shortcake turning white
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Lenny_S
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If you have your latest readings for Alk, NO3, PO4, pH, salinity and temp that would help.
Off the bat though it is best to start any new coral very low in your tank and let it adjust to your water and light gradually over the course of several days if not weeks.
Not sure how you handled the piece when it came in and when you placed it where it is, but that could contribute to the problem as well.
Off the bat though it is best to start any new coral very low in your tank and let it adjust to your water and light gradually over the course of several days if not weeks.
Not sure how you handled the piece when it came in and when you placed it where it is, but that could contribute to the problem as well.
Nah man thats just a wild cut, doing what wilds often do unfortunately. Probably not directly related to any specific tank parameter or condition. If you know anyone local willing to clip a frag from their tank for you, that would be a good way to put the system to the test before you spent any more money on frags. Especially wilds.
It is about 3/4
It's about 3/4 the way up on a 72 bow.
Not sure what you mean by " wild cut"?
Lenny_S
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When I first started with SPS, I setup and tuned my system best I could just by the numbers. Then I got a small variety of frags from a fellow reefer. Some did great, some didn't. But I used it as a way to further tune the system and learn.
The long way of saying, keep it, move it to the sand bed, see if that helps.
I'm not good enough to tell if that is a frag from a wild harvested colony or not. But where did you get it from?
And I think it would still be helpful to post your water parameters, but it's up to you.
The long way of saying, keep it, move it to the sand bed, see if that helps.
I'm not good enough to tell if that is a frag from a wild harvested colony or not. But where did you get it from?
And I think it would still be helpful to post your water parameters, but it's up to you.
Hey Adam,
Just a learner question....how we know if the frag is wild cut or cultured one by looking at it...
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Not sure what you mean by " wild cut"?[/QUOTE]
Sorry about that man yep, Just a very unstable frag cut from a very unstable wild colony. It's not going to make it I'm afraid but don't be discouraged. Like I said, very typical behavior for a wild shortcake. Hate to sound redundant but ads I said in the first post, try to get your hands on hardy frag or two that a friend has plenty of, and my bet it that they will do a lot better. At least you'll have abetter gauge of how your system is primed. That frag would have probably done the same thing in my tank or anyones for that matter. For what it's worth.
Not sure what you mean by " wild cut"?[/QUOTE]
Sorry about that man yep, Just a very unstable frag cut from a very unstable wild colony. It's not going to make it I'm afraid but don't be discouraged. Like I said, very typical behavior for a wild shortcake. Hate to sound redundant but ads I said in the first post, try to get your hands on hardy frag or two that a friend has plenty of, and my bet it that they will do a lot better. At least you'll have abetter gauge of how your system is primed. That frag would have probably done the same thing in my tank or anyones for that matter. For what it's worth.
Sorry about that man yep, Just a very unstable frag cut from a very unstable wild colony. It's not going to make it I'm afraid but don't be discouraged. Like I said, very typical behavior for a wild shortcake. Hate to sound redundant but ads I said in the first post, try to get your hands on hardy frag or two that a friend has plenty of, and my bet it that they will do a lot better. At least you'll have abetter gauge of how your system is primed. That frag would have probably done the same thing in my tank or anyones for that matter. For what it's worth.[/QUOTE]
you say in your above post that its a "wild cut" so whats the meaning of that?
you say in your above post that its a "wild cut" so whats the meaning of that?
Tank is 9 months old- softies in for 3 months- duncan and Acan 1 month in. Remains frags put in yesterday, bought from Aquasd.
1.025
78 degrees
.036 phosphates
Alk 8.7
1230 mag
Fuge with chaeto
T5 4 bulbs 54watt
Octopus skimmer
1.025
78 degrees
.036 phosphates
Alk 8.7
1230 mag
Fuge with chaeto
T5 4 bulbs 54watt
Octopus skimmer
We'll, thats a good question really, I think once you've seen enough, its pretty evident in the structure. Captive sps does not grow the same as wilds. The scale is smaller almost 100% of the time. But a big old frag that size is dead giveaway. Most Lfs's and hobbyists alike do not have captive growing shortcakes that they are cutting monster frags from, and selling for relatively cheap.
In this case on top of the structure, the size, color and condition made it very easy to tell.
Do you remember any earlier posts or discussion where I can get more detailed side by side comparison of wild cut v/s captive grown corals. How to identify them and other stuffs?
Diesel
ME=1, CANCER=0.
That is always a good idea.
Sometimes it's just bleached and it can recover but with SPS it can take a few weeks if not months.
It will not contaminate for sure if it dies. In my opinion it needs directed feed more than any param adjusting. Better than what the tank typically gets, mass adding feed habits. There are many creative ways to feed them for rehab without spiking nutrients.
One way is have frag mounted to movable rubble and set it on substrate at night a few times a week, cap it with plastic cup, inject your finest sps rehab feed into the cup and leave on an hour. Concentrates feed nicely without using extra
One way is have frag mounted to movable rubble and set it on substrate at night a few times a week, cap it with plastic cup, inject your finest sps rehab feed into the cup and leave on an hour. Concentrates feed nicely without using extra
