ck stag odd circumstances

Triggreef · Oct 29, 2014

I just noticed a couple small spots in strange locations on my ck stag, where it basically rtn'd. I've had no swings, no changes of any sorts, nothing out of the ordinary. I noticed this same thing happen to this coral several months ago as well where the under side of a branch basically lost the skin for no apparent reason. I also had no swings or odd ball parameters last time either. That time it healed right away with no issue & kept growing.

This time the area is much smaller, but I also see some skin flapping at the base, also in a shaded spot. I looked very good with a flash light & see no signs of red bugs or aefw. I find it odd as I have had some big alk swings in the past that this coral was basically unaffected by, so I'd more or less put it on my bullet proof acro list.

Just wondering if others have noticed this with theirs. I'm sure there has to be quite a few with this coral in the club. I'm attaching a pic, you can see a spot about half way down, & another on the lower right branch. & the edge of the base under that branch.

Masedaddy · Oct 29, 2014

Is something stinging it perhaps? Just seems weird in those two spots only...

Triggreef · Oct 30, 2014

I looked around for anything that might sting it and saw nothing. Its surrounded by monti and green slimer but thats it. The only thing I just thought of is I was working that side of the tank a little yesterday and broke a bunch of pieces of the green monti by accident. I know that thing slimes pretty excessively maybe some stray slime floated away onto the acro? I don't know I would doubt that would do anything.

I don't have any fish or inverts that would attack coral. Sometimes I see the tangs peck at the tips of the sps but I never saw them damage anything.

chriskid · Oct 30, 2014

I have had this yongi for over 10 years and only found when nitrates are extremely high, or a piece of shrimp or squid gets stuck in the branch's. Other then that I do consider it bulletproof .

Triggreef · Nov 2, 2014

What would you consider extremely high? I haven't tested in a really long time. Po4 is about 0.2

I'll have to go test the nitrates.

chriskid · Nov 2, 2014

Triggreef said:
What would you consider extremely high? I haven't tested in a really long time. Po4 is about 0.2

I'll have to go test the nitrates.

when my wedding wuz going on a snail got in my ETSS drive pump

my trates got around 140!!!!

Munchie1976 · Nov 2, 2014

chriskid said:
when my wedding wuz going on a snail got in my ETSS drive pump my trates got around 140!!!!

And it's still alive and kicking

Triggreef · Nov 3, 2014

Wow I'm sure mine's not nearly that high. It's generally less than 5.

So some more of the skin peeled away, basically all the shaded parts. All the rest looks good still & the stn seems to have stopped for now. Didn't get a second to test the nitrates yet.