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My tank is 7 months old, very stable i tested my parameters weekly. No swings. My nutrients never drop below 0.. i do biweekly water changes 150G. Iv had that free birdnest frag for 7 months now. I grew it from 0 branches. Yesterday. I was checking the sides of it and it has rtn or stn. Or wharever you call it. The birdnest was a free frag not too worried about it. My worry is would rtn or stn spread to other corals like my lps garden? Or is that just an sps thingy? I have a beautiful stylo as well that white spots at the bottom if somebody can check for me if thats stn because now im anxious.







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My tank is 7 months old, very stable i tested my parameters weekly. No swings. My nutrients never drop below 0.. i do biweekly water changes 150G. Iv had that free birdnest frag for 7 months now. I grew it from 0 branches. Yesterday. I was checking the sides of it and it has rtn or stn. Or wharever you call it. The birdnest was a free frag not too worried about it. My worry is would rtn or stn spread to other corals like my lps garden? Or is that just an sps thingy? I have a beautiful stylo as well that white spots at the bottom if somebody can check for me if thats stn because now im anxious.







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Seldom does RTN spread. If BJD, it increases the chances, I see tissue loss and can be due to several factors such as :
- Alkalinity spike
- Temperature spike
- Salinity spike
- Low dissolved oxygen
- Poor water quality related with phosphate levels up to 5 ppm
- Change in water flow
- Additions of sand
- Changes in brand of salt
- Bad test kits giving faulty results
- Levels of minor elements such as Iodine, Potassium, Strontium
- Light intensity
- Addition of new corals
 
Seldom does RTN spread. If BJD, it increases the chances, I see tissue loss and can be due to several factors such as :
- Alkalinity spike
- Temperature spike
- Salinity spike
- Low dissolved oxygen
- Poor water quality related with phosphate levels up to 5 ppm
- Change in water flow
- Additions of sand
- Changes in brand of salt
- Bad test kits giving faulty results
- Levels of minor elements such as Iodine, Potassium, Strontium
- Light intensity
- Addition of new corals
I mean i test weekly. I dont see any of that. Addition of new corals yes im constantly adding new corals
 
My tank is 7 months old, very stable i tested my parameters weekly. No swings. My nutrients never drop below 0.. i do biweekly water changes 150G. Iv had that free birdnest frag for 7 months now. I grew it from 0 branches. Yesterday. I was checking the sides of it and it has rtn or stn. Or wharever you call it. The birdnest was a free frag not too worried about it. My worry is would rtn or stn spread to other corals like my lps garden? Or is that just an sps thingy? I have a beautiful stylo as well that white spots at the bottom if somebody can check for me if thats stn because now im anxious.







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Birds nest are finicky. Not a very new user friendly coral, imo.
It won't spread, put your mind at ease.
 
Seldom does RTN spread. If BJD, it increases the chances, I see tissue loss and can be due to several factors such as :
- Alkalinity spike
- Temperature spike
- Salinity spike
- Low dissolved oxygen
- Poor water quality related with phosphate levels up to 5 ppm
- Change in water flow
- Additions of sand
- Changes in brand of salt
- Bad test kits giving faulty results
- Levels of minor elements such as Iodine, Potassium, Strontium
- Light intensity
- Addition of new corals
Why not link the article instead of copying and pasting from it
https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/376843-rtn-and-stn-possible-causes-and-treatments/
 

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