Sps expelling brown stuffs

[Misfits]

Hi recently added an ice fire encinata sps after a few days i started to brown stuffs from sone of the top branches seems like zooxanthallia. Anybody ever experience this on their sps? Tank parameters are

No3 5
Po4 0.06
Kh 7
Ca 440
Mg 1400
K 410
Par on top 400 max

 

[Orito]

not brown stuff, looks likethats the flesh, your coral RTNed

 

[Fish Styx]

+1 RTN

 

[Misfits]

Nope did not RTN ya

 

[Dburr1014]

I don't know how you can see anything in the extreme blue picture.
I see something brown on the top of the coral. Is that the brown you talk about or the only flesh left on the coral?
I can't tell.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Looks like diatoms on dead/dying coral, but hard to tell for sure, do you have this in extreme white lighting?

 

[Misfits]

Hope this clears up

 

[Misfits]

Here

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Yeah 100% dead tip with diatoms or algae.. sry, I'd cut the tip but also it looks thin skinned and pale, any other issues with any other corals? It doesn't look like it I see some nice pieces around that one, it could be an isolated issue with that one coral.

 

[Orito]

it's dino or diatoms that grows on fresh exposed skeleton, I'd cut a little bellow those dead parts

 

[Misfits]

But do u guy’s experience or seen sps expel their zooxanthallia?

 

[stephj03]

But do u guy’s experience or seen sps expel their zooxanthallia?

The short answer is no, what you are seeing and thinking is not what ppl experience when zooxsnthallia are expelled on acros.

What you are pointing out only really happens when part of the coral dies off.

The pics look like they might have been taken at different times or angles. The one that shows the whole branch looks in tact, but the zoomed in ones look like the Branch under the top left tip is dead.

 

[stephj03]

The rare cases when they do expel don't typically look like what you are pointing out.

That is to say brown debris isn't associated with SPS expelling. Typically the coral just looks bleached, and usually if it happens, it happens to the entire coral.

 

[Dburr1014]

In the white light pics, the part coral pic is rtn and the whole coral pic is just kinda bleached out.
Sorry for your loss, looks like it would have been a beauty.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

In the white light pics, the part coral pic is rtn and the whole coral pic is just kinda bleached out.
Sorry for your loss, looks like it would have been a beauty.

It can come back I see polyps out I'd start by moving it out of very intense lighting if possible, and probably increase nutrients. I wouldn't doubt if they are low or were low for some time, also clip off the exposed skeleton.

 

[Dburr1014]

It can come back I see polyps out I'd start by moving it out of very intense lighting if possible, and probably increase nutrients. I wouldn't doubt if they are low or were low for some time, also clip off the exposed skeleton.

OP's first post says it's a recent addition.
It may not like his tank or improper acclimation.
Worth a try yes.... Don't know about outcome tho.

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

But do u guy’s experience or seen sps expel their zooxanthallia?

Yes, I've seen it many times. It can come back, but normally when it does that it means that it isn't getting something that it needs. Light, food, etc. If it's a new addition then leave it for a bit. If it's been there and just started, then you changed something or neglected something.

I would raise your nitrates, there a bit low. I line mine at 15. Nitnsure what your system is for flow, lighting etc.

 

[Misfits]

Thank you all for the contributions to reply on what you suggested

 

[Misfits]

Yes, I've seen it many times. It can come back, but normally when it does that it means that it isn't getting something that it needs. Light, food, etc. If it's a new addition then leave it for a bit. If it's been there and just started, then you changed something or neglected something.

I would raise your nitrates, there a bit low. I line mine at 15. Nitnsure what your system is for flow, lighting etc.

Yes is a new addition as a mariculture pc am trying out TM afr right now. Added it after around day 4 it started expelling out dark brown stuffs (I believe is the zooxanthallae) from the tips but i just leave it as it is till now which it already stopped for about 2 weeks and the top tip branch die out which I didn’t cut it off. Till now it seems alright hopefully it is stable down. Well u think I should increase my no3 to about 10ish?

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

Yes is a new addition as a mariculture pc am trying out TM afr right now. Added it after around day 4 it started expelling out dark brown stuffs (I believe is the zooxanthallae) from the tips but i just leave it as it is till now which it already stopped for about 2 weeks and the top tip branch die out which I didn’t cut it off. Till now it seems alright hopefully it is stable down. Well u think I should increase my no3 to about 10ish?

How old is your tank? I would increase to 10 then to 15.