That one acro that simply doesnt do well in your tank

[IKD]

Have any of you guys ever got an acropora that for some reason dies in your tank no matter how well your tank is doing and how many times you buy it? For me its the tck sour polyp tenuis that i have been lucky enough to get twice from their live sale to no avail. Mines did well for a 2 weeks and last night it just RTN completely from the base up. Every other sps in my tank has been doing phenomenal and parameters are spot on. I test alk everyday and stays consistently between 8.1-8.3. Other parameters are as follows
Cal 450
Mag 1380
Nitrate 10ppm
Phosphate 0.06
Got 4 kessil a360x and 2 reefbrite strips. Even the crem de la creme i got from them is encrusting already so i cant for the life of me know what could be a cause. This is a before and after in a 2 day window.

Funny you should mention tck sour polyp tenuis. I tried it once and it just died while everything around it was great. I haven’t pulled the trigger on another one, but it’s been a couple years and now I’m curious….

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

I am running a T5 Hybrid. That Fox Flame in your LED grow out system is straight up gorgeous!

Hmm, maybe it’s the same situation then….
Have you tried snipping a couple frags off of it to spur some growth?

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

DFS Pink Panther, I have never gotten it to do anything but barely encrust and then either sit there for years or STN and then poof.

Tyree Purple Monster does similarly, though I had one get up to a perfect 4" colony and then died overnight in an alk swing before I can cut a backup.

Also any Acropora I pay money for. If I trade for it, it will do great. If I pay cash it will die in quarantine

You know what my nemesis is? That d*mned Tyree Superman Tenuis. So frustrating!
A buddy mentioned that he keeps his in about 150 par because it starts to STN if he goes any higher…. I had this latest one in about 225-250 and it looked amazing for a week and a half and then the skin just started falling off

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

You know what my nemesis is? That d*mned Tyree Superman Tenuis. So frustrating!
A buddy mentioned that he keeps his in about 150 par because it starts to STN if he goes any higher…. I had this latest one in about 225-250 and it looked amazing for a week and a half and then the skin just started falling off

Opposite for me. Mine is in 400 par and growing really well for the last year. The PE isn’t as good since I switched to the radions but that’s probably bc these stupid radions are mounted so close to the water.

 

[The Dude Abides]

No chance to snip. It was doing fine and then went to coral heaven in just a couple days.

Hmm, maybe it’s the same situation then….
Have you tried snipping a couple frags off of it to spur some growth?

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

Opposite for me. Mine is in 400 par and growing really well for the last year. The PE isn’t as good since I switched to the radions but that’s probably bc these stupid radions are mounted so close to the water.

How long you had it?

Dumb thing is the only coral I can’t seem to keep. I’ve got 100 acro colonies, I can grow a Speciosa but can’t grow a Tyree Superman?! Come on man… lol

 

[ryan265]

Any smooth skin acro struggles in my system. I can grow anything else like a weed...

 

[bakbay]

Like some folks here, I can't keep Tenuis alive after a few months. I can practically grow everything else but always wanted a Walt Disney for show. So far, I'm batting 0/2 with fresh cut frags! Perhaps try a fully encrusted frag in the future...

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

How long you had it?

Dumb thing is the only coral I can’t seem to keep. I’ve got 100 acro colonies, I can grow a Speciosa but can’t grow a Tyree Superman?! Come on man… lol

Over a year or so

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

Over a year or so

Nice job. I’ll just have to stick to othe blue/red corals I guess

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Nice job. I’ll just have to stick to othe blue/red corals I guess

It’s a “meh” blue Tenuis. I haven’t been able to pull the reddish polyps out. I guess I could always just photoshop them in

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

It’s a “meh” blue Tenuis. I haven’t been able to pull the reddish polyps out. I guess I could always just photoshop them in

You can’t do that! You would shock the SPS world!!

I’ve got a RRU angry bird which can’t be beat in the red/blue dept but a nice poor man’s version of the blue/red is a BC Laser Melon I scored a while back. I’m liking it a lot

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

You can’t do that! You would shock the SPS world!!

I’ve got a RRU angry bird which can’t be beat in the red/blue dept but a nice poor man’s version of the blue/red is a BC Laser Melon I scored a while back. I’m liking it a lot

AB can’t be beat???

This was sold as a Malaysian Tenuis but it looks more and more like a speciosa as it grows out

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

AB can’t be beat???

This was sold as a Malaysian Tenuis but it looks more and more like a speciosa as it grows out

Wow, what a steal!!

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Wow, what a steal!!

Aqua Ops Krusty the clown

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

Aqua Ops Krusty the clown

He’s been selling that as a Speciosa for quite a while. How long ago did you get it?

Dare I say it looks like SBB Half Baked?!

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

He’s been selling that as a Speciosa for quite a while. How long ago did you get it?

Dare I say it looks like SBB Half Baked?!

I’ve had it since November 2021
When he first got it from he who should not be named

 

[Sweet Reef Corals]

I’ve had it since November 2021
When he first got it from he who should not be named

Good job! Impressive…
If you ever need to bank a piece of it just let me know when it’s coming

 

[cleverrev]

Lost two Walt Disneys both RTN after 3 days in the tank. Every other acro doing great

 

[SpikeWire]

Absolutely. Jason Fox Jolt (sorry Jason ) I've lost 4 of them over the years all while sps thrived around them. I have/had some beauties from him and are great. Just this Jolt man. My arch nemesis