Blue Z Reef Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hi guys, I bought the white birdsnest with light green pollyps from OIAB about 3 weeks ago. I noticed this week that some of the branch at the end has started turning brown and no pollyp extension. Anyone know what this could be? My only guess is I damaged it or something when I moved it and glued it down, but it looks bad in 2 different spots. Anyone have this issue? Sorry for the crappy iphone pic (laugh) Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsz3 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I got one of those too a couple weeks ago the middle of the branchs started to brown some I moved it to a spot with med/high flow and it came back just fine I also did a water change few days after I first noticed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hard to see in your picture, but to me it looks like the tips were burnt either from light or high alk/calcium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Keep a eye on it and if it keeps working down cut it off. Make sure your water is where it needs to be though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hi guys, I bought the white birdsnest with light green pollyps from OIAB about 3 weeks ago. I noticed this week that some of the branch at the end has started turning brown and no pollyp extension. Anyone know what this could be? My only guess is I damaged it or something when I moved it and glued it down, but it looks bad in 2 different spots. Anyone have this issue? Sorry for the crappy iphone pic (laugh) Uploaded with ImageShack.us it should come back. but i noticed alot of there birdsnest were bleached out when they moved all there stuff into the smaller tanks and there tips got a little burnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thanks for the response guys, I hope it pulls through ok. It's in a decent flow area (under my wavemaker, so not direct flow, but flow across it is good). Also have 2 seaswirls going so it gets its fair share i'm sure. I saw that some of their corals were getting bleached out a bit in the new tanks when I was in there yesterday. I bought a pink birdsnest at the same time as this white one and it looks fine, so hopefully it bounces back. I was worried because Kas said that "once it goes brown it won't come back," but I guess i'll hold off on fragging off the brown for a while and see how it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 your welcome and its just a waiting game now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 12/22 Update Here it is now. Not really getting significantly worse, but not getting better either (scratch) I'm just not gonna mess with it and hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Probably the best idea for now. It sure looks bleached out though, or is that just the the pics? It doesn't look like there is any zooxanthellae left in it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Color-wise, it is the same as the day I bought it. It's white base with light greenish polyps. It is under 175w halides about 1/4 up from the bottom. I don't think its getting bleached out by my lights being too strong. Is there any products to replenish zooxanthellae? I dose 2 part calcium/alk, magnesium, and strontium/molly right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 No, zooxanthellae are the symbiotic algae that live within the coral. In short, they photosynthesize light to provide the coral with what it needs to grow and survive, and are what give the coral its color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 The brown tips would brown alge. I have a pink birds nest and one my acros stung the tip and it and then formed alge and so I just cut the tip off and that solved the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisW Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Unless that is some super super rare white birdsnest coral with green polyps, you bought (and were sold) a bleached out coral. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Thanks mike, I'll snip the tips off You sure Dennis? It wasn't sold as anything rare or special, guess we'll see if its color changes to something different over time :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumby Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I also think it could be bleached out. I have one very similiar to that one but mine is deep orange ,green polyps, slightly yellow tips. Mine is very hardy and fast grower. It should come out it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Yes cut off the alge as the coral wont grow over it, but if you cut it off then the coral will grow from the stump. Yes it is prob bleached, I have noticed recently that with my T5's the more blue I add the better the grouth and color (just a side note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriz2fer Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Try and just give it some time, when corals are bleached it can take a while to recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Well, seems to be the consensus that its bleached out lol. We'll see in the next few months what color it winds up being. I'm running 2x 175w MH 20k so it should be getting plenty of blue spectrum and light in general. I'll have to chop off that algae too, thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Your welcome glad I was of service to you good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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