coral turned white, others of same are fine

plankton99 · 02/12/2010, 07:00 PM

This coral turned white in 48 hours. Others fragged off are doing fine.

Tank params:
ALK = dKH = 9
Calcium = 480
Mg = 1550
PO4 = .05

other facts: This coral is closer to the lights and than the others in the same colony, so maybe it is the intensity of the light?

Any thoughts would be helpful on what I should check next?

plankton99 · 02/13/2010, 01:12 AM

bump, help,,,

dots · 02/13/2010, 01:27 AM

Fragging is a stressor, something could have caused stress already in the coral...and this one just gave up the ghost.

If it was already stressed, this combined with moving it higher could have very well caused it.

Different species react differently.

Were you fragging a piece that was already in trouble? Which was it, looks to be a BN.

jcal · 02/13/2010, 02:05 AM

looks like it got stung..sitting on the edge of the acan growth.

dots · 02/13/2010, 02:52 AM

Quite possible, good eye!!

plankton99 · 02/13/2010, 09:15 AM

WOW I did not know an Acan could sting. That is probably what it was.

vegaskid11 · 02/13/2010, 09:54 AM

looks like a favia and yes the sting acros badly at night when their tentacles come out

advaquatics · 02/13/2010, 10:20 AM

I like to run my mag around 1245......

jcal · 02/13/2010, 10:44 AM

polyps of gsp will also kill many sps...easily overnite...i am sure that's what happen to that sps...

dots · 02/13/2010, 05:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsgfs8N7Kn4

I think part 1 shows this in action about 1 minute in.

plankton99 · 02/13/2010, 07:08 PM

good video. Now i know to keep things away from that innocent looking acan/favia.

thanks all.

dots · 02/13/2010, 07:24 PM

be sure and watch all five parts if you didn't...well worth it.

garrett_ta2000 · 02/13/2010, 08:27 PM

I have an sps that did the same thing over about a months time, but it's still alive and has been for about 3 months. . .Polyps still extended and no algae growth on it (looks fine except it's white). . .I think it's a digi, but it could be porites. . .Alk=9, Ph=8.2, Mag=1400, Cal.=440. . .It was a very light orange when I got it and stayed that for a while, but when i moved it up closer to my t5's it turned white. . .Can anyone explain this?

plankton99 · 02/13/2010, 09:03 PM

Now my acan/favia is growing some brownish fungus on it. Something is going on here that is not good.

garrett_ta2000 · 02/14/2010, 12:03 AM

I'm pretty sure that's a favia (I've got one that looks exactly like it). . .I had something like that growing like that in my tank a while back. I was told that it was a dead spot in my current, and it would go away if I added more flow in that area.

StrategicReef · 02/14/2010, 01:59 AM

Acans will sting SPS like that? I usually see pictures with Acans growing close to base of SPS.

VoodooMach · 02/14/2010, 06:01 AM

that looks like brown jelly disease... bad news for lps. It probably wouldnt hurt to try a dip and use a powerhead to clean off the coral.

plankton99 · 02/14/2010, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoodooMach

that looks like brown jelly disease... bad news for lps. It probably wouldnt hurt to try a dip and use a powerhead to clean off the coral.

Yes it does look like brown jelly. can it spread to other coral or is it just specific to favias? What should I dip it into?

BrunstuckyJoe · 02/14/2010, 11:34 AM

Dip it in lugos. I had a bad alk swing and lost a few heads of frogspawn and a few mushrooms to it. I suctioned out what was on the rock and removed dead heads.

cindre2000 · 02/14/2010, 02:14 PM

Looks like something stung the favia really bad. And now the dead tissue is slothing off/being ate by bacteria.

02/12/2010, 07:00 PM	#1
plankton99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 159	coral turned white, others of same are fine This coral turned white in 48 hours. Others fragged off are doing fine. Tank params: ALK = dKH = 9 Calcium = 480 Mg = 1550 PO4 = .05 other facts: This coral is closer to the lights and than the others in the same colony, so maybe it is the intensity of the light? Any thoughts would be helpful on what I should check next? __________________ Plannkton99 Currrent Tank: Elos 70 with DIY LED "I'm not sure what I like more: the reef itself or the technology that supports it" Current Tank Info: Elos 70

02/13/2010, 01:12 AM	#2
plankton99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 159	bump, help,,, __________________ Plannkton99 Currrent Tank: Elos 70 with DIY LED "I'm not sure what I like more: the reef itself or the technology that supports it" Current Tank Info: Elos 70

02/13/2010, 01:27 AM	#3
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	Fragging is a stressor, something could have caused stress already in the coral...and this one just gave up the ghost. If it was already stressed, this combined with moving it higher could have very well caused it. Different species react differently. Were you fragging a piece that was already in trouble? Which was it, looks to be a BN. __________________ ~Doug

02/13/2010, 02:52 AM	#5
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	Quite possible, good eye!! __________________ ~Doug

02/13/2010, 09:15 AM	#6
plankton99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 159	WOW I did not know an Acan could sting. That is probably what it was. __________________ Plannkton99 Currrent Tank: Elos 70 with DIY LED "I'm not sure what I like more: the reef itself or the technology that supports it" Current Tank Info: Elos 70

02/13/2010, 02:05 AM	#4
jcal Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Temecula, CA 92592 Posts: 117	looks like it got stung..sitting on the edge of the acan growth.

02/13/2010, 09:54 AM	#7
vegaskid11 vegasreefers.com Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 742	looks like a favia and yes the sting acros badly at night when their tentacles come out

02/13/2010, 10:20 AM	#8
advaquatics Moved On Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 60	I like to run my mag around 1245......

02/13/2010, 10:44 AM	#9
jcal Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Temecula, CA 92592 Posts: 117	polyps of gsp will also kill many sps...easily overnite...i am sure that's what happen to that sps...

02/13/2010, 05:43 PM	#10
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsgfs8N7Kn4 I think part 1 shows this in action about 1 minute in. __________________ ~Doug

02/13/2010, 07:08 PM	#11
plankton99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 159	good video. Now i know to keep things away from that innocent looking acan/favia. thanks all. __________________ Plannkton99 Currrent Tank: Elos 70 with DIY LED "I'm not sure what I like more: the reef itself or the technology that supports it" Current Tank Info: Elos 70

02/13/2010, 07:24 PM	#12
dots Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 6,258	be sure and watch all five parts if you didn't...well worth it. __________________ ~Doug

02/13/2010, 08:27 PM	#13
garrett_ta2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mattoon, Il. Posts: 197	I have an sps that did the same thing over about a months time, but it's still alive and has been for about 3 months. . .Polyps still extended and no algae growth on it (looks fine except it's white). . .I think it's a digi, but it could be porites. . .Alk=9, Ph=8.2, Mag=1400, Cal.=440. . .It was a very light orange when I got it and stayed that for a while, but when i moved it up closer to my t5's it turned white. . .Can anyone explain this?

02/13/2010, 09:03 PM	#14
plankton99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 159	Now my acan/favia is growing some brownish fungus on it. Something is going on here that is not good. __________________ Plannkton99 Currrent Tank: Elos 70 with DIY LED "I'm not sure what I like more: the reef itself or the technology that supports it" Current Tank Info: Elos 70 Last edited by plankton99; 02/13/2010 at 09:04 PM. Reason: wrong link

02/14/2010, 12:03 AM	#15
garrett_ta2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mattoon, Il. Posts: 197	I'm pretty sure that's a favia (I've got one that looks exactly like it). . .I had something like that growing like that in my tank a while back. I was told that it was a dead spot in my current, and it would go away if I added more flow in that area.

02/14/2010, 01:59 AM	#16
StrategicReef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Livermore CA Posts: 1,659	Acans will sting SPS like that? I usually see pictures with Acans growing close to base of SPS.

02/14/2010, 06:01 AM	#17
VoodooMach Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 108	that looks like brown jelly disease... bad news for lps. It probably wouldnt hurt to try a dip and use a powerhead to clean off the coral. __________________ 57 Illuminata Current Tank Info: 57 Illuminata

02/14/2010, 11:34 AM	#19
BrunstuckyJoe Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 1,754	Dip it in lugos. I had a bad alk swing and lost a few heads of frogspawn and a few mushrooms to it. I suctioned out what was on the rock and removed dead heads.

02/14/2010, 02:14 PM	#20
cindre2000 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 230	Looks like something stung the favia really bad. And now the dead tissue is slothing off/being ate by bacteria.