J-Dog Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I have a couple corals that have been with me for quite a while, never had problems with them, and they've always looked great. One is a green birdsnest colony and the other is a hammer. I've had them for over a year, but now something weird is happening. This morning my hammer looked like it had a small section that had melted away. Never seen anything like it and thought maybe u guys might know what happened. As for the birdsnest, it looks like random sections of the colony are dying or just bleaching out. This was my first frag, which has grown into a huge colony, with great color and PE. At first I though one of my hermits was eating the polyps, since I would see it camped out on top of it every other night. Haven't seem the hermit on it for a while now, but the colony isn't looking any better. Just wanted to see if anyone had any knowledge on what happened, thanks...... Here is the birdsnest and the hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Any other corals near that can put out sweeper tentacles? Some corals like galaxie for example have sweepers up to 6" or longer. My first guess is they are getting stung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Any other corals near that can put out sweeper tentacles? Some corals like galaxie for example have sweepers up to 6" or longer. My first guess is they are getting stung. Those two corals have been in the same spots for months, with nothing else close to them that would sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Have you checked your parameters yet? I know for me when my Alk was off the BN always showed first signs of stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Have you checked your parameters yet? I know for me when my Alk was off the BN always showed first signs of stress. I recently purchased a doser, so all parameters are stable....alk 9-10, cal 430-450, mag 1500. It's just weird since the BN has been my easiest and fastest growing piece. I'd hate to lose it, but I can't figure out what happened. I don't know if it will recover, but I also don't want it to happen again, so it would be nice to figure this thing out (nutty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Are you using BRS two part? Is the doser on a timer that doses through out the day? Here is a great article to read, look to the right of the firs table and you will see Natural SW levels. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php I try to mimic these as close as possible. It see that most people try to go on the high side. Not sure why, More is better theory. Getting your Parameters dialed in are the hardest part. Once their good you can test less and less or when the corals tell you something is not right. A good set of test kits are a must. We spend hundreds on corals but are to cheap to throw down a few bucks on a good test kit. Just some idea's Hope it helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Was there any swing when you made the switch to the doser and getting it dialed in-I know when I switched from my doser to back to my Ca Rx it took a few days to dial it in, closer to 5 days. Not sure how close that ric is but it'll kill any part of that BN it touches-probably just the photo but it looks close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danik Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 Looks like contact damage to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigjohnwoody Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 My wall hammer and my birdsnest both did the exact same thing. My alk all of a sudden dropped like a rock. Those two corals showed the same symptoms almost to a T. Make sure to check your params again. Especially your alk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dog Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Thanks guys....I check my alk every 2-3 days and its always in the 9's. I just hate when I don't know what is happening (flame) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I have had the same thing happen when I play around with dosing stuff. I would say you changed something too fast and maybe by the time you check it it had returned or changed to something a little less noticeable. I did a couple big water changes and things are looking better now. Thats what I get for playing around with stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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