Taqpol
New member
Hi, I picked up a nice favia sp. about a month ago. Its green on the inside with brown ridges. All during last week we had a heat spell, and even with me floating bags of ice and running fans my tanks temp still skyrocketed, with potential temp swings of 4 degrees... Also in the past few weeks while getting my auto top off straightened out I had some fluctuating Sg, but it was always corrected slowly
Anyways, since then I have noticed what appears to be bleaching on some of the brown ridges. Just in case its not the temps, I'll go ahead and post my other specs:
4x24w T5HO
Sg 1.026
Ca 400 ppm
Alk 10 dKh
Amm, Nitrites, Nitrates 0 ppm
The favia came from the store with one tiny spot of bleaching, i just assumed it was due to the 400w halides they were running.
All other corals are doing fine except for a turbinaria "pagoda cup" which is not extending polyps in one stretch where it might have fallen during some minor rearranging.
I am definitely new to coral, so hopefully someone can help me with this. I can add pictures later if needed.
Anyways, since then I have noticed what appears to be bleaching on some of the brown ridges. Just in case its not the temps, I'll go ahead and post my other specs:
4x24w T5HO
Sg 1.026
Ca 400 ppm
Alk 10 dKh
Amm, Nitrites, Nitrates 0 ppm
The favia came from the store with one tiny spot of bleaching, i just assumed it was due to the 400w halides they were running.
All other corals are doing fine except for a turbinaria "pagoda cup" which is not extending polyps in one stretch where it might have fallen during some minor rearranging.
I am definitely new to coral, so hopefully someone can help me with this. I can add pictures later if needed.