someone please explain RTN to me before I lose my mind (and coral).

[delta]

Don't let the colonies marinate they will trigger other colonies to start STN/RTN pull them frag and dip. Then put them in quarantine to see if they will stablize

You have construction going on, the result could be an increase in bacteria due to increased contaminant in the air and now in your tank. Too much bacteria can wreak havoc on coral tissue. As well gassing off of anything that cures might have adverse effects. The problem is figuring it out. Lots of water and carbon changes. Then I would be looking at my dosing regiment and trying to ween the tank down to decrease the bacteria slowly.
As well as checking all systems like RO Salt mixing container for contamination.

In the end it is guess work hopefully you can neutralize it sooner than later. and sometimes you never figure it out it just stops and you wait until your are comfortable it has stopped.

 

[Bao]

Sorry to hijack the thread but it is possible that one colony that have stn/rtn and it would trigger another colony to have stn/rtn?

 

[delta]

Sorry to hijack the thread but it is possible that one colony that have stn/rtn and it would trigger another colony to have stn/rtn?

yes it is possible

 

[dcforester1]

Don't let the colonies marinate they will trigger other colonies to start STN/RTN pull them frag and dip. Then put them in quarantine to see if they will stablize

You have construction going on, the result could be an increase in bacteria due to increased contaminant in the air and now in your tank. Too much bacteria can wreak havoc on coral tissue. As well gassing off of anything that cures might have adverse effects. The problem is figuring it out. Lots of water and carbon changes. Then I would be looking at my dosing regiment and trying to ween the tank down to decrease the bacteria slowly.
As well as checking all systems like RO Salt mixing container for contamination.

In the end it is guess work hopefully you can neutralize it sooner than later. and sometimes you never figure it out it just stops and you wait until your are comfortable it has stopped.

Thanks greg, and to everyone else who has responded. Setting up a QT right now is not really an option. I cannot physically get up and down stairs due to ankle surgery not to long ago. Setting one up in my house right now is out of the question. My kitchen is spread out thru the rest of my house, and hopefully this will be over soon. I also cant put my hand in the tank as I have a big open cut from a knife fight, (knife won) LOL. I am also not feeling the fight in me right now to deal with this. Between my ankle, contractors, death of my daughters friend, and now this. It is not high on my list, which shocks me. Anyone who has been here, and seen my tank knows the time and energy I have put into it. I cant believe what I am seeing, and my lack of fight to fix it.

Thanks again Derek

 

[delta]

Perhaps just fragging dipping and putting back. but at the very least I would get the dying tissue out of the tank.

 

[dcforester1]

Perhaps just fragging dipping and putting back. but at the very least I would get the dying tissue out of the tank.

I was going to try and do that, but I dont want to put my hand in the tank, even with gloves. a couple of them are tough. the tabling one the good part is a big branch, and I am afraid cutting it will ruin it. The hawkins will just crumble. I will see if someone can stop by and give me a hand.

 

[SteveDola]

Id stop pellets and do large water changes. run carbon. frag the living stonies and toss out the dead.

If you dont do something, then 90% will probably die maybe all.

 

[SteveDola]

also try skimming wet for a while.

 

[this is me]

Definitely ask someone to come over and take out the dead. As Steve said, you'll lose most of your sps if you don't do anything about it.

 

[jamesdong009]

I'm in and out this weekend with work Derek but let me know if you still need a hand. Feel free to call or text.

 

[dcforester1]

I just wanted to thank all the members who have contacted me thru calls, pm, and stopping by. I had offers to buy me stuff, give me stuff, frag some stuff, and even just listen to me complain.

Derek

 

[SteveDola]

update? hows everything doing?

 

[Felixn]

do heavy carbon filtration. try to isolate the air fro m construction. This reminds me of that M paletta video

 

[Felixn]

BTW while i dislike carbon dosing by plastic pellets that isn't what did it.

 

[reefkeeper2]

I think this sums it up pretty well.
http://reefbuilders.com/2013/06/05/rtn-sanjay-joshi/