MikeCRK
Active Member
Hello fellow reefers!
I am probably panicking but better ask than be sorry.
Week ago I introduced some SPS to my tank. More on my thread --> HERE
I have noticed white bumps as if the below started to branch, but c'mon this is a fresh tank (2 months only) and I was rather expecting them to... struggle and it seems those are branching. This species should have green new parts, not in this case. The middle section with less polyp visible, was very pale when I took it, now it gets color.
It was not there week ago. The only dead part would be close to the rock (I believe it is because the flow is not great there).
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2. The below coral when I took it had white tips. I was thinking it is because those are the parts which are growing. But day after day I noticed the whiteness turned into its purple color polyps (which are in some cases VERY long). Shall I be worried?
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Using this opportunity let me ask about the war coral I have. The guy seems to be happy, feeders are out day or night, it eats well, has nice color apart... right and this is my question. It is really hard to capture on the photo, but in some places, where individuals are touching it is like fading its color. Is that normal? Looks like being damaged or something. However, the coral seems to be happy as I mentioned.
It looks similar to the bottom white part, which indeed was a damage when I was gluing the coral (but it is healing exceptionally quickly):
Thank you for the help!
Happy Easter!
PS.
I did water tests today:
NO2: 0ppm
NO3: 15 ppm
PO4: 0.03 ppm
NH3/4: 0.2 ppm
KH: 8
salinity: 0.1025
I use ocean water, so I do not focus (yet) on the other elements
I feed them with AB+, adding phyto every other day, war coral is enjoying frozen shrimps which fall while feeding fish.
I am probably panicking but better ask than be sorry.
Week ago I introduced some SPS to my tank. More on my thread --> HERE
I have noticed white bumps as if the below started to branch, but c'mon this is a fresh tank (2 months only) and I was rather expecting them to... struggle and it seems those are branching. This species should have green new parts, not in this case. The middle section with less polyp visible, was very pale when I took it, now it gets color.
It was not there week ago. The only dead part would be close to the rock (I believe it is because the flow is not great there).
===================
2. The below coral when I took it had white tips. I was thinking it is because those are the parts which are growing. But day after day I noticed the whiteness turned into its purple color polyps (which are in some cases VERY long). Shall I be worried?
=======================
Using this opportunity let me ask about the war coral I have. The guy seems to be happy, feeders are out day or night, it eats well, has nice color apart... right and this is my question. It is really hard to capture on the photo, but in some places, where individuals are touching it is like fading its color. Is that normal? Looks like being damaged or something. However, the coral seems to be happy as I mentioned.
It looks similar to the bottom white part, which indeed was a damage when I was gluing the coral (but it is healing exceptionally quickly):
Thank you for the help!
Happy Easter!
PS.
I did water tests today:
NO2: 0ppm
NO3: 15 ppm
PO4: 0.03 ppm
NH3/4: 0.2 ppm
KH: 8
salinity: 0.1025
I use ocean water, so I do not focus (yet) on the other elements
I feed them with AB+, adding phyto every other day, war coral is enjoying frozen shrimps which fall while feeding fish.
