TheKleinReef Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It looks like something is chewing on my torch and candy cane corals. I don't have any worms that I know of. :/ any body have a clue why the skeleton is eroding? Link to comment
justjoshinya Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 what are your water parameters?? ammonia nitrite nitrate SG pH hardness Calcium and magnesium if ya got it also how much and what type of lighting along with your photoperiod. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 4, 2012 Author Share Posted March 4, 2012 what are your water parameters??ammonia nitrite nitrate SG pH hardness Calcium and magnesium if ya got it also how much and what type of lighting along with your photoperiod. Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: o Phosphate: .1 SG: 1.024 Ph: no idea I don't have a test kit yet. Calcium: 520ppm KH: 9dkh Lights on at 10am off at 9:30 pm (11.5 hours) Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 so u think somethings eating it? Link to comment
mrg02d Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Termites? I also have seen this in my tank. The skeleton gets really porous and brittle over time... Matt Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Termites? I also have seen this in my tank. The skeleton gets really porous and brittle over time... Matt what happens? i had the same thing happen with my candy cane, and now some of the soft tissue is starting to calcify into a stalk. do you think that is what's happening? Link to comment
cuber14 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I had same problem with my Frogspawn it was water parameters, my alk and ph where off and my LFS said that would make it hard for corals to utilize any calc in water not to mention throw off any calc test I guess they all go hand in hand.Fixed the water eroding stopped starting to look heathy again but skeleton still looks bad don't know how long that wiil take( if ever )to heal. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 I had same problem with my Frogspawn it was water parameters, my alk and ph where off and my LFS said that would make it hard for corals to utilize any calc in water not to mention throw off any calc test I guess they all go hand in hand.Fixed the water eroding stopped starting to look heathy again but skeleton still looks bad don't know how long that wiil take( if ever )to heal. the guy at my LFS recommended i dose iodine and magnesium. i'll give that a go. i'm going to have to get a pH test kit soon. if that's a problem i might have to get some sort of buffer. Link to comment
Koston Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 the guy at my LFS recommended i dose iodine and magnesium. i'll give that a go. i'm going to have to get a pH test kit soon. if that's a problem i might have to get some sort of buffer. It's only a 29g, I wouldn't dose unless you're absolutely sure that your iodine and magnesium levels are suffering. Link to comment
LVCaniac Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 did you ever figure out how to stop the eroding skeleton on your corals? im having the same issue with my candy cane right now Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 it sorta just stopped. as the flesh grew some of it calcified and the older skeleton became a bit more brittle, as a result it fell off. but new skeleton was being formed at the same time. Link to comment
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