Id and help

[slag009]

I bought this small colony from a fellow reefer. I am not sure what type it is (ID please). Also,it has started loosing tissue from the ends (see pic). He said that it was not getting enough flow. I have it placed in the top of my tank with a lot of flow but can't tell if its getting worse. What should my next couse of action be?

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[slag009]

Here are my Tank # but this started in another tank. Just would like some advise on what I should do? IE- trim off the ends if they are dead or will they come back? Also the type of sps? I could not find one like it on any other sites. Any advise would be helpful. Thanks

PH-8.2
AM-0
NO2-0
NO3-0
PO4-.25
CA-500
KH-10
ALK-2.3

 

[slag009]

No one has any advise or knows what type of sps this is?

 

[MammothReefer]

A bigger question then what your current levels are is how much they are moving. Test for a couple days find out if you are swinging at all. If so try to minimize that swing (specifically on alk) to less then .1dkh a day. It appears you raised your alk to much to fast and burnt the tips. At least that is the most common reason for what you are seeing (but not the only one)

 

[slag009]

I retested and the levels are the same as above. Again this started in another tank but it looks like its getting worse.

 

[JT3069]

lokks like you have it under to much light, try acclimating it slowly from the bottom to were you want it

 

[Frick]

I responded to your first thread about this;

"A. turaki maybe http://sdmas.com/corals/714.php

It's a deepwater species, so i would keep it out of direct light. There are a lot of things that can cause the RTN. If it is new to the tank then it is not acclimating well to the water and/or placement. Deepwater acros can be week to high temps, unstable parameters (usually your alk swings), and a small colony like that can be difficult to simulate its previous water flow.

I would frag all the living pieces you can and place them in different locations around the tank. Make sure the tank stays cool and the alk stays stable. "