Algea on tip of sps

[brick-brothers]

what do you do to get algea off tip of sps? I tried water blasting it, failed

 

[Macropora]

I pluck it off with a tweezer to the very bottom where the algae is growing on the tip. Eventually the algae spot disappears and the coral tissues grows over it.

 

[brick-brothers]

ok cool

 

[brick-brothers]

would it be easier to clip off the tip or bad idea?

 

[JavyJaverson]

cutting tips promote faster growth in my experience, some even advocate "smashing" tips, whatever that means :/

 

[BAD FISH]

I would clip is try to make a nice clean cut. But if algae grew over the tip the it most lonley had np flesh over it did the tip burn ?

 

[brick-brothers]

I would clip is try to make a nice clean cut. But if algae grew over the tip the it most lonley had np flesh over it did the tip burn ?

I dont know, its been in the same spot under leds since i got it. Thats the only tip thats like that

 

[Pimentinha]

That's how mine started...
I would say, clip it off, and lower the intensity of your LED's...

 

[piranhapat]

If these are SPS from Mariculture. First check your Alk levels. If they are over 10-11 the tips will burn and than start STN. Mariculture need lower Alk like ocean around 7.7. You can slowly raise Alk later on. How is the color of than different when you first bought them? Also check salinity. I wouldn't cut then unless it's spreading. The tips will grow out.