Sps bleached white almost overnight?

[dmatt88]

What's goin on here? Has anybody experienced this? Its happened quick. It almost seems as if something was introduced n the water but nothing was.

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[dmatt88]

This was a few days ago

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[Robzilla]

Anything change in lighting or flow? Are your params stable and what are they? Anything else looking bad in the tank?

 

[PSU4ME]

Wow Matt.....in the second pic it loks like the top is browning.......and then it turns white........My guess would be lighting. How are the bulbs above it?

 

[dmatt88]

Anything change in lighting or flow? Are your params stable and what are they? Anything else looking bad in the tank?

Hey Rob. Water parameters r perfect for my tank. No trites trates etc. Been 4 days since water change. Everything else in the tank looks perfect. The only change I've made is directing flow away from the acro. The korilea was aimed directly at it and it started to whiten so I moved it.

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[dmatt88]

Wow Matt.....in the second pic it loks like the top is browning.......and then it turns white........My guess would be lighting. How are the bulbs above it?

Hey Bryan. The t5 lights above are about 8 months old. Im seeing brown at the base n its looking about dead in places.

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[PSU4ME]

That's weird....is it possible just this acro has a disease or something? I say that because if everything else is doing good then this coral $hitting the bed may be isolated.

 

[dmatt88]

I don't get it. For giggles im gettin water ready for a 10 gal change n pray. Im wondering if I should frag off the healthy

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[PSU4ME]

without any "justification", I would cut it back to try and save the healthy piece.......the white a goner.

Is is whitening further down the coral?

 

[dmatt88]

Brown now at the base

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[PSU4ME]

Has to be a disease man.....you can see it brown then turn white from your pictures.....i'd cut it and see if you can save it

Sorry Homie

 

[dmatt88]

Has to be a disease man.....you can see it brown then turn white from your pictures.....i'd cut it and see if you can save it

Sorry Homie

Crap.

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[PSU4ME]

Sounds like it could possibly be white pox.

 

[dmatt88]

This sucks. Plus my teams playing poor

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[PSU4ME]

Well Temple is tearing us apart if it makes you feel better

 

[dmatt88]

I see that. Sorry man

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[dmatt88]

Just noticed my pinktail trigger nipping on it. Wonder if that's playing in on the bleaching

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[BLADEYAMAHA]

Not sure about the trigger, but maybe disease? Not to tick you off with that possibility. Pinktail Triggers aren't really reef safe, so maybe it is the trigger fish.

 

[steved13]

FWIW I'd give it the smell test, if it doesn't pass, get the polution out of the tank. The necrotic tissue can pollute pretty quickly.

 

[dmatt88]

FWIW I'd give it the smell test, if it doesn't pass, get the polution out of the tank. The necrotic tissue can pollute pretty quickly.

After the game I'll get to cutting. Seems that's the consensus opinion

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