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dying birds nest

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by saltclg, Jan 19, 2013.

  1. saltclg

    saltclg Inactive User

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    so im pretty sure that my brirdsnest is dying!!! turning white!! what can i do??
     
  2. iaJim

    iaJim Inactive User

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    Have you checked your parameters?
     
  3. saltclg

    saltclg Inactive User

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    Ya...phosphates r a little high along with nitrates
     
  4. jstngates Experienced Reefkeeper

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    I'm not having any luck with sps in my 90. Its always when my nitrates are up is when they die.
     
  5. saltclg

    saltclg Inactive User

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    That's what I have is a 90...wave front
     
  6. mthomp

    mthomp Inactive User

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    trates ad po4 are sps killers.
     
  7. Sponge Expert Reefkeeper Vendor

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    If you need a temporary fix to keep the birdnest alive, place in a clean container with heater, flow lighting and fresh SW. Add a little of the tank water and a rock or touch of sand. You can keep it in the container for 3 days max without light. As long as there is still tissue on it, you may be able to save it. Good luck and test more often for PO4 and trates!
     
  8. Andy The Reef Guy

    Andy The Reef Guy Inactive User

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    Birds nests nuke REAL quick. I've lost a couple over the past few years. Softball sized colonies gone over night. They respond even worse to being moved or trying to cut off living pieces from the rest of the dying colony. I've saved many an acro, but never had luck with these.

    Tell us more about your system. Have you been using GFO? Which phosphate test kit are you using? What's your water change schedule like? Is your source water free of nitrates/phosphates? Are you using RO/DI?
     
  9. Sponge Expert Reefkeeper Vendor

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    I've not had the same experience as you Andy with birdsnest. I've saved parts by doing what I suggested so it just goes to show...it just depends/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/blink.gif
     
  10. Andy The Reef Guy

    Andy The Reef Guy Inactive User

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    Yah that's not a method I've tried before, so I hope you're right and I'll give it a shot (hopefully won't have to!) next time I have a colony go on me!

     
  11. saltclg

    saltclg Inactive User

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    I have a 90 gallon and I run a 45 gallon sump with. A remora in sump skimmer.. needing a gfo jus haven't gotten one yet.....will probably get a diy gfo... anybody have a good plan on building one
     
  12. beckerj3 Expert Reefkeeper Board of Directors Leadership Team GIRS Member

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    You can always still run GFO, w/o a media chamber/reactor (until you get one) - its just not as effective.
     
  13. Andy The Reef Guy

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    Yup, gfo is critically important for keeping an SPS tank (or some method of phosphate control). I used to run gfo and carbon mixed together in a filter media bag that I would drop into my filter sock where the tank drains into the sump.
     
  14. saltclg

    saltclg Inactive User

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    Oooo. Ya I do that... i have these phosphate beads that I have in a filter sock right before my return in my sump...don't seem to be doin much good
     
  15. saltclg

    saltclg Inactive User

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    FilterI have an old canister ... anyways I can utilize that in phosphate controll???
     
  16. Andy The Reef Guy

    Andy The Reef Guy Inactive User

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    A lot of those phosphate beads are aluminum silicate, they are effective at absorbing phosphates very quickly (quick reduction in phosphates is stressful for sps too), the problem with them is that they release phosphates back into the water after just 24-48 hours, essentially making them useless. GFO will actually bind and hold the phosphates until the media is removed and thrown away. You can control the rate that phosphates are removed with GFO by using smaller quantities and then increasing the amount used over the course of several weeks, at which point you can throw a 2 month supply in and forget about it till then.
     

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