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[gasperagnes]

Hello,

I am new to sps. Started put with some cheap sps and one is starting to bleach..... any advice would be greatly appreciated. My parameters are:


Salinity- 32.7
Nitrates- 4.4 hanna
Phos- .04 red sea
Alk- 8.81
Cal-456
Mag-1353
Temp-78
I have 5 power heads .... 3 neptune wav and 2 gyres
Par-265 at the top kessils set to 45% intensity

Again any help would be appreciated


Warmest regards

 

[Waters]

Hello,

I am new to sps. Started put with some cheap sps and one is starting to bleach..... any advice would be greatly appreciated. My parameters are:


Salinity- 32.7
Nitrates- 4.4 hanna
Phos- .04 red sea
Alk- 8.81
Cal-456
Mag-1353
Temp-78
I have 5 power heads .... 3 neptune wav and 2 gyres
Par-265 at the top kessils set to 45% intensity

Again any help would be appreciated


Warmest regards

Unfortunaly that is not bleaching....that is RTN, which means it is pretty much a goner at this point. How long has the tank been set up? How long has the frag been in the tank?

 

[homer1475]

Lets start with how old the tank is, and if it was started with live rock, or dry rock?

 

[Reef Psychology]

Yeah, doesn’t look too good. How old is your tank?

I’d avoid Acroporas for now and try some some montipora, stylophora and anacropora instead. Then, when you have kept them for 6+ months try a really beginner friendly acrapora. Kermit the Frog acro from tidal gardens is one of the hardiest ones I’ve ever had. It regularly goes for less than $20. I give it away as it grows very fast too.

 

[homer1475]

That is certainly not bleaching.

Bleaching refers to the coral loosing color, but still having flesh. Your coral is actually loosing flesh. We call that RTN(rapid tissue necrosis), or STN(slow tissue necrosis). The moniker leads to how fast the corals is loosing it's flesh.

 

[gasperagnes]

Unfortunaly that is not bleaching....that is RTN, which means it is pretty much a goner at this point. How long has the tank been set up? How long has the frag been in the tantank has been setup 4 months and the frag has been in the tank for 4 days

 

[gasperagnes]

Lets start with how old the tank is, and if it was started with live rock, or dry rock?

4 months and the tank started with both dry and live rock

 

[gasperagnes]

Yeah, doesn’t look too good. How old is your tank?

I’d avoid Acroporas for now and try some some montipora, stylophora and anacropora instead. Then, when you have kept them for 6+ months try a really beginner friendly acrapora. Kermit the Frog acro from tidal gardens is one of the hardiest ones I’ve ever had. It regularly goes for less than $20. I give it away as it grows very fast too.

4 months

 

[homer1475]

Live rock as in actual ocean rock, or rock you bought in a vat of water at the LFS?

Either way, unless your super experienced, 4 months in is way to early to start with acro's. I would start with montipora, or burdsnests, or even pavona's to start with. When they are thriving in a few months, then maybe get some hardier acro's that have been in the hobby for a while.

 

[gasperagnes]

Live rock as in actual ocean rock, or rock you bought in a vat of water at the LFS?

Either way, unless your super experienced, 4 months in is way to early to start with acro's. I would start with montipora, or burdsnests, or even pavona's to start with. When they are thriving in a few months, then maybe get some hardier acro's that have been in the hobby for a De

Live rock as in actual ocean rock, or rock you bought in a vat of water at the LFS?

Either way, unless your super experienced, 4 months in is way to early to start with acro's. I would start with montipora, or burdsnests, or even pavona's to start with. When they are thriving in a few months, then maybe get some hardier acro's that have been in the hobby for a while.

definitely not ocean rock. No more acros for awhile. undertsood

 

[Jekyl]

Salinity should be 35 also.

 

[gasperagnes]

Salinity should be 35 also.

would that affect soffties and lps ?

 

[homer1475]

Not super low, but could be an issue. It should be kept around 35ppt.

 

[Jekyl]

would that affect soffties and lps ?

It's ideal for most coral.

 

[gasperagnes]

ok i will bring it up slowly

 

[homer1475]

Easiest way to do that is to just put 35ppt water in your topoff, and monitor. When you reach 35, go back to FW.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

those look like large fresh cut frags, the empty plugs I assume were ones that already perished. Try to get ones in that large size that have already encrusted the base of the plug for better chances of survival.

What lighting do you use? It seems bright, try bringing in new frags to less intense lighting.

 

[gasperagnes]

those look like large fresh cut frags, the empty plugs I assume were ones that already perished. Try to get ones in that large size that have already encrusted the base of the plug for better chances of survival.

What lighting do you use? It seems bright, try bringing in new frags to less intense lighting.

Lol the empty plugs were some xenia that I tried fragging. Obviously didn't work so well....

 

[gasperagnes]

those look like large fresh cut frags, the empty plugs I assume were ones that already perished. Try to get ones in that large size that have already encrusted the base of the plug for better chances of survival.

What lighting do you use? It seems bright, try bringing in new frags to less intense lighting.

(4) kessil a 360 and (2) kessil a500

 

[gasperagnes]

Easiest way to do that is to just put 35ppt water in your topoff, and monitor. When you reach 35, go back to FW.

I change water everyday. About 3 gallons