bleached corals

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Got some corals this week, 13 assorted corals :)
But it looks like 2 of the sps corals are bleaching :( one was green/blue the other was brown now one is faded and the other is bone white.

I've had Tanya isolate the 2 bleaching sps corals, in a specimen container with several holes drilled in it for water movement.

any suggestions to save these guys?


thanks in advance.

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Very well could be RTN.This is probably due to the stress of packing and shipping unfortunately RTN can be contagous and If it is infact RTN take the frags out of the tank asap.

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The white one is probably a goner. :(

She could try a dip on the other one, but if the flesh is going it might be better to get it out.

Good luck Tanya!!!

[Ewan]

Water parameters?

Here's some things that I find make SPS irratated:

1. temperature. Very, very important. They don't tolerate swings at all. I've lost a thriving SPS system twice because of temperature spikes.

2. High/low alk. Higher alk generally takes time to cause damage. Doubtful in this case.

3. pH swings. IME, this will affect polyp extension long before RTN is observed.

4. Some light reading:
Let's talk about water quality in an SPS system (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=387360) Let's talk about lighting in an SPS tank (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=380913) Let's talk about water movement in an SPS tank (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=403161)

Also, the SPS faq is consise.
SPS faq (http://users.rcn.com/jfox61/sps_faq.htm)

When things settle down, maybe we can start fresh with some fast-growing frags from some SWAM members.

Good luck.

-Rob

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thanks for the links, some good info there.

Tanya got some coral dip, the only problem is apparently the directions dont tell her how often she needs to dip them, can any one provide some help here?

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I dont think they should be dipped to often.They need to recover from the stress of treatment.

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thanks guys i did it once and one is doing a little better now its just time