Birdsnest- new growth or bleaching

dmcoates · Jan 9, 2016

Hey guys,

I have had this pink birdsnest for a while now and the tip have always been white and its been growing good. I have been messing with the setting up my radions and slowly bringing them up. This spot measured 225 par with my buddies meter. I am wondering if this is just new growth or I have started to bleach the coral.
My parameters are
1.024
Po4 ~ .015
Nitrate and Nitrite are both 0, on API but I have beter test kits in the mail
dKH 10
PH 7.9, fighting CO2 I think, 5+ new home

BryanS4 · Jan 9, 2016

That doesn't look like normal new growth white tips, but it's hard to tell from that pic.

Eckolancer · Jan 9, 2016

Your alk is to high.

bobman · Jan 9, 2016

Yes could be alk your other sps up top seems to be doing the same

dmcoates · Jan 9, 2016

I was thinking I might need to drop the Alk as well or start doing NO3

Cment · Jan 9, 2016

Eckolancer said:
Your alk is to high.

This is what I am thinking as well, what are your parameters?

BryanS4 · Jan 9, 2016

Try getting the alk below 9 and I'm betting they will be a lot happier.

dmcoates · Jan 9, 2016

I will try that for sure.
Should I try to get some No3 in the tank also. Once I get my redsea test kit I can get a better idea of my lower level

TUSI · Jan 9, 2016

It's new growth

dmcoates · Jan 9, 2016

Here is a shot of the other side of the tank

Sabellafella · Jan 9, 2016

If it was an alk problem your birdsnest woulda dropped dead by now, to me it looks like new growth.considering you could see the polyps so theflesh is still their, itsup to you to determine new growth, was it the same size before this happened? Also the acro uptop looks to have necrosis

dmcoates · Jan 9, 2016

No its been growing really fast lately, the bridsnest. The pic of the Acro up top if a bad one, its not white in the middle like it looks in the picture.

Sabellafella · Jan 9, 2016

dmcoates said:
No its been growing really fast lately, the bridsnest. The pic of the Acro up top if a bad one, its not white in the middle like it looks in the picture.

Ok cool so it looks like new growth, everything else looks fine. If its kinda bothering you, dosing nitrate will get it a little darker, 225 with leds is perfectly fine btw