SPS "Melting"
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Peter Eichler
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If you can't take 20 seconds to at least test your alkalinity with a simple test kit like an API you should probably consider some hobbies that don't involved living creatures 
Not a good camera, images are little washed out; not true color and did not use photoshop.
"There are no written rules of how to keep corals" There's actually a lot of info out there including Borneman's tome on corals where he stresses the importance of good husbandry and stability in water quality that keeps corals like Acropora healthy. Your tank looks good, but there's something going on that is causing your coral to lose tissue. Many aquarium and reef retailers will test your water for free. Doing some baseline tests for several days will reveal how much alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium are being used by the corals over time. Then you can figure out how much of the appropriate additive to add. My best guess is that your tank experienced a spike in alkalinity. Is your tank low in nutrients? If so, slight changes in alkalinity and or calcium can cause the symptoms that you observed with one of your corals. Remember--stability and water quality are essential for success with SPS.....................Jim
Mr.Fishtank
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+1 for testing. How do you even know how much 2 part to dose if you don't even know what your levels are at, or how much the corals are consuming per day.
reefmutt
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Wow. Nice tank!
Four years without knowing what is going on in there, just good growth and health.....
I'm stunned.
Xenia, you are quite simply the luckiest reefer that ever lived.
But it would seem that things may be catching up with you.
Stn or rtn is something we all experience and the causes can be so varied that it's impossible to tell you how to 'brush your teeth' without knowing the causes in your particular situation.
I wish you continued good luck.
You have a nice tank.. I hope it stays that way.
Four years without knowing what is going on in there, just good growth and health.....
I'm stunned.
Xenia, you are quite simply the luckiest reefer that ever lived.
But it would seem that things may be catching up with you.
Stn or rtn is something we all experience and the causes can be so varied that it's impossible to tell you how to 'brush your teeth' without knowing the causes in your particular situation.
I wish you continued good luck.
You have a nice tank.. I hope it stays that way.
