Candy cane coral bleaching

[Aqauclear]

 

[Miller535]

Can you please get a picture closer up? It's hard to tell but in this pic it does not look bleached but like it's missing some of it's flesh. But like I said its hard to see in this picture.

 

[Aqauclear]

Try zooming in the picture

 

[Aqauclear]

 

[Aqauclear]

My candy cane is losing its flesh will it recover?

 

[Aqauclear]

hello?

 

[spiraling]

Please post your tank parameters. Salinity, alk, ca, whatever you measure.

 

[Miller535]

My candy cane is losing its flesh will it recover?

That's what it look like to me. I don't really know if it'll recover. Your tank looks super new. Some tank info and parameters would be helpful.

 

[vetteguy53081]

For starter, take it off tank bottom and elevate it a bit.
These do best under moderate light and water flow and 2 feedings per week.
Check salinity- it may be off hence the way it looks.
Recommended:
Temp 77-79
Salinity 1.025
Ph 8.0-8.3
Alk - 8-9
Ca 400 range

 

[Aqauclear]

Alk 9 dkh, my calcium is very low at 260 but I've been dosing the two part system everyday and I did do a water change yesterday so that may have made it so low ,my Temp is at 78 my ph 7.8-8.0 salinity 1. 025

 

[Aqauclear]

calcium may be the culprit

 

[Aqauclear]

I've been using reef fusion 1 and 2 for awhile and for some reason caclium alk still don't stay stable

 

[Hincapiej4]

Probably. What lights?

 

[Aqauclear]

Probably. What lights?

NICREW hypereef Reef led lights 50 watts

 

[Miller535]

If your calcium is truly that low, that could be a culprit. As I said earlier, your tank also looks really knew and I wonder if your tank was ready for corals yet.

 

[Aqauclear]

If your calcium is truly that low, that could be a culprit. As I said earlier, your tank also looks really knew and I wonder if your tank was ready for corals yet.

My tank is 7 months old I used chemiclean to remove my cyano bacteria last week so my tank looks very clean, I haven't fully stocked my tank with corals yet

yet

 

[Miller535]

In that case I would work at fixing and maintaining alk and cal. You should really never go much below 380 for Calcium. While I personally shoot for 410-420 to give myself some wiggle room.

 

[Hincapiej4]

A waterchange shouldn't make your calcium low. It should replenish it if anything....so...if that tells you anything.

I'd check ammonia. etc. When something is that mad, I usually check everything regardless of the last test.

 

[Hincapiej4]

Also...how the heck do you get calcium to move? Mine never moves, always at 415 ish. My alk though, gets used up quite a bit. lol

 

[spiraling]

Alk 9 dkh, my calcium is very low at 260 but I've been dosing the two part system everyday and I did do a water change yesterday so that may have made it so low ,my Temp is at 78 my ph 7.8-8.0 salinity 1. 025

Dose CA only to get it up above 420. That can be the issue.