morgan175 August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 I have sps corals that are turning white from bottom up. I believe it is stl if that is not right please correct me. I can't find how to treat with the search. Can someone give me an idea what to do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 is it birdsnest? I have found that they are pretty sensitive but will recover quickly, it probably needs more light or maybe something is touching it. a little more info would be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 Nothing touching it. This is the third coral it has affected. The first was a beautiful piece from ERC. I don't know the name. It just slowly turned white. I have a birds nest that is turning white now from base up. And a small acro that is turning white. The piece I got from ERC I cut and the small pieces do not seem to be affected yet. Should I use a dip of some sort. Everything is at the top half of tank under 150 halides. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwweber August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 when I have coral issues the first thing I do is a good size water change. How much flow do you have in the tank and what size and lights do you use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 Current orbit 2 150 halides 2 96 watt power compacts I believe. I have 2 korolla 1500 in the tank which is a 110. High. Mag 1360 Alk 9 Cal 420 Nitrates .10 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flooddc August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 (edited) Not much help but I have similar problem. I recalled a thread here with similar problem. But no one seem to know. I lost a whole bn colony within 2 days. Then few month ago, almost wiped out a mini stag colony that I grow from a frag. Another sps was dying from the base but slowly. Today, I just notice my pink tabling colony has 3 branches totally whiteout. Everything else are unaffected! Best way is to cut out a few really healthy frags and hope it does not continue to RTN. Good luck Edited August 25, 2014 by flooddc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 although I dont believe there is such a thing as too much light for SPS, I know it is possible to bleach them out from experience, i'm not 100% but I believe they were probably kept under LED or T5's at ERC, havent been there for a couple of weeks so may be wrong, I know I bleached out some monti caps under LED by cranking it up to 11 too fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 agreed I have heard that if you cut off the top/healthy pieces that they should be good, I only have beginner SPS, my tank is 99% LPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 What are your phosphates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 By the Hanna 0. I have no other way of checking. I have Chaeto and two little fish gfo running. I put a 1/4 cup in a brs two stage every month I change. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 Do you still see polyps. or is the skin pealing off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 (edited) First is birdsnest 2 is from ERC was beautiful now white. Was green and yellow 3 a small tricolor now mostly white. Don't laugh at pictures. Thank I phone Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited August 25, 2014 by morgan175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 what little I do know about SPS is that by the time you realize something is wrong it is often too late, I remember another member having this issue when he changes the % on his LED's it took a week+ before he realized the coral was bleaching out and dying, I had the same issue with my Monti caps, They just have to be gradually introduced to light changes, from what I see your params seen good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 (edited) Your params look good, I can't tell from the pic's but if you can still see polyps they will recover, they are just bleached, if the skin and polyps are gone, then its STN, slow tissue necrosis. Edited August 25, 2014 by surf&turf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 I had an amazing colony of an acro that got STN. Tried to frag before I lost it and even those frags died as well. From what I have read it can just happen and more often in wild caught frags. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 I had an amazing colony of an acro that got STN. Tried to frag before I lost it and even those frags died as well. From what I have read it can just happen and more often in wild caught frags. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Have you heard of it spreading Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 Have you heard of it spreading Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Not to a new coral Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 25, 2014 Share August 25, 2014 What other corals do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 That's where I am confused. It has now shown up in three pieces. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 25, 2014 Author Share August 25, 2014 I have hammer frogspawn blasto ricordea other bird nests and many montipora. One thing I have lost color in other acros. The blue faded and the purple. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 26, 2014 Author Share August 26, 2014 One other thing my red dragon is not so red. Looks more like pail dragon. I was figuring this was due to lighting and just bought 250 halides. Have not added them yet. People talk about nutrients in there tank. How can you know you have nutrients in your tank. I use seachem to add alkalinity and calcium. I also use aquavitro salt. Can this add to the problem. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 26, 2014 Share August 26, 2014 Are the lps in your system doing ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 26, 2014 Author Share August 26, 2014 Yes as far as I know. They have been getting bigger. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 26, 2014 Share August 26, 2014 I went back and looked at your build thread, your system is a 110 correct? What fish do you have in the system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgan175 August 26, 2014 Author Share August 26, 2014 Just one green chromis. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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