Good Acro Coral Dip?

cornerjag

cornerjag

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What's up everyone I have an Acropora Yongei that is undergoing STN that I believe it's do to a decrease in water flow from my sump to the display, as a result of algal growth in the return lines. I have since cleaned the lines and replaced my MH bulbs since they were getting old. I have been checking my water parameters and they are all good. I noticed that with the decreased flow my calcium was dipping faster than normal and I believe I had excess nutrients in the tank. My Zoa's and mushrooms have been thriving through this painful process but my Acro and Birdsnest have been struggling.
What I am wondering is Brightwell Aquatics MediCoral Coral Dip a good solution to treat the Acro so that it will recuperate because I would hate to lose it to disease now that I "think" I found what caused the STN? Thanks
 
The dip wouldn't really do anything itself to stop the STN. The dip would kill the majority of pests that would cause problems with the coral. As far as stopping the STN, go ahead and super glue over the dead areas. That should at least slow it down. Then get your calcium in check, and see if the corals recover. I personally don't think just a decrease in flow would cause all the problems that have occurred, but that's just my experience. Good luck
 
For sps return flow isn't ideal you need to add some powerheads.

I would cut the frag above the dead area and remount it it will grow faster
 
I never saw a dip cure real STN/RTN. Maybe some claim they do, but i really think they clean of pests. Also the coral gets cleaned, and less stress.

Imho the best option is to frag it, Hopefully one of the frags will stay alive.
 
I had a birdnest that was thriving for a 5-6 months before I added this Acro which seemed to be thriving for a solid month or two and then I started to notice the STN on the Acro and bleaching on the birdsnest. Would low PAR from aging MH cause STN and bleaching?
I am just trying to find a reason why these corals started doing poorly. I was cleaning the top layer of my sand bed prior to this incident. Would cleaning the sand bed and releasing any cyano into the water column cause STN?
 
When STN I have noticed that many say to frag the coral but is there a chance that it will recover and grow back over the STN infected areas?
 
The only chance over growing back over the STN areas is from superglueing over them. I've had a few maricultured acros that STN'ed at the LFS and I glued over the dead parts. They are now encrusting of the glue and are filling back in again. Another option as stated above is fragging off the tips that are still living and letting those grow into new colonies. Both methods have been successful for me
 
Andyf30 said:
The only chance over growing back over the STN areas is from superglueing over them. I've had a few maricultured acros that STN'ed at the LFS and I glued over the dead parts. They are now encrusting of the glue and are filling back in again. Another option as stated above is fragging off the tips that are still living and letting those grow into new colonies. Both methods have been successful for me
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Thanks I appreciate the help. Now that I am thinking about it, I need to replace my RO filters, could this be a contributing factor for the STN?
 
I doubt RO would make a difference like that. The only difference would maybe be algae growth. Do you know how big the fluctuations in calcium were? Those could potentionally cause issues with sps.
 
I had my LFS test my water from the display and was low I didn't get a number but they said I needed to raise my calcium then found that my return lines were pretty clogged removed the clog and bought a Calcium test kit tested and found I was at 500. So I am guessing I went from around 380-400 to 500 after a water change.
 
Thats a pretty big jump. I'd try and stabilize it around 450 over the next few days, and in the long term. That should help the sps heal up. Also go ahead and either frag the living parts, or super glue over the bottom if the bottom is the only part that is still STNing. That should slow that down. Sounds like a combination of issues. Get everything stable before adding any more sps. Keep calc around 450, alk from 7-9, and mag anywhere from 1350-1450. My sps have been growing very well for me lately, and it's because I have been focusing more on dosing and keeping things consistent.
 
Andyf30 said:
Thats a pretty big jump. I'd try and stabilize it around 450 over the next few days, and in the long term. That should help the sps heal up. Also go ahead and either frag the living parts, or super glue over the bottom if the bottom is the only part that is still STNing. That should slow that down. Sounds like a combination of issues. Get everything stable before adding any more sps. Keep calc around 450, alk from 7-9, and mag anywhere from 1350-1450. My sps have been growing very well for me lately, and it's because I have been focusing more on dosing and keeping things consistent.
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what kind of super glue have you found to work best?
 
Any kind honestly. I have used the basic blue line, and several other name brands. As long as the glue is only made up of ethyl cyanoacrylate, it should be fine. Do you have a picture of the coral?
 
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