Acropora dieing

no bumbs

 

no there are no bumps

 

What kind of lighting do you have? when getting acro's or stonies, the best lighting are MH's

 

she is running 4 t5ho's two 460nm and 2 10,000k

 

I believe thats the problem, those corals need Metal Hilades

 

Strong lighting and intermittent water flow is essential for your Acropora as stated.
Looks like white band disease!!

 

You should cut some healthy tops out of the coral and glue them to some rubble or plugs that way you may have a shot at saving something also you should Iodine dip them after the fraging to kill off any bacteria that may be causing this. Light and very stable water temps are necessary and in the summer months when temps spike that will cause this problem alot.

 

Good idea Tangster! Yes, by cutting off the parts(healthy) of the Acropora that are not yet affected by the disease/bacteria, you have a shot at the Acropora growing and not being affected by the infection.

 

yea temp is so important i almost lost a 4 inch monti cap frag when i went out of town the heater i was using was complete crap spiking from 76 to 84 and that for sure started some rtn luckily with the temp stabilized the coral starting regrowing the lost tissue.

 

I find it better to adjust the temps up to 79 80 in the summer and keep them steady there and lower them in the winter to 77 78 and keep them steady there as well.. Like on a real natural reef the temps are seasonal as well But still steady for the most part..