Green Acro dying

[tbass]

Hi ,

I was wondering if anyone here has a suggestion on how to save my green acro , I have had it for several months (2) and it was doing fine now its dying from the bottom up . All the undersides of the coral are turning white. I am going to frag this coral but was wondering what caused this sudden dying off? thanks for any help or info you can provide.

 

[Philwd]

I have used Lugols to stop recession like that. Take the coral out, using a Qtip or equivalent dip in Lugols and trace the edge of the recession. Wait 30-45 sec and then put back in tank. I have also been advised Seachems reef dip does the same thing better and also will inhibit any algae growth on the skeleton. I have not yet had reason to try the Seachem but plan on picking up a bottle just in case.

HTH

 

[damienkee]

that is too much of reason why the sps die off. i believe that is STN. to play save, u can frag it off.

wat is ur water paramenter reading? lighting? flow? pest? etc etc...

 

[clkwrk]

Yes more about your tank ....Man things cause stn and it can stop on its own if the problem is corrected what ever it may be .

So let us know your temp , salinity ,alk , ca, mg , no3, no2,p04 type of flow and light the coral is receiving. Also a pic would help .

Lugols my slow it down but its not a magic wand and there is a problem that may need tended to so that stn doesn't continue or develop into RTN.