Can someone help identify?

[Luis Figueroa]

I've had this coral thru hell and back! No lights, no water flow, no nutrients, too much nutrients, too cold, too hot. Those where to the extremes in some cases and now that my tank parameters are in line it does this number?! [emoji35] [emoji36] can someone please help out. There's some others starting to follow this trend and 2017 just begun smh.

 

[Diesel]

Millipora coral.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

Millipora coral.

Oh my bad hahaha I meant the stringy thing on the tips of the milli.

 

[Diesel]

Oh ha........... yes your bad!!

That stringy stuff is coral slime.
It does it when not happy or upset, sometimes with water changes the SPS will do that or if you Micronano bubble during the night.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

I have bubbles in my tank due to the hob filter some are micro but not all of them. I've done water changes and it starts back up again at night.... water parameters are
N03 - .25
P04 - .03
Alk - 8.0
Cal - 480
Mg - unknown
Ph - 8.4
Temp - 77
Dose acropower 3ml
I was told it could be chemical warfare but would it fight itself?

 

[Diesel]

All I can say that the coral ain't happy if it produces strings like that.
It might as well be the micro bubbles from your skimmer.
If you read up Micronano bubbling you can also see the positive part of it.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

Ok will do.

 

[Luis Figueroa]

Just checked the tank again and it looks back to normal

Strange things

 

[Diesel]

Not really.
The Corals is protecting them from the strange things we do to our systems.
Ever wondered why corals leave a slime residue behind when handled?

 

[Luis Figueroa]

Not really.
The Corals is protecting them from the strange things we do to our systems.
Ever wondered why corals leave a slime residue behind when handled?

The slime is to protect themselves when handled outside in the air and cut when fragging. It keeps its self moisture in lamen terms.I've read through the micro bubbles thread and I've had something similar in my tank since it's inception so why all a sudden. I've only changed dosing amounts but not drastic changes. I feel like I need to send my tank water to get tested for elements we can't at home.

 

[Diesel]

That's one of the reasons they give of slime............

Testing your water on elements will help you to see where you are.
It's also a good idea to send of a sample from new mixed saltwater to see what's all in there and if you provide them enough when you do water changes.