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Originally Posted by jsgates  Overnight, one of my acropora corals has started to flake off and is almost all white! Checked my water paramaters:
SG: 1.026
PH: 8.2
ALK: 4 meq/
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
Ammonia: 0
CA: 350
Calcium was a little low, so added some of my Seachem Reef Complete CA. Going to raise it a little at a time to get it back in check. Strange thing is the other two acropora's are doing fine. The green encrusting Montipora I posted about earlier is still the same......still live, but still not green. The SPS corals are high in the tank with T5 VHO lighting. Water temp doesn't get above 82 degrees, and when I added the SPS, I added two more power heads to increase the flow over these corals. Strange thing about the problem acropora is that it has a direct flow from one of the powerheads going over it. Any suggestions for saving this coral. This stuff is not cheap!  |
If its completely white and all the flesh has stripped off it then its dead.
How long have you had them in the present tank? How did you acclimate if you aquired them recently? Did you ever see the polyps extend on this coral and do they extend to feed on the other acros? Is it close to any other corals? Keep in mind..not all acros are high light animals.
Direct flow might not be exactly what acros need. Random flow or more of a turbulence I think is better IMO.
No. This stuff aint cheap!
Sorry for your loss.