drbosko Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I added a Red or Red and Black Sea star not sure what it's called to my tank. Looked good for a while but then died over night. The next day it was falling apart and we pulled it. Since then, our torch has died, frogspawn is looking very rough. More corals are not looking good, we've been doing daily water changes. Anything else we can do to help save the corals? I'm definitely thinking about selling all the coral after they recover, I don't know if I can recover from this loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 id start running carbon immediately.. start checking for stray current or metal... sounds like either chlorine, copper, or stray current... starfish are pretty resilient.. but copper/voltage/silicone can definitely do them in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 +1 carbon and water changes. test your parameters to see if anything is out of whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I've had big starfish die without it causing problems with corals so I'm inclined something else is causing your problems. Check your equipment to make sure there's not a source for metals to get in the water. And check your cords also, I once had a heater cord get worn through where it had a pump sitting on it and put copper in the water. Besides using carbon I would also get Boyd's polyfilter which will pull out stuff carbon leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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