white strings from my SPS?

codydemmel4

codydemmel4

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I am getting some white strings from SPS, before I thought it was only during feeding but now I am noticing it on my two frags 24/7, they still have alright PE and good PE at night but I am assuming this is not a good sign.

Every other coral is doing great and has great PE

One side note is I thought I might have AEFW last week, I dipped and didnt find anything but I am dipping again this weekend to make sure. Could this possibly be from AEFW? I dont see any bite marks, just the white strings/filaments coming out of the acro.

Sorry the pictures are such bad quality, just using my iphone. I cannot see any tissue residing, i am just not sure what is going on here

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That is a perfectly normal feeding response, they're just hungry! :)

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This was my digi a couple days ago when feeding

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Things all over my tank, in tubes, throw out "nets" that look like strings, just like that. They are feeding.

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hopefully some better and more clear pictures



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theyre like this 24/7 though, well at least every time i look at the tank no matter how long it has been since i fed.
 
Hmm. Now I see. Don't know. I was referring to the pic jollyg97 posted. Need more advanced experience with this species of guess.

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alk is 8-8.5, nitrates and phosphates never show up as detectable but i know they are there as i have a good amount or fish and feed a lot
 
Reef Bass said:
Acontia?
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just searched this on google and this looks very similar to what it is but the only thing i dont get is would it be out 24/7, also i do not think it is close enough to anything to touch it besides an acro that is the exact same of it. both are doing the same thing? no other corals are doing it, besides where one has some STN which i think is either from AEFW or from when i moved the tank (still inspecting and dipping again tomorrow) i cant find any worms or bite marks but with the STN i get paranoid.

Could AEFW do this??? or do you guys think it is something else?
 
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I used to get these strands when tank was young not ideal for Acropora/SPS. I'd get it when I fed, did a water change, or a parameter was not stable.

Now that my system has matured I rarely see mesenterial filaments.
 
Scorpius said:
I used to get these strands when tank was young not ideal for Acropora/SPS. I'd get it when I fed, did a water change, or a parameter was not stable.

Now that my system has matured I rarely see mesenterial filaments.
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maybe it is because my system is still young, has only been setup for around 2 months now. just strange i think that its only one these two acros that are the exact same (Fragged one from the other) and the others just get extra pe when i feed nothing like this
 
Are used to get these as well when my tank was newer, and some of my sps still randomly do this when I do a water change. I don't think it's anything to worry about. The reason only and that species of SPS is doing it is because every species is different. Every species requires something a little bit different than the other, maybe this one is a lot more sensitive than all of your other sps, and reacts to the slightest parameters swing
 
codydemmel4 said:
maybe it is because my system is still young, has only been setup for around 2 months now. just strange i think that its only one these two acros that are the exact same (Fragged one from the other) and the others just get extra pe when i feed nothing like this
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Same thing happened with my Acros. A few would get mesenterial filaments like crazy and some not at all. I tried my best to keep mesenterial filaments to a minimum. Seems that certain species are more susceptible.

Some folks say they're a feeding response and some say they're a stress response. I think it's a little bit of both. When a system is new it's lacking in consistent nutrients and stability leading to a double whammy on Acropora.

Just keep your nutrients and water chemistry as stable as you can and ride out the new tank syndrome.
 
Am just a newbie but here's my 2 cents. My wild acropora tortusa showed such signs for the first week and then started STNing.

Was worried but tried to keep changes to a minimum . Like not even put my hand in the water . Increased flow and started feeding oyester feast, rotifeast and Amino acids .
Kept Alk strong between 7.5 and 8 .
Even avoided water changes so that I don't screw up the chemistry for 2 weeks.

Slowly the STN stopped and the secretion stopped too . Then I fragged it above the STN and glued it back. It has never showed such white strings again.
This is just my experience but I saw those white strings before the STN started which might refer to stress.

I would try and reduce any variations in the tank and increase more random flow.

Regards,
Abhishek
 
abhishek@1985 said:
Am just a newbie but here's my 2 cents. My wild acropora tortusa showed such signs for the first week and then started STNing.

Was worried but tried to keep changes to a minimum . Like not even put my hand in the water . Increased flow and started feeding oyester feast, rotifeast and Amino acids .
Kept Alk strong between 7.5 and 8 .
Even avoided water changes so that I don't screw up the chemistry for 2 weeks.

Slowly the STN stopped and the secretion stopped too . Then I fragged it above the STN and glued it back. It has never showed such white strings again.
This is just my experience but I saw those white strings before the STN started which might refer to stress.

I would try and reduce any variations in the tank and increase more random flow.

Regards,
Abhishek
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thank you! i appreciate this.

i have a ton of flow and cant add anymore or i will have sand everywhere. i already have 2 gyre 150s on each side and a jabeo rw15 on each side, close to 20k flow on a 180 gallon tank, not including the return flow.
 
Scorpius said:
Same thing happened with my Acros. A few would get mesenterial filaments like crazy and some not at all. I tried my best to keep mesenterial filaments to a minimum. Seems that certain species are more susceptible.

Some folks say they're a feeding response and some say they're a stress response. I think it's a little bit of both. When a system is new it's lacking in consistent nutrients and stability leading to a double whammy on Acropora.

Just keep your nutrients and water chemistry as stable as you can and ride out the new tank syndrome.
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this is what i am going to do, just try to keep it stable and go from there. if they happen to stn then its a bummer but it is only 2 frags out of a whole tank full. i am just really hoping I dont have aefw and this is some sign of it on these two corals, even though i think it would be more bite marks and not just the filaments
 
codydemmel4 said:
thank you! i appreciate this.

i have a ton of flow and cant add anymore or i will have sand everywhere. i already have 2 gyre 150s on each side and a jabeo rw15 on each side, close to 20k flow on a 180 gallon tank, not including the return flow.
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Well thats nice flow you have ..
How long has the frag been in the system and how much PAR is it in ? I am sure you already know these but stress can happen not only from chemistry but light or if you have a nipper like angels ..

Well I would just leave it as it is and make sure nothing touches it or not even allow oils from my hands to enter the water and keep observing it.
If it doesn't STN, think you will be good . Let it ride its own battle .. Thats what Adam from Battlecorals told me :D

Regards,
Abhishek
 
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