sps frags

[glennr1978]

maybe sps is just not my thing...

~alex

I thought the same thing, and was about to throw in the SPS towel after killing about 5 frags over a few months. Then I decided to try one more frag........and I haven't lost a single coral since.


yes, I'm knocking on wood as I type, lol.

[aggman]

I thought the same thing, and was about to throw in the SPS towel after killing about 5 frags over a few months. Then I decided to try one more frag........and I haven't lost a single coral since.


yes, I'm knocking on wood as I type, lol.

yeah i have seen your tank...so yeah you might be on to something, lol.

i don't think i will quit anytime soon. considering my superior nature-it's quite interesting finally facing a challenge...

~alex

[donduncan]

did my thread get jacked? I decided to cut the frag from the base that was white. I will see how it does

[donduncan]

How long does it take for SPS to encrust?

[aggman]

did my thread get jacked? I decided to cut the frag from the base that was white. I will see how it does

oops sorry for that.

about your corals. i think it depends on the coral. shouldn't take too long though. assuming your params are up to par and tank is doing okay.

mine are still bleaching out. i dunno what it is. hopefully yours fair better.

~alex

[Gilbert]

How long does it take for SPS to encrust?

some people have better luck then others, as for mine it takes forever

[glennr1978]

mine encrust pretty fast, but they tend to take a little while before the grow upward.

[DrMark]

always seems the case, encrust, then they sit and do nothing for a long time before taking off.......OR........new sprouts come off of the encrusted base and grow well while the original frag doesnt grow much, if any, at all. My experience.
mark

[aggman]

well, i hope your new cuts grow quickly and stay healthy. i know i hate losing corals. still relatively new to sps-so still losing some, but working on it.

news: ok i figured out what my problem was. i had the sps to high/close to the mh. the fixture sits about 4 inches from the surface, and the corals were sitting less than 4 inches from that. on a whim, i moved a couple of them down to the sandbed. they have started to color back up. slowly of course, but it is noticeable. i hope that fixes the problem.

~alex

[ErikH]

the same thing is happening to me with my 12g nano, my other tanks never did it. i have checked all parameters with my own api test kits, then took them to the lfs and had them test-all was good.

i am siding with gilbert, i think it is a heat issue. my tank goes from 78-81 depending on time of day. hard to keep these stable. i just took out the 50w heater and removed the glass cover. hopefully this helps.

does anyone know if the corals will recover from this or are the white parts gonna stay...

~alex

Set your heater to 81, then it wont swing
My tank swings from 75 to 81 daily, (much slower change than a nano) and I have a decent little tank coming along. None of my SPS have died or shown any stress from it.
Keep your CA, and Alk in balance, and KEEP A LOG OF YOUR LEVELS! I just started this practice with my CA reactor, and it has proved invaluable. If you find that you are needing to dose significantly higher amounts than normal, your mg is probably low. If that's the case, a WC is in order to replenish it.

SPS in a nano is very difficult! Especially right out the gate.

Oh, and in time the corals should grow new tissue over the burned areas.