, 08:54 PM

I would take the angel out , jmo

ozzy200769 · 08-31-2008, 08:57 PM

We are going to try to catch em, know any tricks?
Whats your ratio for iodine dip?
Is it good for all coral?

sorry to see you selling your tank, wish I( had $ now, beautiful coral...