HELP is this coral bleachingggg???????????

sarabb88 · 02/17/2015, 10:56 PM

Help can anyone tell me what is going on with this coral..all parameters are good and this is the only coral doing this.. the body is white but you can still see the polyps but the tips all have color still ..sorry i couldn't put a picture but it wouldn't upload...

Like I said the body is white but you can still see the polyps and all the tips still have color..it's still a smaller size frag.....now about a week ago all the tips did turn white but then they came back to color and actually grew some...so I don't know if that is what is happening now.

Thanks in advance

thegrun · 02/17/2015, 11:01 PM

Please tell us more about your tank, how long has it been set up, what lighting do you use and lighting durations and please list your water parameters, "all parameters are good" does not give us the information we need to assist you.

sarabb88 · 02/18/2015, 10:39 AM

It's been up for over 2 years and the reason I didn't go into a lengthy explanation of all the info about the tank is because people like to argue on here and tell people they are doing the right thing and I don't need that I just want to know about the coral. I am new to the coral..which is a Bird of Paradise.

Sk8r · 02/18/2015, 11:14 AM

The answer to your question is 'Maybe.' We don't have enough information. We have no pic.

cyruson · 02/18/2015, 11:23 AM

Try to place it lower starting from the sand bed and see if the color is back. If not,it might be something else.

metro6775 · 02/18/2015, 11:25 AM

Low alk? My bird of paradise bleached when I got lazy and let my alk drop.

sarabb88 · 02/18/2015, 02:55 PM

Ok the alk is fine and I was able to get pictures on my profile album on here. So if you click on my username and go to the pictures they should be on there under "coral help"..And also about a week ago the tips did the same thing and without moving it, it came back just fine and actually grew some. So I just don't know what it is doing. Thank you againnn

Zooxanthus · 02/18/2015, 03:24 PM

I think its dying. How about temperature? I lost a coral this year because my heater failed and the water had a sudden drop when the snow came.

sarabb88 · 02/19/2015, 12:57 PM

Temperature is fine

I really want to fix this coral it is my favorite

02/17/2015, 10:56 PM	#1
sarabb88 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 9	HELP is this coral bleachingggg??????????? Help can anyone tell me what is going on with this coral..all parameters are good and this is the only coral doing this.. the body is white but you can still see the polyps but the tips all have color still ..sorry i couldn't put a picture but it wouldn't upload... Like I said the body is white but you can still see the polyps and all the tips still have color..it's still a smaller size frag.....now about a week ago all the tips did turn white but then they came back to color and actually grew some...so I don't know if that is what is happening now. Thanks in advance

02/18/2015, 10:39 AM	#3
sarabb88 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 9	It's been up for over 2 years and the reason I didn't go into a lengthy explanation of all the info about the tank is because people like to argue on here and tell people they are doing the right thing and I don't need that I just want to know about the coral. I am new to the coral..which is a Bird of Paradise. Last edited by sarabb88; 02/18/2015 at 11:11 AM.

02/18/2015, 11:14 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	The answer to your question is 'Maybe.' We don't have enough information. We have no pic. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/18/2015, 03:24 PM	#8
Zooxanthus Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Aurora, CO. Posts: 60	I think its dying. How about temperature? I lost a coral this year because my heater failed and the water had a sudden drop when the snow came. __________________ May your passion and reason be the sail and rudder of your sea fairing soul. Current Tank Info: 180 gal Reef 3x 250w HQI's w/T5's, Phosban reactor, Protein skimmer, UV. sterilizer, Trickle Filter

02/17/2015, 11:01 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Please tell us more about your tank, how long has it been set up, what lighting do you use and lighting durations and please list your water parameters, "all parameters are good" does not give us the information we need to assist you.

02/18/2015, 11:23 AM	#5
cyruson Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lombard,IL Posts: 180	Try to place it lower starting from the sand bed and see if the color is back. If not,it might be something else.

02/18/2015, 11:25 AM	#6
metro6775 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 41	Low alk? My bird of paradise bleached when I got lazy and let my alk drop.

02/18/2015, 02:55 PM	#7
sarabb88 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 9	Ok the alk is fine and I was able to get pictures on my profile album on here. So if you click on my username and go to the pictures they should be on there under "coral help"..And also about a week ago the tips did the same thing and without moving it, it came back just fine and actually grew some. So I just don't know what it is doing. Thank you againnn

02/19/2015, 12:57 PM	#9
sarabb88 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 9	Temperature is fine I really want to fix this coral it is my favorite