SPS dieing and bleaching

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

My sps is dieing and turning to white

On my rocks there is this brown hair looking like not sure what I should do to treat my rocks Prior bleaching I was cleaning the rocks I notice my Dunkin is dieing the sps started to bleach

any solution

Phildago · Jun 27, 2020

Well this isn't good.

Too dark maybe.

Do you know your water params?

Par?

Flippers4pups · Jun 27, 2020

One of two things or both.

Water parameters or source water is out of wack.

Light intensity is too high or too low.

Look like water is out of wack. Are you dosing anything?

Phildago · Jun 27, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
One of two things or both.

Water parameters or source water is out of wack.

Light intensity is too high or too low.

Look like water is out of wack. Are you dosing anything?

If the intensity was too high they'd be bleaching fro the top down typically though

Hydrored · Jun 27, 2020

What are your parameters?

Age of tank
Calcium
Alk
Salinity
Temp
Phos
Nitrate
Using RODI
PAR

vetteguy53081 · Jun 27, 2020

Low light, Good chance high salinity and alk and I question amount of flow. Moderate would be good for this size coral.

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Low light, Good chance high salinity and alk and I question amount of flow. Moderate would be good for this size coral.

Alkaline 8.5
Cal 580
Salt 1025

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

Hydrored said:
What are your parameters?

Age of tank
Calcium
Alk
Salinity
Temp
Phos
Nitrate
Using RODI
PAR

vetteguy53081 · Jun 27, 2020

Calcium is very high

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

Phildago said:
Well this isn't good.

Too dark maybe.

Do you know your water params?

Par?

Not good not good at all

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Calcium is very high

Very high is 530

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

Apex

Flippers4pups · Jun 27, 2020

Is your source water okay?

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
One of two things or both.

Water parameters or source water is out of wack.

Light intensity is too high or too low.

Look like water is out of wack. Are you dosing anything?

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
Is your source water okay?

I make my own RODI water TDS 0
Salt 1025

hyeclass · Jun 27, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Low light, Good chance high salinity and alk and I question amount of flow. Moderate would be good for this size coral.

HB AL · Jun 27, 2020

hyeclass said:
Alkaline 8.5
Cal 580
Salt 1025

Not sure how strong your lights are but in this pic it’s not even enough light to see the tank let alone for the corals to thrive. What does it look like with the lights at full power and how long are they under full power?

hyeclass · Jun 28, 2020

HB AL said:
Not sure how strong your lights are but in this pic it’s not even enough light to see the tank let alone for the corals to thrive. What does it look like with the lights at full power and how long are they under full power?

it’s G5 Blue 2 of them 8am to 6pm I set it AB+

it’s the rocks it has brown hair when I try to brush it off after that next two days corals starting to bleach

I need to fine a way to clean the rocks not sure how to

Cory · Jun 28, 2020

Bleaching is a loss of zoox. High temperatures and intense light, or high copper or other metals, and sometimes very low no3 or po4. usually the cause.