SPS New Coral Losing Flesh on SPS. HELP!

[Jeremy Chatham]

Two of my recent addtions to my reef are losing their flesh at an alarming rate.
This is a pretty new setup and I recently started dosing BIonic 2part about a 2 weeks ago.
Recieved corals at 95degrees Farenheit about 4 days ago.
I noticed the tissue loss the next morning.
I had been following the instructions on the B-Ionic 2 part. around 20-25ml per day.

I have since 2 days ago reduced the dosing to 10ml per day of each of 2 part.

My ph is also pretty high could that be the problem? I am dosing about 20 ml of distilled white vinegar towards the end of the lights ON cycle when ph is at its peak.


PH at or below8.6.
Typically 8.4 - 8.6
Calcium 500 up from 200s-300s value before dosing
DKH: 10 up from unknown value before dosing
MAG: 1560 up from unknown value before dosing
Phosphate: 0 holding at zero for over 3 weeks

I know these levels could be better but would that cause significant tissue loss?

The tip disappeared in the last 36 hours.
The underside since the morning after I received it.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Looks like alkalinity shock imo. What did the source water test at?

Sadly i do not have great luck when this happens suddenly. I usually lose the coral.

There maybe some fluctuations occurring in your tank going from 0 dosing to 25ml is quite a jump unless your system is quite large.

How often are you testing alkalinity? To get a good heart beat when starting dosing twice a day once when you wake up and once before you go to sleep. This way can get a fuller picture. Your calcium is bit more elevated then i keep my tanks.

 

[Sabellafella]

Two of my recent addtions to my reef are losing their flesh at an alarming rate.
This is a pretty new setup and I recently started dosing BIonic 2part about a 2 weeks ago.
Recieved corals at 95degrees Farenheit about 4 days ago.
I noticed the tissue loss the next morning.
I had been following the instructions on the B-Ionic 2 part. around 20-25ml per day.

I have since 2 days ago reduced the dosing to 10ml per day of each of 2 part.

My ph is also pretty high could that be the problem? I am dosing about 20 ml of distilled white vinegar towards the end of the lights ON cycle when ph is at its peak.


PH at or below8.6.
Typically 8.4 - 8.6
Calcium 500 up from 200s-300s value before dosing
DKH: 10 up from unknown value before dosing
MAG: 1560 up from unknown value before dosing
Phosphate: 0 holding at zero for over 3 weeks

I know these levels could be better but would that cause significant tissue loss?

The tip disappeared in the last 36 hours.
The underside since the morning after I received it.

Wait the corals came in at 95F?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Do you dip your corals?

What's you N03 at?

 

[Jeremy Chatham]

Wait the corals came in at 95F?

Yes unfortunately they missed my order for Saturday shipping and I received them.on a work day so... they had been subjected to 95degrees plus in the middle of the day.

 

[Jeremy Chatham]

Btw it's a 120 gallon tank with around 5-10 in sump

 

[Jeremy Chatham]

No2 and no3 undetectable

 

[Flippers4pups]

One of two things,

Temperature damage.
(typically the whole coral will bleach, not just localized areas)

Or coral pest. Thus if you had dipped them. RTN and STN can and does happen in very localized areas. This looks like what you have.

 

[Jeremy Chatham]

One of two things,

Temperature damage.
(typically the whole coral will bleach, not just localized areas)

Or coral pest. Thus if you had dipped them. RTN and STN can and does happen in very localized areas. This looks like what you have.

Does this look like a pest to you or just shipping damage. it wasn't there when I received it. It looks as though it's starting to dissolve also. What should I do?

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

95 degrees will do that... not sure there’s much you can do at this point. Just keep everything as stable as possible but wouldn’t expect much.

 

[Jeremy Chatham]

the green piece didnt come in at that temperature.
It came in normally.
does rtn jump from one acro to another?

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Was the temperature in the bags 95 degrees? If so, they're toast. But just because the shipping container is in 95 degree heat, doesn't mean the contents are. They're usually pretty good at insulating.

How new is this tank that you're putting acros in with unstable parameters and lack of Phos/Nitrate? I hate to say it, but even if they came in at normal temp, they weren't likely to survive based on what you've stated about your tank.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Does this look like a pest to you or just shipping damage. it wasn't there when I received it. It looks as though it's starting to dissolve also. What should I do?

Hate to sound repetitive, but did you dip them? Respectfully.

From my experience, temperature damage has effected the whole coral as in bleaching the entire coral. Not to say with 100% certainty that the damage you have wasn't started by high temperatures.

Each and every coral will have ciliates surrounding them. These little bugs will clean up damage to coral tissue and will in most cases continue to consume healthy tissue till the entire coral is dead. Thus, RTN and STN. Rapid tissue necrosis and sudden tissue necrosis.

Here's a little read on it:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1385110115300095

Dipping corals sometimes helps, but in most cases it's too late.

 

[Jeremy Chatham]

Thanks for all the advice. I will dip them ASAP!