SPS frag dying?

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by noirsphynx

I just noticed that one end of a liitle frag I bought several weeks back is starting to turn white. Is it dying and should I try fragging what's left of it? It was under an 8 bulb T5 fixture and I have a 6 bulb T% so I don't think it's the lighting.
I'm also not sure what kind of sps it is either, some kind of Monti? It's a bright greenish/yellow color with orange polyps. The picture doesn't show the color well.

It looks to be A.millepora and I don't see a lot of health concerns from the picture. Give it good random flow and put it a bit lower in the tank and it will likely be fine.

[noirsphynx]

On the left of the frag it's turned white.

Thanks Snappy, I'll try that.

[noirsphynx]

Here's a better pic.

[FitoPharmer]

whats your tank water like? lighting(bulb age)? water flow? acclimate time? i found some of the more delicate sps colonies i got would die back slightly in some spots when i fist got them. if the polyps are extending on the rest of the tissue that is left that is a good sign. no polyps = very bad. sometimes when the polyps only come out in the night.

[Snappy]

Almost looks like it got tagged by another coral. If you have LPS or soft corals give it some distance.

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

whats your tank water like? lighting(bulb age)? water flow? acclimate time? i found some of the more delicate sps colonies i got would die back slightly in some spots when i fist got them. if the polyps are extending on the rest of the tissue that is left that is a good sign. no polyps = very bad. sometimes when the polyps only come out in the night.

Tank params:
temp 77
salinity 1.025
ph 8.1
calcium 400
ammonia 0
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
phosphates 0
carb. hard. 100

Giesemann T5 HO Bulbs
- 4 aquablue
- 2 actinic
age-2 months

2-Koralia 3 pumps

I temp. acclimated in bag for about 30 min. & then added some tank water and allowed to sit for another 30 min. then added to tank.

I have no corals in direct flow and none are touching one another and they're not anywhere near any lps.

The polyps do show during day & night so I guess that's good. I did notice something else though and maybe it's just a barnacle? it's not easy to see but it's on the right of the coral and this is the area that's turning white

[FitoPharmer]

first thing i see, your bulbs are not the best for sps. you should have at least 2x10k. i do find its common for them to die from the bottom up for a bit when first adjusting to the tank. and by carb hardness you mean your ALK is 100ppm right now?

[noirsphynx]

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

first thing i see, your bulbs are not the best for sps. you should have at least 2x10k. i do find its common for them to die from the bottom up for a bit when first adjusting to the tank. and by carb hardness you mean your ALK is 100ppm right now?

Here's the specs of each Aquablue bulb is
• T-5 HO 54W
• 60% actinic and 40% combination (15000K)
• Great as a stand-alone bulb, or in combination with Daylights or Actinic bulbs.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/lb...aBlue+%2B.html

I didn't pick the bulbs, the place I bought them from picked them for me when I bought the fixture. Do you think I should supplement two of the bulbs with something else?