Slimeball sps help

[Sterbs]

Hey guys! I have had this slimeball sps for a while and now it’s getting these spots where it’s loosing it’s green color... (circled in black) any ideas why that would be?

 

[ihavecrabs]

Looks like growth if it is on the tips or select areas that will be new branches.. here is mine for a point of reference.

 

[a4edwin]

Love those!

 

[Sterbs]

No it’s not on the tips it’s in the middle of the branches....

 

[ihavecrabs]

Any chance to get a more detailed picture under more white light (or with an orange filter)?

 

[Sterbs]

Here is more circled

 

[Sterbs]

Any chance to get a more detailed picture under more white light (or with an orange filter)?

 

[rfgonzo]

How is flow? what are tank parameters?

 

[X-37B]

I looked at this for quite awhile. It looks like the start of coralline algae growing on dead coral. I dont see much polyp extention. It dose not have much green skin either. Can you blow it off with a turkey baster? If you can its cyano algae. Do you have a pic when you got it. How long have you had it and how old is the tank?

 

[rfgonzo]

I looked at this for quite awhile. It looks like the start of coralline algae growing on dead coral. I dont see much polyp extention. It dose not have much green skin either. Can you blow it off with a turkey baster? If you can its cyano algae. Do you have a pic when you got it. How long have you had it and how old is the tank?

Cyano is a bacteria not a algae.

 

[X-37B]

Cyano is a bacteria not a algae.

Nice catch! My bad lol.

 

[Sterbs]

How is flow? what are tank parameters?

It has plenty of flow all other sps are doing good
Parameters are:
Alk - 7.3
Ph - .03
Nitrate-25ppm
Ca - 440
Mg - 1290

 

[ihavecrabs]

Hmm something is amiss and it does not look happy. Parameters look good. Have you increased light recently, changed flow, or had nutrients bottom out?