I came home from work 3 day's ago and found that my coral beauty had died. He was covered with a film and looked like large flakes were coming off, but no sign of trama or attacks from my 2 damsels. I checked all water peramiters and everything was ok. It had only been about 4 day's since I did a water 20% water change.
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
ph 8.4
nitrate < 20
salinty 1.023
temp. 78.2 f.
My damsels looked fine, acting normal and active. My sea star, crabs (all that I could see), and snails also were all fine. I removed the beauty, and did a 30% water change. Kept a close eye on everthing and didn't see anymore problems until 2 days later when I got home from work today and my 2 damsels were floating vertical trying to swim up but kept sinking, eye's were bulging and the face and top had become really dark red and black inside, breathing really hard. With in 15 min. they died. Once again I checked all of the peramiters and they read the same, except nitrate was > 10. All of my inverts still look like they are doing fine. I did another 20% water change, all the water I had mixed and at temp. I also checked my water coming out of the RO/DI filters and read only .01 tds. Does anyone have any idea what is causing his. The only new thing I could find were some bristle worms on the live rock in the ref., but couldn't find any in the main display tank. could they be causing this.
I would appreciate any help or what I shoud do, I don't want to get anymore fish until I figure this out. By the way its FOWLR.
thanks
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
ph 8.4
nitrate < 20
salinty 1.023
temp. 78.2 f.
My damsels looked fine, acting normal and active. My sea star, crabs (all that I could see), and snails also were all fine. I removed the beauty, and did a 30% water change. Kept a close eye on everthing and didn't see anymore problems until 2 days later when I got home from work today and my 2 damsels were floating vertical trying to swim up but kept sinking, eye's were bulging and the face and top had become really dark red and black inside, breathing really hard. With in 15 min. they died. Once again I checked all of the peramiters and they read the same, except nitrate was > 10. All of my inverts still look like they are doing fine. I did another 20% water change, all the water I had mixed and at temp. I also checked my water coming out of the RO/DI filters and read only .01 tds. Does anyone have any idea what is causing his. The only new thing I could find were some bristle worms on the live rock in the ref., but couldn't find any in the main display tank. could they be causing this.
I would appreciate any help or what I shoud do, I don't want to get anymore fish until I figure this out. By the way its FOWLR.
thanks
