Acro browning in certain spot

[raythereefer]

I had an acro which slowly browned out in this spot before which I moved and it coloured up again. I put this pc rainbow frag in last weekend and it has been brown from the off . All the other acros around it are doing fine I can't understand why. Should I move it or hang fire for now and wait a little longer ?

Don't have access to a par meter but surely it's not getting much / any less light than the surrounding acros. The whole rock is directly under one of my hydra 64s.

As for flow there is a mp40 to the left so it is getting some. It's showing polyp extension and seem to be moving sufficiently.

Any ideas ?

 

[raythereefer]

Forgot to circle , this is the one in question

 

[TeeSquared1214]

Only asking because I’m curious myself and I know others will ask too, what are your water params/nutrient level?

 

[raythereefer]

Alk 8.3
Calcium around 500 ish (high I know working on it)
Magnesium 1450 ish
Nitrate around 5 ( usually higher but no fish in tank ATM)
Phosphate around 0.04 (again usually higher)

 

[raythereefer]

Lights are ran around 50 percent ish as tank is lps dominate but acros are high up in the water column. Am I right in saying increasing the light while nutrients are low is a bad idea ?

 

[raythereefer]

Just hard to understand how the surrounding corals do well and this one spot just seems to not even though they are a few inches apart!

 

[Dburr1014]

Not in long enough, too much light, too little light, many reasons.
For this one, I'm going with not settled in long enough. Give it a couple more months.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Just hard to understand how the surrounding corals do well and this one spot just seems to not even though they are a few inches apart!

Don't try to judge it like that, it doesnt work like that. I understand you've only had the frag for a week? Thats a very short time, the acclimation time will depend on how same or different your tank is compared to where it came from.

 

[Dburr1014]

Don't try to judge it like that. Its like me and you being in the same room together, but I find it too hot while you are comfortable as an example. I understand you've only had the frag for a week? Thats a very short time, the acclimation time will depend on how same or different your tank is compared to where it came from.

I thought as I was reading you were going to say; and we are not the same color. :) :)

 

[TeeSquared1214]

Maybe try acclimating it in a lower light part of your tank for the next week or two?

 

[raythereefer]

I thought browning out meant generally it wasn't receiving enough light ?

 

[Dburr1014]

I thought browning out meant generally it wasn't receiving enough light ?

Yes, but, could mean it's not happy.
Travel in a bag is not the normal for acro = sad and upset.
Some recover more quickly than others.

 

[Pod_01]

My money is on this pesky anemone is part of your problem:

Aiptasia is very aggressive and will sting anything it can…
That is what I would deal with first.

Good luck,

 

[Uncle99]

My money is on this pesky anemone is part of your problem:

Aiptasia is very aggressive and will sting anything it can…
That is what I would deal with first.

Good luck,

Perfect!

 

[raythereefer]

It probably is close enough to be a problem now you mention it ! Might Bury it in some Putty

 

[raythereefer]

Perfect!

Not the word I would use to describe aptasia lol

 

[Uncle99]

If you find F-Aptasia, this stuff works great on the individual polyps. Seals in the critter and then you just break off the piece.

 

[raythereefer]

If you find F-Aptasia, this stuff works great on the individual polyps. Seals in the critter and then you just break off the piece.

I've never dared try that or aptasia x after reading horror stories of how they have spread. I used to just ignore them and they never spread but I've been fallow for 2 months and ghost feeding the tank seems to have increased numbers massively! You've had decent results with f aiptasia ?

 

[Dburr1014]

F-Aiptasia is not going to work unless you can figure out how to get it to stick on the side wall of a rock. Great for dropping it on a horizontal rock.
Covering it with putty, well, if the rock is porous, it finds another hole.

 

[exnisstech]

I know some people say they eat coral but I keep peppermint shrimp in 2 tanks too small for a fish that eats aiptasia. CBBs in the other. Mine was would take care of that aiptasia over night. I experienced aiptasia spreading when I tried to eradicate them with kalk paste and other similar methods. With the peppermints the only aiptasia i have are in the overflow and sump. I've not had the peppermints bother coral but mine come out and eat when I feed the fish so maybe that keeps them from being hungry enough to go after coral.

PS not to be a debbie downer but I've had acro frags that didn't do squat for almost a year before starting to color up and grow.