white growths on stylophora

[andykee]

I got this stylo 3 weeks ago... these white growths didn't appear on the coral until about a week ago. They seem to be growing all around the base,working their way up. I am leaving the country for a week, beginning on 18 March, and am trying to decide if I should frag the one unaffected branch off before I go.

 

[sps_addict]

Looks like it may start dying off. how is your water parameters?

 

[andykee]

NO2 - 0
NO3 - ~0
NH4 - 0
pH - 8.2
SG - 1.024

I don't regularly check PO4 (0 last time I checked it) or Ca (~400 last time)

 

[sps_addict]

Hmm...stats look good... how is the alkalinity?