acupora dieing help :(

Discussion in 'Coral Health' started by macabe, Aug 21, 2009.

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  1. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    well the lfs i got it from isnt very good with sps all his other corals are pitty but all of his sps has there shell dieing off witch is probly rtn idk i thot this peace was good but he had the bad part turn away from people seeing it in my opinion i think the frags will be ok. but tomarrow ill take a really close up pic
     
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  3. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    so wait is RTN caused bye bad water conditions?
     
  4. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    several things can cause it. Alot of times if you try to frag an acro, and place the frag in less than perfect conditions it will rtn
     
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  5. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    SPS are a sensitive coral that need stable conditions to be able to survive and grow, even with perfect conditions if not kept stable you will find your self in trouble with them.
     
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  6. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    well the rtn hasnt hurt the frags yet and the bottom of the frags that is white is superglue im posative
     
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    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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  9. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    macabe, honestly I don't see anything wrong. Maybe a few coralites turning white because they are starting to grow and become branches. I think they look fine. A little browned out but other than that, they look just peachy
     
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  10. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    whats browned out mean?
     
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    brown in color. Dunno if that's the color it's supposed to be but they look brown to me.
     
  12. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    o yes they are suppost to be brown thats how they where at the lfs and all the uther ones where brown to. Thanks allot for helping me daniel