White Tips

[Defect]

So....heres the story. I got a nice size SPS frag from a LFS. I did notice there was some white happening on some of the tips which I thought might have been from to much light. Now in my tank there is a ton more white going on. I dont have a picture right now but I am assuming maybe they had a alk swing in their tank which caused the white tips. Since being in my tank my alk is staying very steady at 7.8-8.1 at least I assume that is pretty steady.

My question would be if their tank was say at 11 DKH and mine at 8 could that cause further whiting of the tips? I seem to be getting very little PE and have now dropped the coral very low in my tank and letting it get medium flow hoping to let it recover a bit. It has browned out a lot now except for the fried tips. Will try to get a picture when I get home.


Looking for the best course of action to take if I have not taken it already.

Thanks for the advice,

Aaron.



Side note:

Cal:440
PH:8.1
Temp:79-81
Alk:8
Nitrate:4
PO4: Unknown but have no algae growing and my chaeto is not looking very good.(Chemipure Elite)
Mag:1300 or so

 

[ritter6788]

Is it white like dead flesh or clean/white like new growth? A pic will really help. A dead tip will grow algae on it quickly.

 

[Defect]

Looks clean but dont think its new growth but I could be mistaken just looks like it lost color. No algae growing on it at all. Will get a pic as soon as I can.

Doesn't look like its losing any flesh so not thinking RTN or STN

Where the polyp's come out (Coralites??) are all white tipped as well.

 

[ritter6788]

If it already had an unhealthy part then moving it to a new tank could have made it worse. I'd find a spot you can leave it for now and not move it around until we can figure out exactly what coral it is and what could be wrong with it.

 

[Defect]

Will do, once I get home I will throw a picture on here.

Thanks for the help.

I didnt even metion it's a acro...sorry.

 

[Defect]

Here's a picture. Looking worse and worse. Guess it was a gamble to get something already stressed.

Gah sorry sideways. iPhone picture.

 

[Defect]

Also wanted to add that only the area's that were in the light seem to have white tips. So maybe it just got bleached out but I am no expert. One other note is that the piece came from a MH tank and don't think I took the right steps to acclimate it to my LED's

 

[Rob&Gab]

looks to be STN'ing right now. only reason i assume is cause of the corralites underneath are a clean white tell tell signs of it Going.

 

[Defect]

Bleh....alright. I thought when a acro was going through STN it was actually losing the flesh off the coral.

Thanks