Acro help browning and peeling? But not RTN STN

[bryznsreef]

Hey everyone over the past week one of the acros that have been growing well for me starting to not look so hot, tested alk (8.5-9) and don’t have a way of testing cal rn but noticed it started to loose some color and ‘peeling’ but it’s nothing like I’ve seen so far. It looks fuzzy, I don’t see any pest or anything bothering it. Anybody have any idea on what is happening ?

 

[tzabor10]

The video doesn’t show.
Get a Calcium test.

 

[bryznsreef]

The video doesn’t show.
Get a Calcium test.

Yeah sending in an icp soon, video doesnt load on mobile for some reason but web works for me atm

 

[Lavey29]

Browning is an indication of insufficient light or excess nutrients.

 

[GlassMunky]

Yeah sending in an icp soon, video doesnt load on mobile for some reason but web works for me atm

video doesnt show for me on desktop or on mobile. you need to upload the video to youtube or some other hosting site and post the link here or nobody will be abl;e to see it.

 

[GlassMunky]

Yeah sending in an icp soon, video doesnt load on mobile for some reason but web works for me atm

also, why send in an ICP and wait a week (or more) for results instead of just gong and buying a calcium test and having an answer now?

 

[bryznsreef]

Have a calcium kit coming already bought a hanna used from a guy on the form, let me upload the video to youtube real quick and get back with you guys thanks for replies.

 

[bryznsreef]

 

[GlassMunky]

That looks like a bacterial film growing on the dead tissue as it’s lost


You could try pulling the coral and dipping it in iodine as that’s an antiseptic

I’ve seen this before many many years ago

 

[tzabor10]

I am suspecting that the lights might not be enough. Acropora need so very much light

 

[bryznsreef]

That looks like a bacterial film growing on the dead tissue as it’s lost


You could try pulling the coral and dipping it in iodine as that’s an antiseptic

I’ve seen this before many many years ago

hmm yeah thats odd never seen that like fuzzy white before I tried to see what would happen if I blew it off but it kinda just retracted yesterday. Dont have a good way of taking this acro off the rock since its encrusted pretty well. I will see what I can do

 

[homer1475]

The "fuzzy" is the flesh peeling off, or STN(slow tissue necrosis) since you said it's happening over the course of the week.

If it happens over the course of the day or a couple hours we call that RTN, or rapid tissue necrosis.

I would get that calcium checked. But doubtful that is whats's causing the STN.