Pink Stylophora loosing tissue from the bottom up.

Crush Coral · 09/21/2014, 03:09 PM

So my Pink Stylo frag that has been doing great since I bought it a couple months ago is loosing tissue from the bottom up. Looks like something is eating it. I can not find any bugs or worms on it. Anyone have a coral loose tissue in this manner and why? No other sps or softies in that tank having any issues. Anyone ever have hermit crabs or bristle worms snack on Sylo?
Thanks

PaleHorse · 09/21/2014, 05:22 PM

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2430841

Good format, post in sps section for faster help.

Crush Coral · 09/21/2014, 07:40 PM

75 gallon tank, 4 T5 ATI bulbs, Ca 400, Alk 8.2, Mag 1350. Monthly 30% RO/DI water changes. Temp 78. Feed moderately. All other corals including other SPS all look great. The tissue is disappearing from the bottom up. Above the line of declination the tissue looks fine. Does this bring anything to mind to anyone?

shesacharmer · 09/21/2014, 07:56 PM

It sounds like STN (slow tissue necrosis)

B.BASH · 09/21/2014, 09:31 PM

is your alk stable

Crush Coral · 09/21/2014, 09:34 PM

My alkaline is stable. i dose it every night. What is stn? a bacterial infection?

Av8bluewater · 09/21/2014, 09:55 PM

No one knows exactly what causes STN/RTN. It's slow tissue necrosis. Some think bacterial some think alk swings. I had some in a digitata frag. I read on here someone said cut it off well into the good tissue and re glue it . That worked for me to stop the STN.
However I had some tissue loss on a red dragon ... tried the same method and it didn't work on that one. But i think that one had other issues left from Planaria irritating it.
Anyway.. just a thought it may be worth a try.

Crush Coral · 09/22/2014, 08:34 AM

Thanks for the help. There was not much of the stylo left this morning but I cut off the dead section, put what was left on a new plug and super glued everything except the top and then dipped in Revive. Time will tell.

cloak · 09/22/2014, 12:18 PM

Check this out.

http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/eb_jl_111598.html

HTH.

Crush Coral · 09/22/2014, 06:19 PM

That was a good read Cloak. The tissue receeding stopped after the superglue covering this morning. i Will report back aftere more time passes.

09/21/2014, 03:09 PM	#1
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	Pink Stylophora loosing tissue from the bottom up. So my Pink Stylo frag that has been doing great since I bought it a couple months ago is loosing tissue from the bottom up. Looks like something is eating it. I can not find any bugs or worms on it. Anyone have a coral loose tissue in this manner and why? No other sps or softies in that tank having any issues. Anyone ever have hermit crabs or bristle worms snack on Sylo? Thanks

09/21/2014, 07:56 PM	#4
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	It sounds like STN (slow tissue necrosis) __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

09/21/2014, 09:55 PM	#7
Av8bluewater Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 763	No one knows exactly what causes STN/RTN. It's slow tissue necrosis. Some think bacterial some think alk swings. I had some in a digitata frag. I read on here someone said cut it off well into the good tissue and re glue it . That worked for me to stop the STN. However I had some tissue loss on a red dragon ... tried the same method and it didn't work on that one. But i think that one had other issues left from Planaria irritating it. Anyway.. just a thought it may be worth a try. __________________ 225 gallon SPS dominant. Reef octopus dual cx reactor w/ AP regulator . Vertex alpha 250,Apex, ATI 8X80w BML XB Super actinic strip , Aqualund bio pellet RX, 3 MP40s. Current Tank Info: 230 Rimless.

09/21/2014, 05:22 PM	#2
PaleHorse Moved On Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 421	http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2430841 Good format, post in sps section for faster help.

09/21/2014, 07:40 PM	#3
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	75 gallon tank, 4 T5 ATI bulbs, Ca 400, Alk 8.2, Mag 1350. Monthly 30% RO/DI water changes. Temp 78. Feed moderately. All other corals including other SPS all look great. The tissue is disappearing from the bottom up. Above the line of declination the tissue looks fine. Does this bring anything to mind to anyone?

09/21/2014, 09:31 PM	#5
B.BASH Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 268	is your alk stable

09/21/2014, 09:34 PM	#6
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	My alkaline is stable. i dose it every night. What is stn? a bacterial infection?

09/22/2014, 08:34 AM	#8
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	Thanks for the help. There was not much of the stylo left this morning but I cut off the dead section, put what was left on a new plug and super glued everything except the top and then dipped in Revive. Time will tell.

09/22/2014, 12:18 PM	#9
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check this out. http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/eb_jl_111598.html HTH.

09/22/2014, 06:19 PM	#10
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	That was a good read Cloak. The tissue receeding stopped after the superglue covering this morning. i Will report back aftere more time passes.