new coral after RTN/STN

[[17]shawn[17]]

Hey Folks,

The Past 2 week i have been watching my SPS fade one by one not able to do much except frag, dip and do water changes, im not 100% sure what caused the sudden spell of RTN/STN but needless to say ive just about lost all my Acros while my LPS is thriving and growing at quite an astonishing rate

I have decided there was a number of small contributing factors/stressors which may have compounded causing this- Temp Adjustment (calibrated my RKL)77->79, adding biopellets, beginning amino acid dosing, increasing light intensity, beginning 2 part

anyway now my question- when can i consider it safe to begin adding new pieces? is there a general rule of thumb? my understanding is this is a bacterial infection so i assume it needs to run its course...

 

[lynchmob3000]

Probably alk problem caused rtn and sometimes it can jump from coral to coral. With you saying your lps look great and are growing really well then I would say you have elevated nutrients most likely

 

[lynchmob3000]

I'd wait til some frags that you just cut start to encrust

 

[[17]shawn[17]]

Yup lots of new heads on my Acans, let's hope my frags make it!! They aren't looking so hot