bleaching

  1. Diveks

    Lighting for sps too bright (can’t get par meter)

    Hello everyone i am currently having issues with my lighting. I am unable to get a par meter because it is nor available where I'm from unless its over $2000. Well i have bleached everything i put on the highest part of my aquascape. Montis and a bali slimmer. Well i am tired of buying new...
  2. Petrichor

    Red Macro Algae Turning White

    I recently downgraded my tank and after a few months I've noticed that my red sea lettuce (?) has not colored up since the move. It appears to be slowly growing, but very pale. My dragons' breath algae is doing well and I've had it for less time. I assume the change may be because of the new...
  3. Trueruby

    SUNBURST MONTİPORA BLEACHING

    Hi everyone, I observed something like bleaching but I am not sure if it is really a bleaching so your opinions are precious. Any suggestions for what to do in this case will be preciated. So, I have this frag for 2 months perhaps, for last 2 days i observed that it was loosingflesh partially...
    • Trueruby
    • Thread
    • bleaching bleaching corals montipora bleaching sps bleaching sunburst montipora
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: General SPS Discussion
  4. gaving

    Coral bleaching

    I’ve had this tank for about 10 months it is a 20 gallon cube tank and recently I went into the world of sps. I’ve noticed that both of them are bleaching and I was wondering what I can do to reverse it?
  5. J

    Mixed reef coral bleaching

    New here, hello. I'm running a 150 gallon mixed reef with a 55 gallon sump. It's been up for 2 years but just started adding coral about a month ago. Running 36" dsuny leds and 6 t5's. Before I added coral I turned off the t5's and reduced intensity of the leds to 45%. This is what was added...
  6. P

    My dealings with AEFW...

    Hi all, not new here, but first thread start. I just noticed yesterday something I've dealt with before and so here is what I saw leading up to finding acro eating flatworms, how I identified the issue, and how I have intially dealt with it. The last few weeks I've noticed some of my acros...
  7. G

    Acropora Bleaching from base

    hi my acropora started bleaching from the base, days ago I still saw some polyps and it still has coloration on the tips just the base started to bleach these are my parameters Calcium 560 Phosphates 0.30 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 pH 8 dkH 11 What is wrong and what can I do? I moved the acropora to...
  8. W

    Is my lps Bleaching or is something eating it at night?

    Goodmorning, I just bought two lps on Sunday, a hammer and a chalice. It did well the it ate a pretty large amount of food on Monday, but on Tuesday i noticed two white spots on edge of the coral. I also noticed a hermit crab next to it but it was scavenging on the dry rocks. I observed it...
  9. Brocksreef117

    Elegance coral white tips?

    My elegance has white tips is this new growth or bleaching
  10. Kaiser

    Not sure what is wrong with my chemistry

    i ended up adding a piece of my bubblegum digi to my tank last week as well as my sunfire grafted cap, and they started to bleach within a couple of days. I also started to notice my acros losing tissue on their tips within a couple of days after that. I immediately tested everything and my...
  11. Louiemiller9

    SPS only frag tank starting to BLEACH!

    Hey guys so about a week ago I noticed that some of my monti cap as well as various acros are starting to bleach. I will attach photos to show what I would call bleaching... maybe I am wrong. 50 g frag tank , running 4 T5 metal halide, 2 kessil 160s , no protein skimmer just 40lbs love rock in...
  12. TwoFrogs

    Montipora growing or bleaching

    I bought this red/orange montipora a week ago. Tank chemistry seems fine - no high phosphates or nitrates and no ammonia. Is it growing or bleaching?
  13. Eggpaul

    Montipora are bleaching after water change!

    Hello everyone, I have had my tank for 2 years and my montipora have been growing like crazy. Everything was perfect. Last week I noticed a gonipora was closed up so I decided to do a large water change. It's a 150 gallon tank. I usually do 30 gallon changes. I did a 75 gallon change...
  14. C

    Fluval EVO 13.5 questions! I need HELP!

    Hey everyone, I have several questions currently about my tank. I'll post specs first before my questions/issues... Tank: Fluval Evo 13.5 gallon Lighting: stock light- 11000K LED. Very Very white light :(. I try to run my blue light from 0700-0-1000, and then full lights from 1000-1900 and then...
  15. C

    Fluval Evo 13.5- EWWWW! Black mold!? Bleaching? All of the questions....

    Hey everyone, I have several questions currently about my tank. I'll post specs first before my questions/issues... Tank: Fluval Evo 13.5 Lighting: stock light- 11000K LED. Very Very white light :(. I try to run my blue light from 0700-0-1000, and then full lights from 1000-1900 and then back to...
  16. J

    Corals seem lighter in colour after tank crash 5 days ago.

    Hey guys, i had a tank crash last week because of a failed return pump. Whole tank went cloudy and i lost some corals, fish and inverts. The one coral that didnt make it was my whole colony of anthelia. 8x6 inch colony disintegrated into a smelly mush on the 3rd day of the crash. I only got it...
  17. Peach02

    Montipora turning white?

    I got this Monti frag recently and when I came back from school it was turning white any ideas how to save it and what’s causing it
  18. MoonRay

    Hollywood Stunner Bleaching Rapidly?

    Hey guys so kinda new to corals and I have this stunner who seems to be bleaching very rapidly. Water Paramaters are: Temp: 76 Salinity: 35 pH: 8.05 NH4: .25 NO2: 0 NO3: 0 PO4: 0 KH: 8 Calcium: 300 (even after dosing yesterday) Mg: 1110 (I know it’s low) Any suggestions or other thoughts what...
  19. Dan13

    Cannot keep SPS/LPS alive. Help please?

    I am having serious problems keeping certain SPS and LPS coral alive. My tank is around 2 years old now, and I have had huge success in keeping soft corals and zoas, but any LPS or SPS coral that I get usually lose their flesh. Montis, Acros, Acans.....they all look great when they go into the...
    • Dan13
    • Thread
    • bleaching coral dying help please losing flesh lps coral sps coral
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: General SPS Discussion
  20. Orange Setosa (Montipora) PSA!!

    Orange Setosa (Montipora) PSA!!

    Background Classification All of the hard corals fall under the order, Scleractinia, which falls under the subclass Hexacorallia. Hexacorallia is under the class, Anthozoa, within the phylum, Cnidaria. So, when we talk about SPS coral, some people say, "small polyp stony" coral, while others...
    • LilElroyJetson
    • Article
    • 4 min read
    • bleached bleaching browning color intensity montipora orange par setosa
    • Category: SPS Corals
  21. LilElroyJetson

    Orange Setosa (Montipora) PSA!!

    Background Classification All of the hard corals fall under the order, Scleractinia, which falls under the subclass Hexacorallia. Hexacorallia is under the class, Anthozoa, within the phylum, Cnidaria. So, when we talk about SPS coral, some people say, "small polyp stony" coral, while others...
  22. BonelessEvil

    bicolor blenny eating corals?

    I just bought some great corals from @acro-ed , but as soon as I started acclimating them to the tank, it appeared my blenny was nipping at them. I figured he was just going after algae, but could not see any algae on the acropora at all. Fast forward to today, several of the acros are...
    • BonelessEvil
    • Thread
    • acropora bicolor blenny bleaching bleaching corals eating coral sps
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  23. Hemmdog

    Gorgonian seems to be shedding

    Hello!, This is my first gorgonian, I got it a few days ago. It seems to be shedding today? And these rigid little bumps are showing on its arms. This one is photosynthetic I was told, any tips would be appreciated. Alk 9.2 Cal 440 Mag 1380 Nitrate 5 Phos 0.06 1.025 Pic when I first got...
  24. D. Torres

    2 of 4 anemones bleached. Why?

    Here is the short version. I have 4 anemones in my tank. 2 are doing really good and the other 2 seem to be bleaching out. Why? Long version (if you're still interested in helping me): I have 4 anemones. Two are rose bubble tips and they have been doing great for a few months now. The two other...
  25. D. Torres

    2 of 4 anemones bleached. Why?

    Here is the short version. I have 4 anemones in my tank. 2 are doing really good and the other 2 seem to be bleaching out. Why? Long version (if you're still interested in helping me): I have 4 anemones. Two are rose bubble tips and they have been doing great for a few months now. The two other...
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