bryman
Aquascape Destroyer
I've just gotten past a hard time stabilizing Alk/Ca as well as the negative effects of overactive biopellets. Everything is rebounding well, except the clam I lost because I presume it starved to death. The only other problem I had was with my gorgeous Pink Lemonade colony, which used to be the fastest growing and healthiest coral in the tank. It started looking like it was faded and coated in a white fine powder. After a while, the Strawberry Shortcake on the other side of the tank started looking similar. Eventually, the PL started to RTN. The SS followed a few weeks later. Everything else in the tank is looking great and recovering from the too-low nutrient condition caused by the biopellets a few months back. Ca is stable at about 450, Alk at 8, PH at 8.4. All other major parameters are good too. I do weekly 10g water changes on the 90g as well.
In terms of pests, I inspected closely every night and saw no signs of AEFW or other bugs. I am wondering if there was some kind of bacterial infection that only affected the acropora nasuta/microlados colonies in my tank, since PL and SS are very close in species. Does anyone know about this? Is it possible this is what happened?
The frags I made of both corals continue to decline in the same rack that others are thriving. Looks like I will lose all PL and SS in my tank
In terms of pests, I inspected closely every night and saw no signs of AEFW or other bugs. I am wondering if there was some kind of bacterial infection that only affected the acropora nasuta/microlados colonies in my tank, since PL and SS are very close in species. Does anyone know about this? Is it possible this is what happened?
The frags I made of both corals continue to decline in the same rack that others are thriving. Looks like I will lose all PL and SS in my tank