STN help

[Sage Robinson]

After some advice. Had a temp spike in the tank yesterday and one of my sps has STN I believe from a couple of tips. I've tried removing the flaking tissue. Is there anything I can do to stop it advancing or may it have halted by itself and is it healable.

 

[CodyRVA]

Picture? Generally speaking, I would keep a very close watch and monitor it aggressively. If you notice the STN is progressing, you may want to consider fragging. I would personally only frag it as a last resort. Are you 100% positive the temp is what did it? How much of a temp swing was it? You want to confirm it was absolutely the temp and not something else you might have over looked that is causing the STN; otherwise you're assuming the threat/cause has been corrected when in reality it may not have been.

 

[Sage Robinson]

Pretty sure it was temp related the spike was just over a degree C above normal and it was water change day so I had tested everything that morning. Have checked alk and salinity since and they are normal. So far it looks like it has stopped pealing and its had its polyps out.

 

[CodyRVA]

Gotcha, you'd think if that was the cause that it would have affected your other colonies. Good sign the polyps are coming back out, likely to recover. Any chance a fish or invert took a nibble?

 

[Sage Robinson]

It's possible tho there's only a couple of clownfish and a cleaner shrimp in there at the moment and given the timing. Hopefully it recovers tho, appreciate all the help [emoji4]