Help sps

[SpencerT82]

What is happening to this tnt acro??

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Browned out w recession.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Need more info. Sry

 

[Wasabiroot]

How long have you had the coral? How long since it's been healthy? Is the patch spreading?

Could be many things. Black band disease or some other infection, if it's indeed an infection. Often many different causative microorganisms

 

[Duncan62]

What is happening to this tnt acro??

Maybe frag the healthy parts. Good luck

 

[SpencerT82]

How long have you had the coral? How long since it's been healthy? Is the patch spreading?

Could be many things. Black band disease or some other infection, if it's indeed an infection. Often many different causative microorganisms

If had it for about 3 weeks I would say I’m not sure how long it’s been like this or if it’s spreading because it was turned away on the rock so I could only see the healthy front

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

How old is the tank paramteres lighting???

 

[SpencerT82]

How old is the tank paramteres lighting???

Tank is 1 year roughly, parameters being 8.3 alkalinity 450 calcium and 1350 magnesium. 1.6 nitrate and 0.02 phosphate both checked with hannas. 112 gallon 4 ft tank with 3 ai hydra 32s

 

[vetteguy53081]

first is to get it off the sand and elevate into the path of medium light and water flow
Assure: salinity. alk, Ca and temperature is Not elevated.

 

[SpencerT82]

first is to get it off the sand and elevate into the path of medium light and water flow
Assure: salinity. alk, Ca and temperature is Not elevated.

The coral was not in the sand to begin with it was at the stop of the tank right in the middle. I removed it from the frag plug yesterday because I saw an aptasia on the plug and that’s when I saw the issues. Then I put it on the sand to take a picture. Nothing is elevated based on my apex trident and Red Sea test kits and hannas

 

[vetteguy53081]

The coral was not in the sand to begin with it was at the stop of the tank right in the middle. I removed it from the frag plug yesterday because I saw an aptasia on the plug and that’s when I saw the issues. Then I put it on the sand to take a picture. Nothing is elevated based on my apex trident and Red Sea test kits and hannas

Careful with trident. 4 different tests indicate my calcium is 424-431. My trident says 812. I just ordered calibration fluid for trident as this is bizarre. BTW, I see growth tips as overall it does not look bad

 

[SpencerT82]

Careful with trident. 4 different tests indicate my calcium is 424-431. My trident says 812. I just ordered calibration fluid for trident as this is bizarre. BTW, I see growth tips as overall it does not look bad

yea i calibrated my trident after 2 weeks and the results are identical to my red sea and salifert kits except alk which is .5 off

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

Parameters look ok. Corals look ok xcpt this one. Nitrates low. Idk what par ur pushing but Mayb frag whats good
And place it lower to see how it goes. Had sps grow great and then crap out. Part of the hobby as long as system is stable and other corals look good.

 

[SpencerT82]

Parameters look ok. Corals look ok xcpt this one. Nitrates low. Idk what par ur pushing but Mayb frag whats good
And place it lower to see how it goes. Had sps grow great and then crap out. Part of the hobby as long as system is stable and other corals look good.

i have the blue channels just under 100 and my whites on 35 its 24 inch tall tank

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I wouldn’t go chase things for one coral since they all look good and tank is table

 

[SpencerT82]

I wouldn’t go chase things for one coral since they all look good and tank is table

Yea the only other thing is those coral seems to be brown in a few spots is this something to be worried about?

 

[Hydrored]

Yea the only other thing is those coral seems to be brown in a few spots is this something to be worried about?

This tank is been up for a year? Did you replace all the rock? Even the glue looks new?

Frag in the left is not healthy as well

 

[Roatan Reef]

I wouldn’t go chase things for one coral since they all look good and tank is table

This!

 

[john90009]

Get an icp test for sh*ts and giggles. My tank resembles yours and mine has high tin and aluminum which is ticking stuff off prob.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

@SpencerT82 @john90009 has an amazing collection of sps so I value his opinion