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You have loss of tissue and likely from lack of acclimation, too much light upon introduction, a change in salinity, temperature and salt mixes. Additionally, Elevated phosphate, light and even new light and elevated alkalinity levels will be a higher risk to coral. Other minor factors will be low Dissolved oxygen, new corals especially leathers (which emit a toxin known as Terpenes), false test kit readings and newly added rock can alter chemistry.I got this coral a few days ago and it’s already bleaching pretty bad. All parameters are good other than phosphate which is 0.78 could that be the cause? Other corals are doing good (LPS and softies)
Makes sense. So drip acclimating corals is aYou have loss of tissue and likely from lack of acclimation, too much light upon introduction, a change in salinity, temperature and salt mixes. Additionally, Elevated phosphate, light and even new light and elevated alkalinity levels will be a higher risk to coral. Other minor factors will be low Dissolved oxygen, new corals especially leathers (which emit a toxin known as Terpenes), false test kit readings and newly added rock can alter chemistry.
With light , start low and increase in small increments. Yoo much flow can be an issue alsoMakes sense. So drip acclimating corals is a
Must? I wasn’t acclimating them other than temp and then doing a dip. I also put it at the top of my tank and figured it would be fine bc it needed a lot of light. Calcium was 428 alkalinity 11 and magnesium 1335. Nitrate 3.8 phosphate 0.78 salinity 1.0255 light reed led50 run at near max (possibly a mistake)
This is all I do normally. Temp, dip and place. I do place them lower in the tank to start if I do not know the par they came from. If I know I try to match it. I test salinity but usually with coral its good. With fish many times it's very low and I'll drip.So drip acclimating corals is a
Must? I wasn’t acclimating them other than temp and then doing a dip.