Air bubbles the tips of SPS

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  1. pallidamors

    pallidamors Flamingo Tongue

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    So something weird is happening in my tank. All my sps look fine except my one green milliepora.

    For some reason a few of the tops are developing small bubbles, but here's the weird thing. The coral has good p/e.

    Are the tips dead/dying and need to be removed or should I just leave it alone? Has this happened to anyone else?
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Bubbles under the tissue or actual air bubbles at the tips of the coral:confused:

    Images make everything better. :p
     
  4. pallidamors

    pallidamors Flamingo Tongue

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    Ill try to post up some pics tomorrow after work. I know images make all the difference.

    The bubbles seem to be coming out of the end of the coral tips. Not under the flesh
     
  5. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yeah sorry, personally I would only be guessing. I can tell you that sometimes air bubbles develop at the end of the photo-period, I am guessing some type of oxidation. The only other time was with the development of dinoflagellates.
     
  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    I have heard of some corals releasing bubbles when their zooxanthellae produce excess O2 in their cells. Not overly common, but natural and harmless, nonetheless. However, as Corailline stated, that's just a guess ATM without a pic.