What is Going on Here?

Cool Fish · Jun 6, 2021

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 · Jun 6, 2021

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

Staghorn · Jun 6, 2021

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

Jeffcb · Jun 6, 2021

Hard to say.
Welcome to Reef2Reef!

PeterC99 · Jun 6, 2021

Welcome to R2R!

can you get a better picture?

MERKEY · Jun 6, 2021

Hello and welcome to R2R!

MaxTremors · Jun 6, 2021

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

Fred2482 · Jun 6, 2021

Welcome! As stated its difficult to see

DDenny · Jun 6, 2021

|Frank| · Jun 6, 2021

Welcome to R2R!!

NashobaTek · Jun 6, 2021

Welcome to R2R!!!!

vetteguy53081 · Jun 6, 2021

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 · Jun 6, 2021

Salty Rambler · Jun 6, 2021

Some great advice above. Welcome to R2R!

G Santana · Jun 6, 2021

Welcome aboard

Cool Fish · Jun 6, 2021

Poof No Eyebrows said:
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 · Jun 6, 2021

vetteguy53081 said:
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.