Anthony Putrino
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Hey R2R! Recently I noticed a small bit of recession/die off along the bases of 4-5 acros.
Everything within my system has been fairly stable, although the summer temps have my tank fluctuating between 78.5-79.5 (which I don't expect is a huge deal), and the summer sun now hits the tank directly for an hour or so in the morning. I blocked this sunlight recently to test whether or not this would be causing damage.
PE has been fairly normal despite what I'm seeing along the bases of these select corals. I do have one coral that occasionally shows Mesenterial filaments along the areas that appear to be damaged.
Alk - 8.7
CA - 390
Mg - 1335
Nitrate - 10
Phosphate - .05
I suspect I'm looking at AEFW or Red Bugs? I will attach a couple photos of the infected corals.
I did dip one mini colony off of my frag rack. The photo looks like classic AEFW damage, but I wasn't able to see any AEFW post-dip. I DID see some small "black bugs" immediately flush off the frag plug seconds into the dip. Could these be pods capitalizing off the damaged tissue? Or are these the culprit?
I did add some corals recently so I would not be shocked if something made it past my dip routine. First time dealing with acro pests, so any help would be appreciated!
Everything within my system has been fairly stable, although the summer temps have my tank fluctuating between 78.5-79.5 (which I don't expect is a huge deal), and the summer sun now hits the tank directly for an hour or so in the morning. I blocked this sunlight recently to test whether or not this would be causing damage.
PE has been fairly normal despite what I'm seeing along the bases of these select corals. I do have one coral that occasionally shows Mesenterial filaments along the areas that appear to be damaged.
Alk - 8.7
CA - 390
Mg - 1335
Nitrate - 10
Phosphate - .05
I suspect I'm looking at AEFW or Red Bugs? I will attach a couple photos of the infected corals.
I did dip one mini colony off of my frag rack. The photo looks like classic AEFW damage, but I wasn't able to see any AEFW post-dip. I DID see some small "black bugs" immediately flush off the frag plug seconds into the dip. Could these be pods capitalizing off the damaged tissue? Or are these the culprit?
I did add some corals recently so I would not be shocked if something made it past my dip routine. First time dealing with acro pests, so any help would be appreciated!
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