Forest fire coral turning white

[BilboLaggins]

Do you test? What are your parameters? Also, do you know what kind of par it is getting?

I do I posted them but forgot to tag u srry.

 

[BilboLaggins]

In the last picture you send, Is that your normal light setting?

The blues?

 

[Bucs20fan]

The blues?

I only ask because it looks like half of that coral is shaded. That is a beginner sps, but still an sps coral and is happy with as much light as it can get. I think your problem is a combo of two things, one your tank may be 7-9 months old, but judging by the rock, its not very mature yet. Number two, I dont think your lighting is strong enough for this particular coral, especially if half of it is in a shadow.

 

[BilboLaggins]

I only ask because it looks like half of that coral is shaded. That is a beginner sps, but still an sps coral and is happy with as much light as it can get. I think your problem is a combo of two things, one your tank may be 7-9 months old, but judging by the rock, its not very mature yet. Number two, I dont think your lighting is strong enough for this particular coral, especially if half of it is in a shadow.

Would it be because I have it under my wave maker lol and the light has to go around that first prolly poor positioning on my part.

 

[BilboLaggins]

I only ask because it looks like half of that coral is shaded. That is a beginner sps, but still an sps coral and is happy with as much light as it can get. I think your problem is a combo of two things, one your tank may be 7-9 months old, but judging by the rock, its not very mature yet. Number two, I dont think your lighting is strong enough for this particular coral, especially if half of it is in a shadow.

Also light distance is that to far from the tank maybe don't mind Mac Miller in the back hand Is for reference on distance.

 

[BilboLaggins]

I only ask because it looks like half of that coral is shaded. That is a beginner sps, but still an sps coral and is happy with as much light as it can get. I think your problem is a combo of two things, one your tank may be 7-9 months old, but judging by the rock, its not very mature yet. Number two, I dont think your lighting is strong enough for this particular coral, especially if half of it is in a shadow.

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

The white I see may be new skeleton growth. It may be brown from too low of par.

 

[BilboLaggins]

The white I see may be new skeleton growth. It may be brown from too low of par.

I'm new to sps and only have ever had soft indestructible corals like waving hand and pulsing xenia never had issue with them and appreciate everyone's input thank you.

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

I'm new to sps and only have ever had soft indestructible corals like waving hand and pulsing xenia never had issue with them and appreciate everyone's input thank you.

You're welcome. If you can borrow or rent a par meter, mapping out your tank helps a lot with coral placement.
Too low of par is okay at first, but too high or too fast of a ramp up will kill sps. It looks like the polyps are out, so the coral is okay, it just could use a slow par adjustment to color it up, imo.

 

[BilboLaggins]

You're welcome. If you can borrow or rent a par meter, mapping out your tank helps a lot with coral placement.
Too low of par is okay at first, but too high or too fast of a ramp up will kill sps. It looks like the polyps are out, so the coral is okay, it just could use a slow par adjustment to color it up, imo.

I will look in to that thank you.

 

[LeftyReefer]

new growth (tips) are white on mine.... maybe it's getting ready to sprout a new appendage there.

That is insane growth for 9 months. What PAR do you have that at? I have a small blue digi frag and it has barely grown at all in 4-5 months.

400-450 PAR.

I also have blue and green digis and they don't grow anywhere near as fast as the FF digit. I also have a bubblegum digi and it doesn't grow as fast as the FF either.

 

[Lavey29]

With the tank set up you have and current level of maturity you really want to incorporate some easy soft and LPS corals initially and see how they do over a period of months then after the one-year point if everything is going well and stable then try a few beginner SPS frags at the top of the tank if you have the light capability.

 

[BilboLaggins]

With the tank set up you have and current level of maturity you really want to incorporate some easy soft and LPS corals initially and see how they do over a period of months then after the one-year point if everything is going well and stable then try a few beginner SPS frags at the top of the tank if you have the light capability.

I have waving hand anthelia and a zoa both are growing and and taking over there own plug or for the anthelia an entire rock.

 

[Spare time]

My calcium is 413 my alkalinity is 9.4 salinity is 1.024 ph at 7.9 phosphate not sure yet waiting on hanna checker temp is at 78.9 nitrite is at 3 ppm magnesium is at 1238ppm the tank is around 7 months addrd the coral a month ago. I can add current pic as well and whole tank shot

Nitrite or nitrate at 3ppm?

 

[BilboLaggins]

Nitrite or nitrate at 3ppm?

Nitrate

 

[Lavey29]

I have waving hand anthelia and a zoa both are growing and and taking over there own plug or for the anthelia an entire rock.

I would stick with softs and LPS initially. You need a few fish to. Fish are essential to fertilize the corals for you and help maintain nutrients levels.

 

[Spare time]

Nitrate

Is this with a hanna test

 

[BilboLaggins]

I would stick with softs and LPS initially. You need a few fish to. Fish are essential to fertilize the corals for you and help maintain nutrients levels.

I definitely need fish I agree been struggling lately but do plan to get fish and I do know how essential to the ecosystem I have here.

 

[BilboLaggins]

Is this with a hanna test

Yes I only have hanna testers.

 

[Spare time]

Yes I only have hanna testers.

If you are ever worrid about a coral becoming pale and you have close to 0 nitrate (yours being between 1-5ppm), try an amino additive or mixture. My bubblegum digi does well with moderate par levels, wide flow, and with my daily additive of an amino mix. Something about my tank makes it happy lol