Bleaching Lps

[thereeferprincess]

Not sure what to do but they are bleaching almost overnight.

 

[Geebs19]

They are receding. What are your parameters? How old is the tank?

 

[thereeferprincess]

Another one that is bleaching

 

[Geebs19]

That one to the left of the hammer is done. There is no tissue left in it.

 

[Coral Your World]

How old is your tank?

What’s your lighting situation and water parameters?

In my experience, these guys (candy canes) tend to like low (to almost no) flow and lower/medium light. Not sure where you have em situated currently

 

[thereeferprincess]

They are receding. What are your parameters? How old is the tank?

To be honest I havent tested anything. I had this tank running for about two years and have just been winging it. I recently started dosing reef fusion 1&2 every other day. my salinity is at 1.026

 

[Geebs19]

I would test as soon as you can to try and correct the situation if that is possibly it. Mine did this when my phosphates and nitrates bottomed out.

 

[Coral Your World]

To be honest I havent tested anything. I had this tank running for about two years and have just been winging it. I recently started dosing reef fusion 1&2 every other day. my salinity is at 1.026

How big is your tank? How much and how often are you adding the 1&2?

Did this only start after you started dosing 1&2?

 

[thereeferprincess]

How old is your tank?

What’s your lighting situation and water parameters?

In my experience, these guys (candy canes) tend to like low (to almost no) flow and lower/medium light. Not sure where you have em situated currently

About 2 years old, this is the light scheduled I have set up.

 

[ScubaFish802]

That is called polyp bailout. Overall tank stability would be where I would start to look to see what has changed (light, flow, parameter's, temp, etc..)

 

[thereeferprincess]

How big is your tank? How much and how often are you adding the 1&2?

Did this only start after you started dosing 1&2?

I do 7.5ml of each and do it about 5-10mins apart. My tank is a 50.3gallon

 

[thereeferprincess]

That is called polyp bailout. Overall tank stability would be where I would start to look to see what has changed (light, flow, parameter's, temp, etc..)

I feel like its the temp too. I dont have a reliable thermometer for the tank. Any recommendations?

 

[MERKEY]

If you just started dosing after 2 years of your corals living with the same environment then your tank is changing due to the dosing which is causing the corals to bail.

Do you know what your parameters were before you started dosing and have you been watching them to see what the dosing is doing to them?

 

[Geebs19]

I feel like its the temp too. I dont have a reliable thermometer for the tank. Any recommendations?

I would recommend getting 2 heaters plugged into a controller, the 2nd heater being a fail safe if the first one fails