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bump for some input
So my green acropora has been growing well for quite a while. Suddenly some green algae has begun growing on some branches of the corals. Coral...
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Ill try to take a better pic this evening. Weird thing is that on another part of the coral a similar color is showing new growth.
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Im not sure what type of acropora it is, but it looks like some type of stag. The coral is green with blue tips. Recently an area of the coral that...
Update: The sliming has stopped and the dead tissue area has stopped spreading. Will update again in a week or 2.
thanks for all your input! I checked last night with a flashlight and diddnt see anything. The area that is dead/white is still slimming...
Bump for input/advice
Ran some test this evening. Results Ph: 8.1 SG: 1.026 Alk:7dkh Cal: 420ppm THe only thing I see that might be an issue is the alk?
Update: Took some new pics this evening. If you look at the bottom/mid area of the coral you will see where the sliming was occurring and now where...
I will try to get a pic tonight
yes, thats what it looks like to me however, it doesnt seem to be spreading
ok, so I just got home from work and the areas on the coral that were sliming have almost stopped, but now that same area is white/very light...
Update: So the acro is still sliming in the same place. Also, the tissue where it is sliming appears to be much lighter than the rest of the coral....
here's a pic. Its kinda hard to see....my cell phone doesnt take the best pics. Anyways its the white stuff that I circled. [IMG]
Looks like a white slime to me. Its cover about 30% of the coral. What are mesenterial filaments? Ill try to upload a pic tonight.
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