Simple, every chalice I've allowed in my reef tank melts to it's skeleton. I've followed the "basic/ideal" rules regarding placement however, nothing seems to matter. I'm just pondering, am I overlooking something that maybe I haven't considered? My parms are right in line. The tank temp is has zero swing. I'm also diligent with testing and maintenance. So what gives? I've melted not one, not two, but THREE my Miami chalices and that sucks!
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What we your parameters bud?
Test kits used?
What are you testing sg with? Have you calibrated it recently, if ever?
What other LPS and SPS do you have in the tank, if any?
Fish and critter list?
How long do they take to melt once they are in your tank?
Last for now, are they fresh cut chalice or fully healed?
Test kits used?
What are you testing sg with? Have you calibrated it recently, if ever?
What other LPS and SPS do you have in the tank, if any?
Fish and critter list?
How long do they take to melt once they are in your tank?
Last for now, are they fresh cut chalice or fully healed?
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mixed reef- tank is too new for anything to be near something else. However, Lobo, Lepto, a few zoa's, a few SPS pieces, favia, monti, bubble nem.
Pair of snowflake clowns and a yellow eye kole tang. Nassarious snails, turbo snails, blue leg crabs, red scarlet crabs, astria snails, two emerald crabs.
Testing sg with refractometer. calibrated every dang time I have to use the thing LOL.
I have a Hollywood stunner that seems to be fine, but was given to me as a nice sized piece when I received it. The last my Miami was put in on Saturday afternoon and by Sunday morning it was all skeleton...
All of the frags have been healed. However, the smaller frag of anything I put into the tank seems like it's likelihood of living is slim.
mixed reef- tank is too new for anything to be near something else. However, Lobo, Lepto, a few zoa's, a few SPS pieces, favia, monti, bubble nem.
Pair of snowflake clowns and a yellow eye kole tang. Nassarious snails, turbo snails, blue leg crabs, red scarlet crabs, astria snails, two emerald crabs.
Testing sg with refractometer. calibrated every dang time I have to use the thing LOL.
I have a Hollywood stunner that seems to be fine, but was given to me as a nice sized piece when I received it. The last my Miami was put in on Saturday afternoon and by Sunday morning it was all skeleton...
All of the frags have been healed. However, the smaller frag of anything I put into the tank seems like it's likelihood of living is slim.
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Chalices haunted me a bit. Tank is about 8 months old if I remember correctly.
Any acro issues?
Getting polyp extension?
Lights?
The chalice you got this weekend melted?
Acclimation protocol?
Any acro issues?
Getting polyp extension?
Lights?
The chalice you got this weekend melted?
Acclimation protocol?
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Yes, 8 months or so.
The only acro I've melted is a strawberry short cake (again another tiny twig). Also lost a really nice ORA green birdsnest. Garf bonsi is doing well, red dragon Ok, green slimmer is great and I've got polyp extention with the acro you gave me...
LED- One maxspect 160w 16k for the sps and one Maxspect razor 120w for the lower lit areas. All on a 93g cube. Two MP40's for flow.
On smaller pieces I drip acclimate (especially anything that costs anything LOL).
Yes, the chalice I got was complete skeleton by morning next day. Again, a tiny sized piece... Wish someone was willing to donate a healthy sized frag of My Miami as this could conclude my speculation. I'm telling you, If it were larger I have a funny feeling it would live...
Personally I think you just may be in that grey area of new tank on its way to establishment.
Good news, your likely doing everything right.
Bad news, fully mature tanks sometimes take upwards of a year to establish themselves.
Keep at it, don't use this as a symbol that you need to change something dramatic. Try again with something you've had problems with in a month or so.
Good news, your likely doing everything right.
Bad news, fully mature tanks sometimes take upwards of a year to establish themselves.
Keep at it, don't use this as a symbol that you need to change something dramatic. Try again with something you've had problems with in a month or so.
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When WWC came to the Coral expo, I asked one guys what they kept their chalices at. He said that usually:
Alk- 3 ( I took that to be 3 meq/L)
Phosphate- .3 ( I really hope that he meant .03 ppm)
Nitrate- 3 ( once again I took to be .3 ppm)
I know I made some assumptions and that they were pretty tired after participating in the show, but I hope it helps. I would think that some of these values are not the greatest for Acros. For the few chalices that I can keep alive, I pull the out two or three times a week and feed then in a collection cup, the dispose of the left over food so that I don't add too many nutrients to the tank.
Good luck.
Alk- 3 ( I took that to be 3 meq/L)
Phosphate- .3 ( I really hope that he meant .03 ppm)
Nitrate- 3 ( once again I took to be .3 ppm)
I know I made some assumptions and that they were pretty tired after participating in the show, but I hope it helps. I would think that some of these values are not the greatest for Acros. For the few chalices that I can keep alive, I pull the out two or three times a week and feed then in a collection cup, the dispose of the left over food so that I don't add too many nutrients to the tank.
Good luck.
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they probably meant 3 nitrates... that's a good number for reef tank.
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Agreed. Just give it some time and keep at it.