Help with Scoly

[Jblaine]

Got home from vacation and have a scoly in my QT tank I got about 3weeks ago and doesn’t look good. Is there anything I can try to bring it back? I do have saltwater mixing currently to do a water change.

Salinity 1.025
Ph 8
Temp 78°
Cal 375ppm
Alk 8.8 dkh
Mag 1310
Phosphate 1.0ppm

 

[Pistondog]

Phosphate seems high, any fish, can you list.
If the fish didn't get fed over vacation perhaps one found your meaty scoly.
My filefish will nip if hungry.

 

[andiesreef]

how's your lighting? I had a similar problem when my scan frag bleached

 

[vetteguy53081]

Calcium is low and in absence, it is speculation. Could have been an alk spike, any possibility of temporary power loss w/storms, etc,
Phos should have dropped if feeding was reduced making it too a suspect. Because a coral appears white, however, does not necessarily indicate that bleaching has occurred. The same signs of a pale or bare coral can also be indicative of tissue recession, competition, predation, environmental stress, and disease.

 

[Jblaine]

how's your lighting? I had a similar problem when my scan frag bleached

It ok. Have a kessil 80A tuna blue

how's your lighting? I had a similar problem when my scan frag bleached

 

[Jblaine]

Calcium is low and in absence, it is speculation. Could have been an alk spike, any possibility of temporary power loss w/storms, etc,
Phos should have dropped if feeding was reduced making it too a suspect. Because a coral appears white, however, does not necessarily indicate that bleaching has occurred. The same signs of a pale or bare coral can also be indicative of tissue recession, competition, predation, environmental stress, and disease.

There was a power outage for a few hours. Did reduce feed when phosphates spiked. Other coral in the tank look ok. Hammers aren’t extending either