Help! Acan coral looking weird

[Scaggs1117]

So I came home and saw that my acans that have been flourishing are now sort of odd and shriveled looking. Almost appears to be brown in coloring. Any idea what this could be? They are frags btw they have 3 or 4 polyps each

 

[Tired]

What are your water parameters? Ammonia, nitrates, phosphates, salinity?

 

[Scaggs1117]

What are your water parameters? Ammonia, nitrates, phosphates, salinity?

Nitrates is 0-5mg/L if not 0, phosphates are .25mg/L, ammonia is between 0 and .25mg/L (which is new, but would it cause that? I’ve had ammonia/nitrite spikes with them in the tanks it didn’t happen) and nitrite is 0. Salinity is 1.0265 ph is 8.2

 

[Scaggs1117]

Think it could be algae?

 

[Scaggs1117]

Another pic

 

[steveschuerger]

Need to bump up nitrates and lower phosphates for starters. Ammonia “could” be an issue too. What the other parameter readings, like Alk and magnesium etc?

 

[Scaggs1117]

Need to bump up nitrates and lower phosphates for starters. Ammonia “could” be an issue too. What the other parameter readings, like Alk and magnesium etc?

How would I do that? I have Seachem Prime, Seachem phytoplankton, doctor time waste management, Seachem stability, Ammo lock from API.. magnesium is 1230, alk is 160, carb is 50

 

[Troylee]

How would I do that? I have Seachem Prime, Seachem phytoplankton, doctor time waste management, Seachem stability, Ammo lock from API.. magnesium is 1230, alk is 160, carb is 50

Get that mag up around 1450 that’s the sweet spot for lps..

 

[steveschuerger]

How would I do that? I have Seachem Prime, Seachem phytoplankton, doctor time waste management, Seachem stability, Ammo lock from API.. magnesium is 1230, alk is 160, carb is 50

I agree bump up magnesium. stop using ammo lock. Any other corals? How’re they looking ? Is it a fairly new tank? That could explain the ammonia.

 

[Dburr1014]

Lights?

I also spy a vermatid snail in that video. Under the acan to the right a bit.

 

[Scaggs1117]

Lights?

I also spy a vermatid snail in that video. Under the acan to the right a bit.

Which acan do you see that under??

 

[Dburr1014]

Which acan do you see that under??

Here

 

[Scaggs1117]

I agree bump up magnesium. stop using ammo lock. Any other corals? How’re they looking ? Is it a fairly new tank? That could explain the ammonia.

I actually haven’t used the ammo lock and the tank is about 8 weeks old I’m the ugly phases I’d say, little bit of a brown algae outbreak, nitrites zero and ammonia has been zero for the longest, I have zoas, a torch, A hammer, birdsnest and gsp that actually all look fine that’s why it threw me off a bit. The acans are actually looking sort of normal now

 

[Scaggs1117]

Here

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Oh that’s what that is, how do I get rid of that?

 

[Dburr1014]

Oh that’s what that is, how do I get rid of that?

Could just super glue the opening.

 

[Scaggs1117]

Could just super glue the opening.

Ok I’ll do that thank you

 

[Scaggs1117]

Could just super glue the opening.

Is that what the critter to the left is in this video?

 

[Scaggs1117]

Could just super glue the opening.

 

[Dburr1014]

Is that what the critter to the left is in this video?

That is hard to tell. I don't think it is, but again, hard to tell.
The left of it is maybe aptaisia?

 

[Scaggs1117]

That is hard to tell. I don't think it is, but again, hard to tell.
The left of it is maybe aptaisia?

Ahh okk and how would I get rid of that