Frogspawn receding.

[cocowizzz]

So over the past week i had 2 heads on my purple tip looking strange and. Over the past couple days I'm noticing the flesh seems to be receding from the branch any advice helps thanks reefers! It's happening on both frogspawn I dipped them both today in me coral wash off dip.

 

[Crabs McJones]

What are your parameters and lighting?

 

[mike werner]

Crabs Mcjones question is a great place to start.Hopefully it's something as simple as a testable chemistry issue that can be adjusted to stable parameters.Can I ask how long the tank has been set up?

 

[cocowizzz]

Crabs Mcjones question is a great place to start.Hopefully it's something as simple as a testable chemistry issue that can be adjusted to stable parameters.Can I ask how long the tank has been set up?

It's been set up for 6 months now I've had the frogspawn for 3 months no problems all my paramaters are good according to the api test kit I did a 2 galon water change today it's a ten gal tank by the way

 

[cocowizzz]

What are your parameters and lighting?

I have a coralife led bar whites blues rgbs 6 hours then thrust blue for the last 6. This us what it tested

 

[Crabs McJones]

How much flow?

 

[cocowizzz]

How much flow?

It's a ten gal tank I have a hydor 240

 

[Gareth elliott]

By chance have an alkalinity test kit?
Frogspawn will do this when alkalinity is variable.
I have seen large water changes reverse this pretty quick. Since you have a 10g a 5g water change is pretty easy.
But how are you maintaining alkalinity, ca and mag

 

[Bayareareefer18]

When we say params.... how about alk, ca and mag? Temp? Salinity?

 

[cocowizzz]

By chance have an alkalinity test kit?
Frogspawn will do this when alkalinity is variable.
I have seen large water changes reverse this pretty quick. Since you have a 10g a 5g water change is pretty easy.
But how are you maintaining alkalinity, ca and mag

I just orderd it yesterday it's the api reef kit should be here in a couple days. I havent had any major issues the past 6 months I never felt the need to check. I dose kent essential elements

 

[Crabs McJones]

I just orderd it yesterday it's the api reef kit should be here in a couple days. I havent had any major issues the past 6 months I never felt the need to check. I dose kent essential elements

If you cant test for them, I'd stop dosing the elements. If you do consistent weekly water changes and dont have alot or any sps corals, the dosing is likely not necessary. I was dosing the Kent chemicals when I first began, and was likely overdosing, lost a couple corals. Quit dosing and did 10% water changes weekly and it has worked out very well.

 

[Rcollick]

If your dosing and not testing for what your dosing. Hope do you know your parameters?

 

[cocowizzz]

If you cant test for them, I'd stop dosing the elements. If you do consistent weekly water changes and dont have alot or any sps corals, the dosing is likely not necessary. I was dosing the Kent chemicals when I first began, and was likely overdosing, lost a couple corals. Quit dosing and did 10% water changes weekly and it has worked out very well.

I'll stop dosing that i started doing it after my past few water changes because i started using rodi

 

[Crabs McJones]

I'll stop dosing that i started doing it after my past few water changes because i started using rodi

Yeah I would say a parameter is likely off if you started dosing and your torches started getting upset IMO soft and lps coral tanks dont really need any dosing if consistent water changes are done

 

[cocowizzz]

Yeah I would say a parameter is likely off if you started dosing and your torches started getting upset IMO soft and lps coral tanks dont really need any dosing if consistent water changes are done

I do have a reverse superman Monty and a pavona coral

 

[Gareth elliott]

I do have a reverse superman Monty and a pavona coral

If need to dose your alkalinity tests will let you know . Pick a day each week to test this. Your other parameters pick a date each month. Things like ammonia or nitrite only need to test after cycle if your fish start showing distress.

 

[cocowizzz]

If need to dose your alkalinity tests will let you know . Pick a day each week to test this. Your other parameters pick a date each month. Things like ammonia or nitrite only need to test after cycle if your fish start showing distress.

Sounds good thanks for the help yall! I'll post aging when I can test for those

 

[0utworld]

Follow up on the frogspawn? I'm also seeing similar recession on mine.