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[Musovski]

So, overnight my beautiful Acro has bleached.... All other Sps in tank are doing fine but this one had bleached.

Tank Parameters:
Temp: 79.2
Salinity: 1.025
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 2 ppm (finally got it up after months of 0ppm)
Phosphate: 0.01
Alk: 8.4
Calcium: 460
Mag: 1300
pH: 8.0

Lighting: MarsAqua 150w x2. Dont use more than 40%.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Has anything been changed in the tank recently? Have any of your parameters changed significantly in the last few days?

 

[Musovski]

Has anything been changed in the tank recently? Have any of your parameters changed significantly in the last few days?

Nothing has changed other than me adding a threadfin butterfly. I doubt its the fish that has anything to do with it.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

Nothing has changed other than me adding a threadfin butterfly. I doubt its the fish that has anything to do with it.

This is a real head scratcher then, #reefsquad any other thoughts?

 

[29bonsaireef]

Bleached as in the color has lightened up? or is the tissue actually gone? It would help to see a photo of the coral.

 

[Musovski]

 

[29bonsaireef]

That's in pretty bad shape. Looks like there may be some hints of color left though.. How old is your system? N&P are borderline too low. Flow/Lighting may have also played a part.

 

[KrisReef]

How long has this tank been set up, and how long have you had this frag?

 

[Musovski]

Tank is almost a year old. Ive been struggling in trying to keep my nitrates up. i ordered more fish to try and bring this up. I had gfo running in the tank for about two weeks and had turned it off now for about one week. Flow is on par to what is recommended for these, lighting can actually be it, but ive been growing and reviving other sps with these lights, so im not sure what it can be. IF anything ill just have to order two new lights like a kessil or radeons.

 

[Musovski]

How long has this tank been set up, and how long have you had this frag?

Had this frag for about a a couple months, its grown two new branches which is why im confused.

 

[rlman41299]

that one is gone

 

[joseserrano]

That looks dead to me. Also doesn't look like it encrusted much, which I would expect it to do prior to branching. Odd.

 

[Musovski]

I dont know anymore, its ok though, ill just use the skeleton and let something take it over.

 

[29bonsaireef]

If nothing has changed, no swings.. I would look towards lighting, and N and P levels. Also FYI, Threadfin butterflies are not very SPS safe fish, probably one of the worst polyp pickers I've owned.

 

[Musovski]

If nothing has changed, no swings.. I would look towards lighting, and N and P levels. Also FYI, Threadfin butterflies are not very SPS safe fish, probably one of the worst polyp pickers I've owned.

Ill look into putting the threadfin in my other tank, as for lighting ill have to order some when BRS has them in stock again.

whats an effective way of increasing N and P?

 

[29bonsaireef]

What methods are you currently using to export N and P?

 

[KrisReef]

Ill look into putting the threadfin in my other tank, as for lighting ill have to order some when BRS has them in stock again.

whats an effective way of increasing N and P?

Feed the fish, get reef safe algae grazer(s). For the record , sps sometimes just die without provocation

 

[vetteguy53081]

Had the same happened to me ....... what I found?
I added chemicals I perhaps should have not (Temptation) and added new lights right after, so could be both and also increased flow destroying that rule of Stability !! In essence, I tuned up a car that was already running good and lesson learned.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[KrisReef]

Perhaps the most tasteful high jack ever?