millepora bleaching?

fencer · #2 07-07-2008, 12:12 AM

I had a an sps that totally bleached out. I thought it RTN'ed but I could see polyps on it. I moved it lower in the tank and it took month before any color came back. The coral sounds stressed or it has RTN'ed on you

Borderjumper · #3 07-07-2008, 12:15 AM

Whats your sg?
Thats pretty fast to bleach out unless your lights are drastically different than the tank the monti came from.

Bugsy · #4 07-07-2008, 12:23 AM

Never had one of these but is it:

On the bottom
Strong Flow
Mod-High light

If you just added it yesterday most corals take time to adjust to their new surroundings.

How old is your tank??

tgoeujon · #5 07-07-2008, 03:22 AM

tanks a year and a half. SG is 1.024. temp was at 82 could that be the problem?

fencer · #6 07-07-2008, 03:54 AM

82 is kinda hi

Oceanic · #7 07-07-2008, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fencer

82 is kinda hi

82 is not high as long as the temp stays consistant, my tank runs at 81-81.5 24/7 and is very healthy. It is drastic daily temp fluctuations rather that any certain set temp that can be bad for the general tank health.

Oceanic · #8 07-07-2008, 04:45 AM

Sometimes RTN situations just cannot be explained, some wild harvested colonies just never seem to acclimate vs aquacultured varieties.

marie · #9 07-07-2008, 04:48 AM

My tanks have hit 86 with no problems, I doubt it's the temp.

Is it just getting paler or is it actually losing tissue?
As Oceanic said sometimes wild harvested colonies never adjust to life in a tank