ACRO turning white and fuzzy with brown fuzz

[stewy14]

sorry, can't post picture, sorrrryyyy. but its turning white and fluffy and has brown stuff on it. The lights are on (order of white, blue, violet, and its a k7mini) 15% 50% 55%
these are 2 days old too

 

[threebuoys]

Hope it doesn't look like this.
That's Brown Jelly Disease.

 

[stewy14]

Hope it doesn't look like this.
That's Brown Jelly Disease.

nope , just imagine an Acro with white fuzz on it, it looks like fuzzy reef slime

 

[fishface NJ]

try taking a photo with your phone and posting it here.

If it's white then it's mostly dead. But we really need a photo to give you the correct info.

What are your tank parameters?
How long has this saltwater tank been setup?

 

[stewy14]

try taking a photo with your phone and posting it here.

If it's white then it's mostly dead. But we really need a photo to give you the correct info.

What are your tank parameters?
How long has this saltwater tank been setup?

 

[stewy14]

2 months, 0 ammonia
7 ppm nitrate
0.2 nitrite
0.02 ph
300 ppm alk

 

[stewy14]

2 months, 0 ammonia
15 ppm nitrate
0.2 nitrite
8.3 ph
300 ppm alk

all ppm

 

[stewy14]

just lowered my k7mini down to 15% white, 35% blue and 40% violet

 

[stewy14]

try taking a photo with your phone and posting it here.

If it's white then it's mostly dead. But we really need a photo to give you the correct info.

What are your tank parameters?
How long has this saltwater tank been setup?

can I also just say, if its white, its just bleached, not "mostly dead". corals can survive a bleaching event. Just wanted to add that in

 

[stewy14]

@vetteguy53081 do u know what's wrong?

 

[shakacuz]

coral is very likely dead or close to it, and algae is growing over

 

[stewy14]

coral is very likely dead or close to it, and algae is growing over

I got it 2 days ago tho :C

 

[steveschuerger]

If it’s the one I just circled then that looks pretty dead. In fact it looks like algae is covering it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Alk is low, tank barely mature for SPS and Phosphate may ne elevated and check your calcium.
I highly advise better test kits to sustain fish and coral as API often produces false readings due to color variances. Hanna and salifert kits worth the money
Disregard the nitrite levels which pertain to freshwater. I suggest taking a water sample to a store that does NOT use Api kits and have them test your ammonia and nitrates and compare readings- then you'll know where your levels truly are at

 

[shakacuz]

I got it 2 days ago tho :C

your tank is still fairly new and unlikely is stable enough to keep some SPS

 

[stewy14]

This is the only coral that is dying on me :C all the others are perfectly fine :CCCC

 

[stewy14]

@vetteguy53081 upgrading test kit today

 

[shakacuz]

This is the only coral that is dying on me :C all the others are perfectly fine :CCCC

even though that specific coral is an acropora, some are much more difficult to keep than others.

for example my green slimer, and garf bonsai have been through a lot of swings, and are my biggest colonies. whereas i’ve tried to keep a vivids insanity twice and the first time was quick to die off on me

 

[stewy14]

they

even though that specific coral is an acropora, some are much more difficult to keep than others.

for example my green slimer, and garf bonsai have been through a lot of swings, and are my biggest colonies. whereas i’ve tried to keep a vivids insanity twice and the first time was quick to die off on me

all the same type of Acro, all tenius, but I think its also cuz he is next to a "sliming" monti

 

[shakacuz]

they

all the same type of Acro, all tenius, but I think its also cuz he is next to a "sliming" monti

unless they were touching, i highly doubt the monti was the culprit. never seen stingers on a monti but i could be wrong