White Tips on 2 of my Acros

BRISK495 · 06/08/2006, 04:39 PM

I have 2 frags that looks like their tips are white, almost bleached out...like where growth had been recently. The rest of the coral is fine. I was wandering if this may be caused by high calcium or other water parameter issue? Dis anyone have this happen to their coral...? Did the coral do ok after this episode?

Thanks,

Don Berry · 06/08/2006, 05:31 PM

It's hard to say with out pictures and water parameters. What you think is a problem could just be new growth?

143gadgets · 06/08/2006, 05:34 PM

^ I agree a pic would be very helpful.

BRISK495 · 06/09/2006, 06:42 PM

HEre you guys go.....see the white tips?

comatose · 06/09/2006, 07:06 PM

growth tips

BRISK495 · 06/09/2006, 07:16 PM

there arent any polyps on there though. I v been keeping Acros for awhile. I have been starting to drip Kalk the last month or so I am thinking its contributed to that.....

BRISK495 · 06/09/2006, 07:35 PM

ok, i just cleaned out my 5 gal bucket i was dripping. I havent cleaned or emtied its since I starting dripping last month. At the bottom there was a lot of Kalkwasser.....like a ton. What I have been doing is just adding Kalkwsser each time my water runs out, but it seems like it settles at the bottom alot. I have a feeling I was doising too much Kalk

Don Berry · 06/09/2006, 08:03 PM

You don't want to add the kalk the settles out to your tank. You just want to add the liquid calcium hydroxide. You just make sure you are replenishing you evaporation by dripping the kalk and you should be ok. Just check your ca and alk once in a while to make sure they are stable.

BRISK495 · 06/09/2006, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Don Berry
You don't want to add the kalk the settles out to your tank. You just want to add the liquid calcium hydroxide. You just make sure you are replenishing you evaporation by dripping the kalk and you should be ok. Just check your ca and alk once in a while to make sure they are stable.

Thnks Don, Do you think everything will be ok with the tank? RIght now I have a brand new 5 gal bucket. I havent added Kalk just yet. I have a feeling some type of precipitate was building up on the coral.....the corals seem fine except at the area where they grow. The rest of the colony looks perfectly normal. I just want to make sure that I get everything back on track...Have you heard of this before...or anybody else?

Freed · 06/09/2006, 08:18 PM

Looks like the branches got broken.

06/08/2006, 04:39 PM	#1
BRISK495 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Harrison, NJ Posts: 1,024	White Tips on 2 of my Acros I have 2 frags that looks like their tips are white, almost bleached out...like where growth had been recently. The rest of the coral is fine. I was wandering if this may be caused by high calcium or other water parameter issue? Dis anyone have this happen to their coral...? Did the coral do ok after this episode? Thanks, __________________ My addiction began as a kid visiting Martin's Aquarium!! Current Tank Info: 100 starphire rimless in planning since January 2012. 100 Gallon Rubbermaid Basement Sump and 65 gallon refugium.

06/09/2006, 06:42 PM	#4
BRISK495 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Harrison, NJ Posts: 1,024	HEre you guys go.....see the white tips? __________________ My addiction began as a kid visiting Martin's Aquarium!! Current Tank Info: 100 starphire rimless in planning since January 2012. 100 Gallon Rubbermaid Basement Sump and 65 gallon refugium.

06/09/2006, 07:16 PM	#6
BRISK495 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Harrison, NJ Posts: 1,024	there arent any polyps on there though. I v been keeping Acros for awhile. I have been starting to drip Kalk the last month or so I am thinking its contributed to that..... __________________ My addiction began as a kid visiting Martin's Aquarium!! Current Tank Info: 100 starphire rimless in planning since January 2012. 100 Gallon Rubbermaid Basement Sump and 65 gallon refugium.

06/09/2006, 07:35 PM	#7
BRISK495 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Harrison, NJ Posts: 1,024	ok, i just cleaned out my 5 gal bucket i was dripping. I havent cleaned or emtied its since I starting dripping last month. At the bottom there was a lot of Kalkwasser.....like a ton. What I have been doing is just adding Kalkwsser each time my water runs out, but it seems like it settles at the bottom alot. I have a feeling I was doising too much Kalk __________________ My addiction began as a kid visiting Martin's Aquarium!! Current Tank Info: 100 starphire rimless in planning since January 2012. 100 Gallon Rubbermaid Basement Sump and 65 gallon refugium.

06/09/2006, 08:18 PM	#10
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	Looks like the branches got broken. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

06/08/2006, 05:31 PM	#2
Don Berry Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oswego, IL Posts: 950	It's hard to say with out pictures and water parameters. What you think is a problem could just be new growth?

06/08/2006, 05:34 PM	#3
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	^ I agree a pic would be very helpful.

06/09/2006, 07:06 PM	#5
comatose Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Flyers, Eagles, Phillies country Posts: 1,437	growth tips

06/09/2006, 08:03 PM	#8
Don Berry Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oswego, IL Posts: 950	You don't want to add the kalk the settles out to your tank. You just want to add the liquid calcium hydroxide. You just make sure you are replenishing you evaporation by dripping the kalk and you should be ok. Just check your ca and alk once in a while to make sure they are stable.