Help With Acros!

[PeterC99]

After 4 successful years with my Acros - having some issues. Bleaching and tips hardening. Have been using Interceptor but can’t seem to get rid of the problem. Not impacting all Acros.

Looking for advice!

 

[fishguy242]

Have you id'd a bug /pest ? i would be fragging off the dead at this point .

 

[vetteguy53081]

After 4 successful years with my Acros - having some issues. Bleaching and tips hardening. Have been using Interceptor but can’t seem to get rid of the problem. Not impacting all Acros.

Looking for advice!

There is bleaching as you may know going on here. Some possible triggers of infection are often 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 a change in light intensity and too much white and also change in water flow

 

[cilyjr]

Bleaching and tips hardening. Have been using Interceptor but can’t seem to get rid of the problem.

Is it bleaching? It looks more like tissue necrosis.

Why are you using interceptor is there coral predation?

 

[PeterC99]

I think it’s black bugs. That’s why I have been using interceptor. I see some improvement after treatments but still having same issue after a month.

 

[Waters]

Yeah definitely RTN/STN.....doesn't look like bleaching. If you have already ID'd black bugs I think you have your answer unfortunately.