Acro tip help

[ArmyReefer]

I have a couple of acros that seem to be getting algae on the new growth tips. All of them are getting good PE and for the most part are coloring up nicely. I am getting solid growth out of all but a few of my Acros. The attached are a couple pics I took, sorry they are without filters. The tank is clean with no noticeable algea on the rocks or sand so I don't really understand where its coming from or why its happening. They are actually one on the right, one in the middle, and one on the left of the tank with others thriving around them.

Par on these particular ones are 270-315 respectively
50x flow
8 times turnover

Paramaters
Salinity 1.026 (Tropic Marin Pro)
Nitrate 5 (Nyos)
Phosphate .01-.055 (Hanna)
Alk 8.8 (Hanna)
Calcium 450 (Red Sea)
Magnesium 1400 (Salifert)
PH is 7.7-8

 

[Leadfooted]

Is that a bubble in the algae on the tip of the last pick? They’re burning up. Use a baster to blast water on the tips to blow the algae off. Repeat as often as possible when you see algae forming

 

[RandyC]

Algae will not grow on live coral tissue. It’s likely that the tips are dead. Have you had the frags for a while?

 

[ArmyReefer]

Algae will not grow on live coral tissue. It’s likely that the tips are dead. Have you had the frags for a while?

I think I have had them about 4 months. Its not bubble algae because I can blow most of it off with a turkey baster. The last pick Is new growth in the last month. Would you recommend just cutting the tips off?

 

[ArmyReefer]

Is that a bubble in the algae on the tip of the last pick? They’re burning up. Use a baster to blast water on the tips to blow the algae off. Repeat as often as possible when you see algae forming

The one you are referring to is almost exactly in front of a power head and gets serious flow, but I have been blowing them off with a turkey baster

 

[motortrendz]

It probably died on the tip and that allows a film algae to grow. Maybe all changed fast or your lights burned them. You can cut the tip off. Or of the coral regenerates itll grow back over the dead spot.

 

[ArmyReefer]

It probably died on the tip and that allows a film algae to grow. Maybe all changed fast or your lights burned them. You can cut the tip off. Or of the coral regenerates itll grow back over the dead spot.

Best thing to use to cut the tip off? Bone cutter?

 

[ycnibrc]

Just clip the tip the Coral will grow faster without the algae

 

[motortrendz]

Best thing to use to cut the tip off? Bone cutter?

Yea bone cutter works great

 

[ArmyReefer]

Just clip the tip the Coral will grow faster without the algae

I will give it a shot, thanks. After thinking about it. The top two pictures is one of the only frags that has not been basing out or growing much compared to everything else.... I think its a PC Rainbow too.

 

[ArmyReefer]

Yea bone cutter works great

Thanks

 

[motortrendz]

I will give it a shot, thanks. After thinking about it. The top two pictures is one of the only frags that has not been basing out or growing much compared to everything else.... I think its a PC Rainbow too.

PC rainbows are hard. I've had one for almost a year. hasn't done anything at all. It finally grew a base in the last 2 months. Now its turning from green to red, but still hasn't grown any branches. Lol. And it bleached out 2x on me. so I guess if anything it is hardy.

 

[ArmyReefer]

PC rainbows are hard. I've had one for almost a year. hasn't done anything at all. It finally grew a base in the last 2 months. Now its turning from green to red, but still hasn't grown any branches. Lol. And it bleached out 2x on me. so I guess if anything it is hardy.

Lol, it’s crazy because it seems to be one of the fastest growing once it gets going. Just need it to get going