What is Going on Here?

[Cool Fish]

I have a Candy Cane Coral that has been quite healthy for over a year, but I noticed a "spot" on it a couple of days ago. (See pic-It's hard to see in the lighting). I wonder if I should be concerned, or is this just a natural phenomenon? Thoughts?

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Welcome.
can you retake the pic with white light only or set your cameras white balance to 10k?

 

[Staghorn]

Really hard to tell. Have you seen anything picking on it?

 

[Jeffcb]

Hard to say.
Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

can you get a better picture?

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[MaxTremors]

Hard to say based on the picture, but that isn’t a candy cane, it’s a chalice.

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! As stated its difficult to see

 

[DDenny]

 

[|Frank|]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[NashobaTek]

Welcome to R2R!!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

This appears to be a chalice and Not candy cane coral and requires moderate light and water flow. It appears something landed on the coral (food, sand or similar) and left that spot you see.
They are generally hardy and as long as CA and Alk and salinity are not high, fare well in a tank

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Salty Rambler]

Some great advice above. Welcome to R2R!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome aboard

 

[Cool Fish]

Welcome.
can you retake the pic with white light only or set your cameras white balance to 10k?

I will have to try. I know it's a bad shot. I had to shoot it from above.

 

[Cool Fish]

This appears to be a chalice and Not candy cane coral and requires moderate light and water flow. It appears something landed on the coral (food, sand or similar) and left that spot you see.
They are generally hardy and as long as CA and Alk and salinity are not high, fare well in a tank

Thank you. I was thinking along those same lines.

 

[Cool Fish]

Hard to say based on the picture, but that isn’t a candy cane, it’s a chalice.

Thank you. That's what I was told it was.

 

[jtp7004ft]

Welcome :)

 

[Stuartmercer]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! A white light pic will help.