Top 5 Reasons Your Corals Are Dying

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There are 2 types of people in this hobby: those who lose corals from time to time, and liars! I take a look at the most common reasons for coral mortality. And tell you how you can avoid or fix things.
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@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Now you've fixed your coral problems, fix your algae problems! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZhdg9uC27exlo0.html

@curt3494 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time, Alex. Cheers! 👍

@KreefAquariumhobby 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Happy new year!

@RustyShacklefardd 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have been obsessively thinking over every possible thing that I can do to make my zoas happy. I have one little frag and I’ve been trying to research the best lighting for a pico set up

@bearded-flipflop7122 4 жыл бұрын

Just watched. Thanks for the info. My cant keep coral are acans I've tried. I can grow euphillias. I think either lights or when I had issues it was zero phosphates causing my issues and I lost my acan and all my digitata.

@braveheartreefer525 4 жыл бұрын

Top tips Alex another quality video

@thepassionreef 4 жыл бұрын

another great episode...Thanks for sharing..

@delsere7095 4 жыл бұрын

Really impressed with the quality of advice in your videos. I've been in the hobby for 5 years and I like keeping up to date on the latest best practices and other aspects of reef keeping. I have a SPS dominant 25G nano and a mixed RS250 reefer and I can say that I've encountered all of these issues at some point or another despite being quite meticulous. My RS reefer has been more or less on auto pilot and I've lost two of my clams, an alveopora, and a ORA hawkins echinata over the course of about 12 months. Further inspection would find that the rear of one of my vortech MP10s is rusting, the submersible magnet on my hydor koralia in the sump was completely rusted and I was able to break it apart with my fingers. Lastly, I've been fighting diatoms for about 12 months with periods of success. It was only lately that I suspected my TDS meter on my RODI unit was inaccurate an I'm in the process of replacing most of the media. Spot on advice from the friendly Reef Dork!

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Ah, that's a real shame. Rusty pumps are a nightmare - happens far too often 😔

@xxx-nj9jp Жыл бұрын

Stai puțin, din cauza ruginii, îmi pot muri coralii!?😳

@alfst5546 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Alex, for ages I could not keep corals for the life of me, but since I have changed to NSW, I now have several different varieties of coral, plus I now add All-For-Reef daily and everything’s seems pretty stable, phew, I got there in the end lol

@goharvardanyan2404 2 жыл бұрын

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@TriniFishHobbyist 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the advice 😃

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching 🙂

@KillerKev1961 4 жыл бұрын

Spot on mate!

@tonyboardman9920 4 жыл бұрын

Great video with good content :)

@PokePackFire 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips boss

@muhammadmuzakkir2041 4 жыл бұрын

What kind of light do you use?

3 жыл бұрын

I started my first reef tank just over a month ago and one of my corals is refusing to open up now. I'm so new to this I don't even know how to identify the coral but my LFS said he should be fine for a newer tank. They have decades of reefing between them so I trust them and put it down to the algae bloom i'm currently suffering! Awesome video - alongside Bulk Reef Supply you have everything covered. Subscribed :)

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

A month is pretty early to ad corals - lots of chemistry changes happen early doors. Decades of experience is one thing, but they're also there to sell stuff!

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork That's true, that's true! Thank you, I apprecaite your advice! I will be sticking around :)

@paulnolan9634 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@andibandi1190 9 ай бұрын

I like the waves in your aquarium. What is creating them?

@drew-shourd 3 жыл бұрын

Good video m8. @1:07, that hammer is rubbing, stinging and killing that SPS, the dying colonies are very clear. Like you said, in a mixed reef tank, location in everything...

@BigGuyAl007 4 жыл бұрын

Nice one Alex Q I had problems with ausie lps corals! Dieing for no reason. Proamiters are fine! Everything is fine. Took me £500 worth or corals to find out what it was! Well I hope it's that! Cheers

@thereefaholic 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video. On the alkalinity issue I would add that it is frustrating to find the sweet spot of where your alkalinity needs to be. Some tanks can have an alkalinity is high is 11 and not have any issues we’re other ones everything will die as soon as it goes 9. With that said, your SPS corals will have a better tolerance to alkalinity swings if the nitrates are above zero. Ultra low nutrient systems are notoriously intolerant of any alkalinity swings.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Nice point 👍

@ltemocinl 5 ай бұрын

thank you great master 👋🤘

@shabbir78 4 жыл бұрын

"Corals love stability but us hobbyist love to tinker" well said 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@itsdezzire5461 10 ай бұрын

whats a good routine for hand dosing a fluval 13 a 2 part system for alk and calc

@ReefDork 10 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of manual dosing - you end up forgetting, getting lazy or being unavailable and things go to pot. Instead, I'd use All For Reef which does calcium, alkalinity, magnesium and trace all in one bottle. Then buy a cheap 2nd hand dosing pump. The DD P1 single head doser is usually on ebay for around £30.

@karennation3580 2 жыл бұрын

I have one coral losing tissue and had many shipped recently! This is the only one i ididnt dip! Stupid I know! I had my eye on this big moselya colony for a while at my lfs. Should I dip it now or would it be to stressful? Should I use coral rx or a iodine dip? Its on the sand bed and notice I am getting dinos I think! I have been blowing it off corals and this plus chalice are only two losing tissue. I have had bad luck with chalice in the past and also sandbed corals. This moselya is on sand bed. Look liked at first like it was bleaching. I have moved it to lower light area, but sand bed should be to high! Every thing else fine. Not sure what to do! HELP! Its a gorgeous and rare colony! Dont want to lose it!

@opethmike 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to expand on the alkalinity point. While I agree that the stability of the number is important, the number itself (that 7 to 11 range) does matter as it relates to nutrients. Basically, if you have high alk but low/no no3/po4 that can cause burnt tip and STN issues.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 👍

@barretharms655 2 жыл бұрын

I've had the best results with corals with a 2000 gallon tank. Because when a change is made in a 2000 gallon tank it is so slow it is almost seasonal

@irfanaziz550 4 жыл бұрын

I am curious what’s the point of checking the ph,alkalinity and etc if we can’t do anything about it. If there are ways to control the ph, alkalinity and etc please explain it thank you so much.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

You can affect pretty much every parameter in your tank! Too many ways to cover here but Google reef tank parameters and start your research there 👍

@kenedicharco5963 Жыл бұрын

I just had a question. My sps coral is bleached almost completely. Only the very tips have any sign of life. Would fraging the branches be beneficial or should I just wait if it jumps back? Any advice would be helpful

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Sounds like it might be too late but personally I'd just move it to a low light spot rather than stressing it with a cut

@Arizona9001 3 жыл бұрын

could i run a magnet through my sand or leave one in my sump for the metal issue?

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't leave it in your sump but you could try running it through your sand. I'd be reluctant to stir it up though if it's older sand. To be honest metal is more likely to be a problem if it's from a rusty pump or something similar

@fuffoon 2 жыл бұрын

Here is lots of good troubleshooting advice.

@Reefgrrl 4 жыл бұрын

We always need reminding of all the ways stuff can go wrong in this hobby! Thanks for this Alex! 👍🏻👍🏻

@pauldeacon8764 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Reef Dork! your tank looks absolutely amazing! Can u tell me please? Does keeping your tank lights on 8 hours a day for corals, work out expensive!! 😀👍

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Probably - it's about 350w on my tank. Plus heating, pumps, skimmer etc etc...

@marcelrodriguez2067 4 жыл бұрын

I found out the reason ive lost %80 of my corals ( was gonna trash the tank and leave the hobby ) was because surprisingly my kalk container was leachign copper somehow. Im amazed that a plastic jug had so much copper on it idk how.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. Well done for finding that 👍

@metalldanny 4 жыл бұрын

Woaw you have pretty high waves in your tank!!!! 🌊🌊🌊🌊 Never wet floor ??!

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Nope, just salt creep on the rim 😕

@jonathanstephens7804 4 жыл бұрын

Same tank hate the salt lines left near rim 😡😡😡

@andywatson29 4 жыл бұрын

Nice guide Alex, would also have added that Soft corals do chemical warfare

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Which is why I said 'all' types of coral 🤓

@andywatson29 4 жыл бұрын

Reef Dork my mistake, I must have missed that. Keep up the good work 👍

@adventuresofwillandshelby6013 4 жыл бұрын

The reef version of Simon Whistler from ‘Today I Found out!’

@fishnerd1664 4 жыл бұрын

How do you have such good movement on the surface of your fish tank?

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Vortech mp40s

@fishnerd1664 4 жыл бұрын

Reef Dork thanks ! Such a great tank

@AcquaNando 4 жыл бұрын

Top! 😁

@drdurso3114 4 жыл бұрын

Way (way) back in the day ('90) I had a simple tank. 29 gal, butterfly fish, the requesite blue and even a domino damsel. Had an anemone. Coral banded shrimp. A small urchin. And then there was the arrow crab. Damsels kept dissappearing but I never found 'em. Never an amonia spike. Then the urchin was consumed, then the shrimp. I intervened finally and saved the beautiful butterfly fishie. The following morning the anemone was gone! That f'ing arrow crab single handedly destroyed a community. And it was my fault. For not knowing beforehand that they are demon crabs. And then for not figuring it out in time. The demon crab was my last suspect!

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

You've just given me an idea for a video - inverts to avoid! 🙂

@javiergamez3343 Жыл бұрын

Man I have a question, I get 3 corals, begginer, soft corals and cheaper of course, but they turn all white, why you think I'm doing wrong?

@nicholassoong1981 4 жыл бұрын

I have no luck with zoanthids. Not sure what happened, they always seem to shrink n slowly disappear. Prior to this I had brass fittings n leached out copper but it was all sort out by using Seachem Cuprisorb to absorb copper and heavy metals, test kit shows 0 copper now for many months. Only 2 clowns, a fire fish and a juvenile blue tang. All parameters looks fine to me. Any idea what is the caused?

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

Impossible to say without much more information - you're probably best asking on a forum. But I guarantee if you properly correct everything on this list, you'll fix it.

@MumRah 11 ай бұрын

Literally everything i have from hammers, to anthelia and leather are doing great. But my zoa and candy cane kryptonite are not looking great. For extra strange i have another teal candy cane thats doing great. Parameters look great as well.

@markbooth3170 3 жыл бұрын

Look tired mate, good video

@seattleflyboard3807 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not entirely sure that corals need a close temperature match or even salinity after shipping. I've experimented both ways and the advantages are not immediately obvious. the real issue is whether to dip them when they are new and stressed or not and take chances with parasites and hitchhikers. I've been screwed both ways so I am not sure there is a clear answer....just various trade offs.

@GatorBass 3 жыл бұрын

I just put two new coral in my new tank and one coral shrinking/falling over.

@youtubeisownedbytiktok7813 Жыл бұрын

His head moves more than the surface of the water.

@Jnvd3b 4 жыл бұрын

Man I miss my radiant wrasse

@averagefreedomenjoyer3427 4 жыл бұрын

👌🏾

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

👌

@spoonz1065 4 жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork 👌

@kenyea290 3 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the coral u used as clickbait* ( aint beein rude just dont know what else to call it)?

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail picture? I'm pretty sure it was a hammer coral...

@abh3960 4 жыл бұрын

To much white light. Only need 1 hr.

@ReefDork 4 жыл бұрын

The more blue the better 👍

@Gabriel-ez9ij 4 жыл бұрын

Jokes on u my corals don’t die because I don’t have any

@yaboidarkrai1920 4 жыл бұрын

Gabriel McKenzie oof

@stephenbassett1610 3 жыл бұрын

Hi when can you consider yourself and so called expert reefer?🙂

@ReefDork 3 жыл бұрын

A looooong time! I'm 7 years in and I'd consider myself intermediate and I suspect most people who've been in the hobby 20 years wouldn't consider themselves true experts!