Fritz0id3937 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I have a trip color sps (looks kinda like a blue cali tort or r granulosa) with algae on some of the tips. What's the best way to try and save it? The rest of it is alive been like this for 1 month plus, slowly slowly getting worse. Almost no PE but slims up when i feed. Bicolor blenny nips at the algae sometimes. I dont want it to happen to any of my other sps. Will it spread to other sps? It looks like tiny clumps of brown hair algae.but there is no hair algae anywhere else in my tank. I tried blowing it off, barely helps. Should I clip off the tips? Dip in something like revive? Put it in a dark spot in the sump? Move it to lower light? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 What kind of lightning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrickreef February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I have had this happen when a tip becomes damaged and the tissue dies leaving a dead skeleton. I have clipped the tips off into the living tissues and the newly clipped tips heal over with no algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 February 11, 2015 Author Share February 11, 2015 Its under it2060 evergrow LEDs. Its high up, should I try placing it lower? Also, its kinda under the return, but not in the direct path. In don't get it, it was doing great for like 4 months, then one day it was no longer happy, no real pe. I think I burnt the tips with unstable alk a couple months ago, and then it just never recovered? There is enough algae in alot if tips that WC and improving water quality alone doesn't seen like it will cut it. Is it a lost cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 February 11, 2015 Author Share February 11, 2015 I will have to clip like 20+ tips then. Might loose 20% of it, its have multiple branches and is about the size of my palm. I was hoping there was a better way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCReefer1964 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 I will have to clip like 20+ tips then. Might loose 20% of it, its have multiple branches and is about the size of my palm. I was hoping there was a better way. Cut the tips they are dead anyway . There is no better way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Can you increase water movement in that area or move the coral to an area of higher water movement? Phosphates present? Something is feeding the algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 (edited) If you burnt the tips on an ALK overdose and the algae grew on the tips you have to cut them off. They are dead and will usually not recover. Just cut off the tips and let the new growth begin. Losing 20% or 100% is the question. Edited February 11, 2015 by epleeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 February 11, 2015 Author Share February 11, 2015 Thanks for all the helpful advice, I will clip the tips. Question - are the tips the most sensitive part? Could other variables affect the tips as much as an alk swing? I want to avoid this in the future. I cut back my lighting a Lil, but it was doing well for 4+ months in the same spot under same lights and same flow, so do you think it was most likely due to an ALK swing? Are alk swings particularly dangerous for corals in higher light? Why is it always the just the tip? I need to test phos but i don't think that its high nutrients being the main issue, since I have no algae anywhere else in the tank and low bio load low feeding, tank looks pristine as its ever been and I've been keeping alk and calc stable now for the past 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 IME acro tips often show damage first from rapid swings in water chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 11, 2015 Share February 11, 2015 Just be careful with the LEDs......I've found that turning the whites down to 30% or less has made an amazing difference on my tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 February 11, 2015 Author Share February 11, 2015 To be clear, your amazing diff as in less than 30% whites has given you better results than what? What LEDs do you have? How high off the water? I have evergrows about 3in above the water line and I peak at 57%b 37%w I think. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 12, 2015 Share February 12, 2015 Radion pro, 12 inches off water line...went from 50% whites to 30% and noticeable difference in 3 weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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