Dying Blasto and Bubble

[Travler83]

Ive lost my bubble coral and now my ultra blasto is stating to die. The tank is 8 months olds had the bubble for 6 months and the blasto for 3.. Parameters are fine and I do a water change once a week.

 

Any ideas

[streetsong]

I have found that once bubble corals begin to deteriorate, even a little, it is hard to bring them back. I'm not sure about the blasto.

[v850aq]

Ive lost my bubble coral and now my ultra blasto is stating to die. The tank is 8 months olds had the bubble for 6 months and the blasto for 3.. Parameters are fine and I do a water change once a week.

 

Any ideas

 

have you checked for unusual things like copper levels? have you changed your lighting? any major changes in your tank; new animals, new lighting, etc etc?

[redhawk45]

You got a 29g biocube, and you're doing water changes every week? That might be a case...too many water changes. I've been battered to only do a water change every 2 weeks, not every week...only do that if you have a huge bio-load and your water parimeters are way up. I'm not sure about the larger tanks than that, but I'm sure they don't change the water that much. I have a smaller tank than you, and I don't do that. All I can say is that could be a possibility. Certain corals can take the abuse, while some can't...and it catches up with them sooner or later.

 

EDIT: Pretty much, you're shocking the hell outta your tank...that sums it up.

 

Ive lost my bubble coral and now my ultra blasto is stating to die. The tank is 8 months olds had the bubble for 6 months and the blasto for 3.. Parameters are fine and I do a water change once a week.

 

Any ideas

[wfournier]

Ive lost my bubble coral and now my ultra blasto is stating to die. The tank is 8 months olds had the bubble for 6 months and the blasto for 3.. Parameters are fine and I do a water change once a week.

 

Any ideas

 

What does "parameters are fine" mean? Sorry it's just that saying things are fine is not very useful when when trying to find out what is not fine. What tank and what lighting are you using?

 

You got a 29g biocube, and you're doing water changes every week? That might be a case...too many water changes. I've been battered to only do a water change every 2 weeks, not every week...only do that if you have a huge bio-load and your water parimeters are way up. I'm not sure about the larger tanks than that, but I'm sure they don't change the water that much. I have a smaller tank than you, and I don't do that. All I can say is that could be a possibility. Certain corals can take the abuse, while some can't...and it catches up with them sooner or later.

 

EDIT: Pretty much, you're shocking the hell outta your tank...that sums it up.

 

Sorry but IMHO this is a load of bunk, assuming you are doing water changes properly once a week is fine and in general with water changes, more is better. Not always but for the most part. They should not be that stressful as long as the water is mixed properly and close to the same temp.

[johnnymu]

Nothing wrong with doing water changes infact I change a gallon everyday and a 20% once a week.

[redhawk45]

Well, I'm not gonna argue with you all. Do things your own way. I was just posting a very good idea of why Travler's corals are dying, and I was just echoing what professionals have wrote about constantly, over and over. There must be something right they are doing for them to state it.

 

What does "parameters are fine" mean? Sorry it's just that saying things are fine is not very useful when when trying to find out what is not fine. What tank and what lighting are you using?

 

 

 

Sorry but IMHO this is a load of bunk, assuming you are doing water changes properly once a week is fine and in general with water changes, more is better. Not always but for the most part. They should not be that stressful as long as the water is mixed properly and close to the same temp.