Dying corals

Okay, so I added everything I'm getting to my cart:

Dual probe in-line TDS meter
Hanna Phosphate checker
Salifert PH Test Kit
Salifert Ammonia Test Kit
Salifert Nitrate Test Kit

I can also add on the Hanna Iron checker.. But could that at all be affecting what's going on? Or should I get it in case I need it later?

 

No real need for iron IMO. As for the Algae consuming PO4, you are right it will probably start to starve. The problem is that once it starts to starve small portions will die, rot, go through the cycle again, and just add nutrients back into your water causing any remaining algae to thrive.

You have to remove the algae manually, diligently, all the while suppressing any additional nutrient build up via physical removal (water changes, reactor reagents, etc.) in order to rid yourself of it.

 

Makes sense. I'm heating up my WC water atm, so I'll remove it while I do one. I ended up getting everything listed minus the iron test. Want to save my cash for LEDs!

 

I had used Krazy glue to glue my finger coral onto a shell, and I'm thinking that may be it? I also used it a few more times after that.. Could the non-dry glue have that effect on my coral? I can't remember exactly when I used it, though

EDIT: While doing my nightly watch, I saw that my danae's polyps opened up! This is the first time I saw this, so I was a little freaked out. I didn't even know they had polyps that opened (I know, that's pretty bad). Is this a good sign?

 

Polyps are definitely a good sign. It could be the super glue on soft corals. Some have a tendency to suck up the chemicals in crazy glue (leathers in particular) and die from it. This is why when you want to attach them, the normal course of action is to gently rubber band them to an item, let them attach to that item normally, then glue the item directly to the rock.

SPS on the other hand is normally not effected from super glue through the whole colony. Meaning, you can glue them, and it will kill whatever the glue touches, but not kill the whole coral colony, thus in theory it will all grow back over the affected area.

 

Ahh, I see. But it isn't my softies that are doing the worst.. It's the birdsnests.

I got my test kits in today. I'm going to test phosphate tonight, and the rest (Ammonia, Nitrate, PH) tomorrow

 

Literally zero Phosphate. 0.00ppm

EDIT: In-line TDS: around 100ppm. Out-line TDS: 0ppm

 

Hanna ultra low resolution checker?

Feed, feed, feed.

Jmo

 

This one, yeah: ReefSupplies.ca, your Canadian online reef aquarium store.

What do you mean though?

 

Nitrate: 0
Ammonia: 0
PH: 8.0

All tested with Salifert. Could my water be "too clean"? Meaning my chaeto can clean more than my fish produce waste, which leaves me with no phosphate, so the corals are dying? Although high PO4 is bad for them, they still need some to survive. Maybe this is the issue?