I have a 125 sps tank. All of a sudden most of my sps colonies are turning white. Still have alot of PE but pale in color. The only thing I can think of or that has changed in a long time is. 1. I started dosing vinegar at .5 ml a day (way under recommend dose) 2. I set up a algae scrubber a day before corals bleached. 3. I was cleaning sump and noticed my heater was insanley hot, un plugged it amd took it out once it cooled. The wires iinside looked like they were on fire and the heayer and a slimey goo growing from a seal in heater so I took it out. My tank went from 80 to 66 overnight. I now have heaters back and tank is at 80 again. I stopped vinegar. Algae scrubber is on still but really has no algae on it so I don't think thays the problem. Any ideas?
sps turning white?
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trueblackpercula
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Stop the vodka immediately What lighting do you have ?
Realposition
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Tank dropping to 66 overnight probably stressed everything out
leveldrummer
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I'm betting the temp drop was the issue. If the corals are showing polyps still, there's a good chance they can color back up, but it can take a long time. Just keep everything stable and happy, and the corals will come back.
Reef Bass
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Consider the possibility that your heater leaked toxins into the tank. I had a heater tube break in my sump and when I got home from work, corals which were bright and beautiful when I left in the morning were pale and stinky when I got home. I did large emergency water change and ran carbon. Most recovered but it was amazing how fast they lost color.
