Giancarlo
Active Member
White spot ON* Digi.
So, looks like there is some sort of white spot on this digi. ive had it for about 4/5 months, its been growing fine, and kept its colour since day one. Tank parameters are:
cal - 410 dropped from 440 about 3 weeks ago
alk was at 3 meq/l 2 weeks ago but test kit finished, and i have not gotten a new one yet.
ph - fluctuates around 8.1
salinity 1.024
amm - 0
ni - 0
na - undetectable
phos - 0.00 (hanna checker) but there is plenty of algae growth in my sump
mag - 1300
iodine 0.02
temp sits around 78 degrees hits about 79 when M/H is on.
I had another digi, that was affected by this white spot, so i had cut off the area where the white spot was hoping that would be the end of it, soon enough it seemed like it became more aggressive and took over the entire piece where there was no direct light. i eventually put it in my qt tank, where it died but my q/t does no have proper lighting for sps. Anyway here is a picture of what started about a day or two ago, if anyone has any idea what i could do i would really appreciate the help, my main concern is if this will spread to other colonies, i dont have any other digi's, but i do have plenty of other sps that i am worried about. I run a bit of carbon, and gfo, skimmer is a nac 7 rated for 180 gallons, my system has about 100 gallons total of water (including sump).
There are 5 fish in the tank, i have read that soft corals like mushrooms and whatever can have an adverse effect on sps, if this is the verdict i will remove all coral that is not sps related. The area where the spot developed does not get direct light.
So, looks like there is some sort of white spot on this digi. ive had it for about 4/5 months, its been growing fine, and kept its colour since day one. Tank parameters are:
cal - 410 dropped from 440 about 3 weeks ago
alk was at 3 meq/l 2 weeks ago but test kit finished, and i have not gotten a new one yet.
ph - fluctuates around 8.1
salinity 1.024
amm - 0
ni - 0
na - undetectable
phos - 0.00 (hanna checker) but there is plenty of algae growth in my sump
mag - 1300
iodine 0.02
temp sits around 78 degrees hits about 79 when M/H is on.
I had another digi, that was affected by this white spot, so i had cut off the area where the white spot was hoping that would be the end of it, soon enough it seemed like it became more aggressive and took over the entire piece where there was no direct light. i eventually put it in my qt tank, where it died but my q/t does no have proper lighting for sps. Anyway here is a picture of what started about a day or two ago, if anyone has any idea what i could do i would really appreciate the help, my main concern is if this will spread to other colonies, i dont have any other digi's, but i do have plenty of other sps that i am worried about. I run a bit of carbon, and gfo, skimmer is a nac 7 rated for 180 gallons, my system has about 100 gallons total of water (including sump).
There are 5 fish in the tank, i have read that soft corals like mushrooms and whatever can have an adverse effect on sps, if this is the verdict i will remove all coral that is not sps related. The area where the spot developed does not get direct light.
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