Pink Stylophora turned white

[naples]

i have a small 1 inch frag of Pink Stylophora for about two or three weeks and it looked great. but in a day it turned white. is it dead?:irked:

 

[DCG1286]

Sounds like it RTN'd ... if that is the case it is dead ... what are your water parameters? Alk, Calcium, Nitrates, Phosphates ... etc.? What lights are you using over your tank?

 

[naples]

i dont know the parameters on the alk, calcium , but my my ph is 8.5 and nitrates are very low between 0 and 10 i also do a 10% water change once a week. im using a stock hood that had been modified by nano customs with a 150 mh light i had the stylo very high in the tank.

 

[flipit13]

also need to know what if any corals are near it.... this also helps whether it was stung or stressed by flow or another coral

 

[naples]

what up dude

 

[DCG1286]

i dont know the parameters on the alk, calcium , but my my ph is 8.5 and nitrates are very low between 0 and 10 i also do a 10% water change once a week. im using a stock hood that had been modified by nano customs with a 150 mh light i had the stylo very high in the tank.

PH is too high ...

also if you can get test kits for Alk and calc ... go and test them ...

Do you dose the tank? Standard rule I live by ... if I dose it ... I test it.

 

[naples]

i dose with esv

whats a good test kit?

what should my ph be at and how do i lowwer it

 

[DCG1286]

i dose with esv

whats a good test kit?

I have used API for a very long time ... no problems with it ... that I know of ... I heard salifert is great if you want to spend the extra $$$ ...

-David

 

[naples]

what should my ph be at and how do i lowwer it

 

[Josh]

what should my ph be at and how do i lowwer it

Go get Alk and Calcium test kits. I bet your Alk is high.

How much B-Ionic are you putting in each day and how do you know if it is the right amount?

You can lower the PH by using less Alk but get the test kit first and check everything.

 

[DCG1286]

Go get Alk and Calcium test kits. I bet your Alk is high.

How much B-Ionic are you putting in each day and how do you know if it is the right amount?

You can lower the PH by using less Alk but get the test kit first and check everything.

+1 to what Josh said.

Here's a good chart for your ideal water parameters
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=1079

 

[naples]

ok i test the ca its @ 450 and my po4 is @ 0.1 did no test the alk my local store didn't have a test kit. with the b-ionic i am dosing 10cc everyday of the two part is that to much. the system that we are talking about is a BC29 with a sapphire skimmer. i normally do a water change every week i let it go for 2 weeks this time i think thats what screwed me up. did the water change today and everything looks great! even the pink Stylophora looks like its coming back to life.

 

[flipit13]

hey eric
lol i have an alk kit you can have it i dont use it lol i have other means of detection.....

 

[naples]

thanks rick

 

[NYreefNoob]

also if u have a nano and running a mh you might be getting a decent temp swing which could be a problem as well, missing 1 week of wc wasnt the problem, not being a prick, but not knowing your water parms is or was the problem, sps are more delicate then lps or softies to flux in parms

 

[Josh]

Hmmm, strange.

First off, the PO4 test kits are horrible, you can never get a good reading without a Hanna meter.

10cc is not a lot but you still need to check your alk as it is the most likely culprit. You should also try to test magnesium as well, ask your LFS to do that for you.

Finally, I think you are doing too many water changes. How many fish do you have in the tank and what are you feeding it? How much waste is your skimmer pulling? What percentage of the water in the tank are you changing every week?

 

[naples]

bc29

here are some pic

 

[naples]

Hmmm, strange.

First off, the PO4 test kits are horrible, you can never get a good reading without a Hanna meter.

10cc is not a lot but you still need to check your alk as it is the most likely culprit. You should also try to test magnesium as well, ask your LFS to do that for you.

Finally, I think you are doing too many water changes. How many fish do you have in the tank and what are you feeding it? How much waste is your skimmer pulling? What percentage of the water in the tank are you changing every week?

3 gallon water change and for food two or three drops of artic pods, and a half of a misa shrimp cube. how long should i let the water change go for?

 

[naples]

also if u have a nano and running a mh you might be getting a decent temp swing which could be a problem as well, missing 1 week of wc wasnt the problem, not being a prick, but not knowing your water parms is or was the problem, sps are more delicate then lps or softies to flux in parms

my mh has a temp switch built in to it my temps dont go above 79 but not knowing the parms is a big mistake but i'm learning thanks to you guys. i thank you for your help.

 

[NYreefNoob]

i dont it is alk seeing the caps arnt bleached, usually caps are first to go with alk problem, also the temp switch for the light is it bult in ? does it set in the tank water ? i do 5g bi-weekly on my 24g ap