Blazingreef123
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So as the title states i am having an issue with either bleaching or tissue necrosis on a single frag. Im guessing tissue necrosis because its not something that is "transitioning" to that point its more like the skin is slowly peeling off.
I wish i could be more specific on exactly what species of acropora this is but i got it in a limited edition DFS liveaquaria frag pack, so im unsure.
When i first got it, it was completely browned out and looked sad. I acclimated it and its been in my tank for a few months and was doing well. it started to color up with fluorescent green polyps, and purple tissue around the tips slowly moving down its "arms" i was ecstatic. But a few weeks to a month ago i noticed it had a couple white spots in between polyps. Now currently it has about 1/4 of its body as just a pure calcium skeleton and no tissue.
Im almost wondering if this is a lighting issue, because the only parts of the frag showing this tissue necrosis are the shaded areas. My LED's get blocked out a bit on the body of the frag by its own branches.
I definitely think this is the slow tissue necrosis not rapid, but it just wont seem to stop.
My parameters are as follows:
79.9F
Calc: 460
Mg: unknown as i dont own a test kit but use reef crystals for a 5-10% water change weekly.
Alk: 9dKH
Phos: Undetectable with API
Nitrate: Undetectable with API
SG 1.025
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Not sure what to do at this point. Any suggestions would be great.
On a side note, i ordered a hyacinth birdsnest from liveaquaria about 3 weeks ago and the thing is literally growing like a weed. I went out of town for 4 days total and when i came back it had over 12 new small "branches" that i could count. So i just cant imagine this is a parameter issue. All of my other LPS and SPS seem to be doing great and growing rapidly.
I wish i could be more specific on exactly what species of acropora this is but i got it in a limited edition DFS liveaquaria frag pack, so im unsure.
When i first got it, it was completely browned out and looked sad. I acclimated it and its been in my tank for a few months and was doing well. it started to color up with fluorescent green polyps, and purple tissue around the tips slowly moving down its "arms" i was ecstatic. But a few weeks to a month ago i noticed it had a couple white spots in between polyps. Now currently it has about 1/4 of its body as just a pure calcium skeleton and no tissue.
Im almost wondering if this is a lighting issue, because the only parts of the frag showing this tissue necrosis are the shaded areas. My LED's get blocked out a bit on the body of the frag by its own branches.
I definitely think this is the slow tissue necrosis not rapid, but it just wont seem to stop.
My parameters are as follows:
79.9F
Calc: 460
Mg: unknown as i dont own a test kit but use reef crystals for a 5-10% water change weekly.
Alk: 9dKH
Phos: Undetectable with API
Nitrate: Undetectable with API
SG 1.025
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Not sure what to do at this point. Any suggestions would be great.
On a side note, i ordered a hyacinth birdsnest from liveaquaria about 3 weeks ago and the thing is literally growing like a weed. I went out of town for 4 days total and when i came back it had over 12 new small "branches" that i could count. So i just cant imagine this is a parameter issue. All of my other LPS and SPS seem to be doing great and growing rapidly.
