Stn on a monti cap

dmh41532 · Oct 8, 2016

Two weeks ago, i got a shipment of coral from liveaquaria, the monti has been showing some stn, starting on the left and slowly moving right, no polyp extension. I had it on the bottom for a week and then moved it slightly higher. I have it in the same flow as my other monti and birdsnest. Not really sure how else i can help it, or even whats causing the tissue loss. Im thining maybe the lights, since i use t5

mcarroll · Oct 8, 2016

Pic? A closeup of the frag and an overall shot of the tank would be nice.

How have water parameters been lately?

dmh41532 · Oct 9, 2016

Water parameters are good, here are some pictures, unfortunatly, my iphone dosent take very clear pictures.

mcarroll · Oct 9, 2016

Is the tissue receding from the skeleton?

Or is new skeleton just growing really fast ahead of the tissue?

These corals can grow so fast that the white new-growth edges can get pretty wide.

Just be sure you are monitoring alkalinity closely as it looks like all these frags are quite new. You should be dosing/water-changing at least once a week – as dictated by your alkalinity test kit though. (Which will soon-enough mean daily or better.)

twilliard · Oct 9, 2016

*Be careful with monitoring the cyanobacteria as depending on genus can grow over your frags.*
Give the monti time to adjust to your water and keep the superglue handy to aid in the reduction of tissue loss.

dmh41532 · Oct 9, 2016

Yes, the tissue is clearly receding, slowly, so im hoping it can pull through. I do weekly water changes and dose as needed to keep everything inline.

dmh41532 · Oct 9, 2016

Im working on the cyanobacteria, i was on second shift for a month and my wife was left to feed, she like to feed the fish, perhaps too much. How does superglue help with tissue loss?

North Borders · Oct 9, 2016

dmh41532 said:
Im working on the cyanobacteria, i was on second shift for a month and my wife was left to feed, she like to feed the fish, perhaps too much. How does superglue help with tissue loss?

It's kind of like what firefighters do when fighting wildfires with digging trenches. Makes kind of a 'fire line' of sorts protecting the still healthy tissue from the progressive necrosis. Doesn't always work, but can stop some STN cases.