sps rtn possibly??? help me please

[rsxs1212]

This just turned up within the last week and although it isnt spreading fast at all its definately there.. my flow may have altered a little bit so possibly may have something to do with it?? and i did not does and phtyo or anything for a month so possible relation?? i just want to make sure its not rtn or anything that will kill it..

here are some pics..

i never really got a sure answer on what kinda coral it is either?? it started as a half inch frag and ive had it about 5 months so im really happy with the growth rate and everythihg..

Personally i thinkits the flow/nutrients combination because as you can see it all grows to the right because the pump is on the left flwoing across the back wall...
flow consists of two maxi high flow mods right now one on the back left and one on the back right..

 

[JKDMan]

hard to tell from the pics u have here but i had a acro frag once that died from rtn the fles looked as if it was disolving away in the current
could u post a better pic?

 

[Capt_Cully]

Best I can do. I had a problem for a while with RTN (a common classification to various tissue sloughing disorders). I ramped up water changes and, knock on wood, haven't had any problems. I did lose a number of SPS to it. This giant Cap recouperated. But usually it appears as a white out of the coral, rapidly. I've seen a whole coral colony white out in less than 24hrs. A few were saved by fragging.

 

[rsxs1212]

yesterday

today

 

[rsxs1212]

sorry there not the best
but hopefully good enough


its starting right in the iddle of the the coral though.. or is tha happen alot??

 

[Capt_Cully]

it could be a recession of the tissue. RTN that I've seen is much faster. I do have some corals that have spots like that. They have appeared on portions of the colony that are in low light and/or low flow. I monitor closely. If it advances (rapidly=in a couple of hours), I might consider fragging it.

If you look at my pic. The green coral in the 1:00 position, had shown signs of rapid tissue loss. I fragged the branches and stuck them into some holdfast epoxy. It made a full recovery and is doing well d/t water changes (large and regular) IMO.

Here's another pic of a coral with a spot like yours that has been present and stable for months:

 

[rsxs1212]

so basically your saying just monitor it?? should i try moving it or altering anything?? i just want to make sure i am doing everything ishould be doing

 

[demonsp]

They cant live on marine snow and like good flow. They would like smaller meaty bits and a good constant medium flow.Look here.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature/view


http://www.asira.org/caresheets