Daniel91 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Over the weekend I added four corals to my IM10; Gorgonian Shroom Tiny Slimer Nub Zoas Levels are stable at: 8ALK 1290mg 420ca 5-10nitrate 0.025-0.026 salinity 79 degrees (increases slowly 1-2 degrees throughout the day) All corals were placed at the bottom for light acclimation in a med - high flow place. I run an A80 at 95% for 8 hours a day. Everything is doing good, including the three new additions but for some reason the slimer turned white and the “skin” peeled off from one day to another?? What could be wrong? forgot to add, I have montis and digis doing great. The slimmer was just a stick test. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Is the slimer an acro? Sounds like rtn/stn. Quote Link to comment
Daniel91 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Yeah, sorry - it’s a green slimer acro Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 how long have you had the tank running? Quote Link to comment
Daniel91 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, ninjamyst said: how long have you had the tank running? Almost a year. Quote Link to comment
Natereef Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 RTN. Happened to one of my frags, a highlighter acro. Went to work in the morning. I dose my aminos in the morning so i visually inspect my tank, everything was good. I come back home from work my highlighter acro was totally white and without polyps. WHo knows why it rreally happens.🤔 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Sps happened that's what.. they are finicky suckers.. seems like they just rtn for no reason sometimes.. I don't get it they are too much work for me🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Acros are finicky. It may be stress from transport, parameter shock from store>your tank, maybe a shock in-store created even before you picked it up, although the last one is less likely to generate RTN at home. RTN can kill a whole colony in less than a day, they don’t call it Rapid Tissue Necrosis for nothing. But again, diff acros can handle fluctuations differently. Green slimer is known to be a hardier variety though, surprised. Just gotta keep trying 😅. If just starting, I’d buy a few cheapest acro nubs the store offers, and go from there. Don’t worry about name brands stuff, save yourself some $$ and heartache until you really know your tank can grow/support them. Btw, one A80 won’t be enough. Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 minute ago, mitten_reef said: Just gotta keep trying Sounds good.. got some $$$ ya can loan me 🤣😎😉 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, FISHnChix said: Sounds good.. got some $$$ ya can loan me 🤣😎😉 Just edited my post above 😅 right when you posted this. 🤣. 1 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, mitten_reef said: Just edited my post above 😅 right when you posted this. 🤣. Sooooo? That's a no on the loan then?? I thought we were buds 🤣🤣🤣😂... how bout next time you frag you look me up and I'll pay ya for some stuff lmoa 1 Quote Link to comment
Daniel91 Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 Pretty rude, I thought I was also gonna get a loan... lol Yeah, the slimer was just a test run at a hardier acro... I guess I can call it the white devil now?? 2 1 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Acros have very thin skin. My guess is that it got over-handled before or after purchase. Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 at least it was a cheap frag. i had a $100 fancy name acro RTN hours after I add it to my tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Start with Montiporas if you want to add SPS. I can't keep Acros alive, but months grow like crazy. Still, it would be helpful to know why it died in just 1 day. Usually chemistry or temperature. Is your water very different from what it was in at the LFS? Did you acclimate? Just some suggestions. You may never know, but it's worth investigating. Quote Link to comment
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