Bubbling SPS disease

FrugalReefer · May 9, 2023

My Stylo (sorry for the excessive blue, lights just now turning on) had bubbling on its tissue for the longest time. I just ignored it and concentrated on keeping my tank stable with good parameters. The bubbles are gone and it has grown to a nice size colony.

ReefHunter006 · May 9, 2023

justy said:
How are things now? Do you have any insight as to what may be causing it?

My biome test came back today. That is from my frag tank where the breakout began. My main display doesn’t have it even though coral go between tanks.

justy · May 9, 2023

FilAmReefer570357 said:
My Stylo (sorry for the excessive blue, lights just now turning on) had bubbling on its tissue for the longest time. I just ignored it and concentrated on keeping my tank stable with good parameters. The bubbles are gone and it has grown to a nice size colony.

Well that's good to hear and reassuring.

justy · May 9, 2023

ReefHunter006 said:
My biome test came back today. That is from my frag tank where the breakout began. My main display doesn’t have it even though coral go between tanks.

Maybe aquabiomics will in time shed some light on it.
It's weird how it doesn't seem to spread across tanks. This seems to imply it's environmental ?

ReefHunter006 · May 9, 2023

justy said:
Maybe aquabiomics will in time shed some light on it.
It's weird how it doesn't seem to spread across tanks. This seems to imply it's environmental ?

I think it’s more I have just been lucky and not introduced a diseased frag, but that’s subjective.

justy · May 9, 2023

I can't believe it's not been talked about by some of the well known faces in the hobby, understand it seems to be rare.

djf91 · May 9, 2023

Out of curiosity, what are your nitrates and phosphates at?

ReefHunter006 · May 9, 2023

djf91 said:
Out of curiosity, what are your nitrates and phosphates at?

Me?

justy · May 9, 2023

Mine are always fairly low, No3, 2 - 3 Po4, 0.03

djf91 · May 9, 2023

justy said:
Mine are always fairly low, No3, 2 - 3 Po4, 0.03

Hmmm ok, I had heard years ago people theorize phosphate.

Maybe a response to heavy blue lighting. Like what is seen in “bounce mushrooms”.

AKL1950 · May 9, 2023

Bubbles under the skin would seem to indicate a bacterial infection since bacteria‘s by product is gas. However, if antibiotic treatment was not helpful, it may indicate a viral infection that can spread from coral to coral.

ReefHunter006 · May 9, 2023

AKL1950 said:
Bubbles under the skin would seem to indicate a bacterial infection since bacteria‘s by product is gas. However, if antibiotic treatment was not helpful, it may indicate a viral infection that can spread from coral to coral.

If you are referring to the SCTLD diagnosis, that’s bacterial.

drawman · May 10, 2023

Makes me wonder if it's bacterial. When I had it in a previous tank it definitely came in on one frag and was transmissible.

drawman · May 10, 2023

drawman said:
Makes me wonder if it's bacterial. When I had it in a previous tank it definitely came in on one frag and was transmissible.

I wrote bacterial but meant viral. Either way seems transmissible in my anecdotal experience.

justy · May 11, 2023

Has anyone experienced this while their tanks are strongly lit with lowish nutrients? Po4 below 0.07 and No3 below 5 as an example.
I would be interested to know I have 2 hydra 26 over a 2 foot cube, so a lot of light, but as this tank is bare bottom I struggle to keep nutrients up.
I wonder if the corals are being over driven with plenty of photons but not enough nutrients to support normal growth

Jimbo · May 11, 2023

justy said:
I can't believe it's not been talked about by some of the well known faces in the hobby, understand it seems to be rare.

I had this happen in a tank about 15 years ago. There was a big thread on Reef Central about it. I’m sure it’s still out there . No answers at all back then either and threads just died like this one did.

“well known faces” just talk about the same old, same old……

justy · May 11, 2023

Jimbo said:
I had this happen in a tank about 15 years ago. There was a big thread on Reef Central about it. I’m sure it’s still out there . No answers at all back then either and threads just died like this one did.

“well known faces” just talk about the same old, same old……

Yes I have read the thread you refer to, I also had it 15 plus years ago will have to dig out my old journals, not that I will find the answer in them
Thanks for your input.

Reefer Dan · Jun 4, 2023

Im also having an acro “bounce”. Seems like no one has figured it out, but a couple posts have mentioned bacterial infections. Here is my pic.

justy · Jun 5, 2023

Goonter said:
Im also having an acro “bounce”. Seems like no one has figured it out, but a couple posts have mentioned bacterial infections. Here is my pic.

Yes looks like the same thing, do you have any guesses as to other causes?

Reefer Dan · Jun 5, 2023

justy said:
Yes looks like the same thing, do you have any guesses as to other causes?

No idea, I’ve also noticed two of my other acros with “tulip” like polyps and a Millie that stopped being fuzzy. The only thing I can think of is I’ve possibly been overdosing trace elements? But I feel like that is unlikely.

I have been switching out 1 T5 bulb a week since they were over 15 months old… that may have contributed?