Is My Acro Recovering?

[DeepBlue]

Dear SPS gurus...I bought a big piece of SPS to try from the farms ard 4 weeks back, there were a lot of chips and whitening and bleaching at the base ..now the piece is brown throughout with little white colour 'flowers' blooming....

er....is it recovering? I post a pic...really appreciate some advice before I venture further

thanks in advance

[DeepBlue]

A closer look..sorry, photo not sharp enough to get the small 'flowers'

[hotsoup]

again the qn will ask...wat kind of lighting u 're using? Maybe AT or Joe could explain on yr issue

[DeepBlue]

not the radiant lights, just the 150 w 10000K MH...

[DaY]

little white colour 'flowers' blooming

is it those that open and close up non stop one? if yes..i think your acro is in danger.. I dunno what the name for it but i seen it infest the whole stem before causing the main coral ( be it acro..or polys) to die.

[DeepBlue]

no...they dun close and open continuously...I try to get a closer look and tak ethe pic tomolo...

[Achilles Tang]

Hmmm... are you talking about polyps?

Anyway, you should seriously research a lot more about SPS corals before buying them. They require a whole level of reefkeeping skills, husbandry and setup.

AT

[DeepBlue]

ya...did quite a bit of reading (not extensive yet) but never the same when we look at the real thing....books dun show the different stages in which an acro recovers....

I guess...its alright...I'll go do my own research...thanks anyway

[Mellow]

a good sign if the polyps are starting to extend (flowers bloomed as u called it) and if there are no white(bleached) spots around.... look for any signs of the tissue receding too....RTN.... if algae starts to grow on them, it's not good....

[Mellow]

oh, i see some ricordeas very near to the acro right??? it'll prob burn the acro if it touches it.....how big is your tank by the way? put the acro in an area with lotsa water circulation and under direct lighting..i think reef plus does help for me too in helping corals recoveer...