Sps RTN or STN ~~~ tones of reason to it

[andysho]

Maybe we can all share about this problem

what are the reasons leading to it?

i wonder for seio pump when put too near sps will it affect its tissue

for seio there are those small inlet where it are use to draw the water

in~~ if place too near the sps~~ i wonder will it have a negative

effect on its polyps

[giantbicycle]

Maybe we can all share about this problem

what are the reasons leading to it?

i wonder for seio pump when put too near sps will it affect its tissue

for seio there are those small inlet where it are use to draw the water

in~~ if place too near the sps~~ i wonder will it have a negative

effect on its polyps

how far is your Seio to your SPs?

[ZeRoC00l]

Maybe we can all share about this problem

what are the reasons leading to it?

i wonder for seio pump when put too near sps will it affect its tissue

for seio there are those small inlet where it are use to draw the water

in~~ if place too near the sps~~ i wonder will it have a negative

effect on its polyps

Guess the tissue were literally blown away........

Ensure the frag / colony is abt 1.5ft away from the output

I find tt i can place my frags closer (~5ft) to the inlet with no ill effect

[andysho]

so so i still prefer tunze

each have his own views kekeke

[Eric]

Maybe we can all share about this problem

what are the reasons leading to it?

i wonder for seio pump when put too near sps will it affect its tissue

for seio there are those small inlet where it are use to draw the water

in~~ if place too near the sps~~ i wonder will it have a negative

effect on its polyps

For me, tissue lost occur when I have an ionic imbalance. KH fluatuation too much.

Eric

[andysho]

about seio pump not really have the full knowledge of it

actually i do have one sps near the seio and notice

the polyps not opening so.... so just be careful

esp dun place it near the water inlet slots

i think a lot of people always have the idea of the more powerhead

and the more current in sps tank~~ actually this dun contribute

to a solid movement of current in a sps tank

it also invlove the placement of rocks and the number of sps in a tank

happen to saw a sps pro stating that one should not place so many

small frags in a tank or pack it so closely to each other~~ it will

cause uneven movement of current in the tank

one should give an sps some distance away from one another in order

to have a better flow in the tank

he done some experiment on it~~ and it really prove that not just by dumping

so many powerheads in the tank and it will work wonders

it is more the to the placement of rock and the distance of sps apart

[andysho]

Just went to do a search on RTN or STN in reefcentral

was suprise that were so many link on it~~~

talking on waht causes Sps or STN, causing it very hard

to have a exact solution to it

Some have perfect paremeter , yet still encounter this

deadly problem on Sps~~

hope one day can come up with a solution that can really

cure this horrible problem

[andysho]

just wonder if an acro fell to the sandbed

will it just die off , a bit injured is it all right

thanks

[giantbicycle]

It may jus break and frags but if it is not put back to proper care for quite some time then i think ....its cous SPS are delicate corals

[Clownfish]

as long as it does not STN, under proper care, it shld recover lah

[veliferium]

wat is RTN,STN?

[DeepBlue]

tips where it is injured, put it where there's good flow.....hate to see algae growing on the injured area...will retard recovery and future growth

[giantbicycle]

bro

RTN

Rapid Tissue Necrosis

STN

Slow Tissue Necrosis

[RAV-65]

wat is RTN,STN?

whether STN or RTN, the SPS dies...

[RAV-65]

Bro, if algae growing on the tips.... how ah??

[ZeRoC00l]

Bro, if algae growing on the tips.... how ah??

nip off the algae and apply superglue / gel.

Weird thing is algae doesn;t seem to grow on superglue

[DeepBlue]

leave it...dont go clean it all the time..the only thing you'll achieve is stressing the coral. Some people likes to use a toothbrush to brush it, to me, I rather let the water condition improve and the acro battle it out

[RAV-65]

As long as it doesn't kill the acro..., okay...

[surfedelic]

One of my monti tip sort of got burned from the adjacent coral thus ...the tissue sort of die off ... the next thing i know Algae start growing onto the tip. i was contemplating whether to remove that dead portion ...since there is aglae growing on it.

Recently I realise something very interesting - the monti couldn't grow over the algae covered portion instead it grows into another branch beside the algae covered portion.

ZeRoC00l,

You mentioned that you use superglue - did it grow over the superglue portion ?

rdgs

[ZeRoC00l]

One of my monti tip sort of got burned from the adjacent coral thus ...the tissue sort of die off ... the next thing i know Algae start growing onto the tip. i was contemplating whether to remove that dead portion ...since there is aglae growing on it.

Recently I realise something very interesting - the monti couldn't grow over the algae covered portion instead it grows into another branch beside the algae covered portion.

ZeRoC00l,

You mentioned that you use superglue - did it grow over the superglue portion ?

rdgs

Nope.

seems tt algae doesn't grow on sugerglue

No idea why, but they just dun grow there....

[andysho]

For my STN sps i soak it into the reef pure coral and dip & conditioner

solution a couple of times and also frag the affected part

the rest i can do is to pray for a miracle

or else in the end collect the skeleton and display

it on my self

[AlfaRomeo]

I always wondered why the SPS will STN in the first place after so long in a reeftank. Most often than not, some parameters is out of whack. That should be the first plan of action. Check your parameters and make sure that everything is in line. ALK/CA/PH/MG should all be at the ideal levels. Do a water change if necessary.

Enuff Flow? Enuff Lights?

Thats my usual train of tots.

[Ancelot]

Adding to wat Alfa had said, water changes and i mean regular water changes will cut down on these outbreaks.. tats what i do all the times.. and so far havent any reported cases of RTN and STN..

[andysho]

not really even you have perfect paremeters . dont mean

your sps will not STN or RTN~~ even those ang mo sps tank

have the best water paremeter and equipment

they still have sps stn or so........

but of course we still have to stick to the basic

some have no2 and no3 not reading at 0 , their sps still growing like mad

while some have perfect water parameter~~ still having brown sps

[surfedelic]

Nope.

seems tt algae doesn't grow on sugerglue

No idea why, but they just dun grow there....

I think it is best to leave it in that case because they might grow back. I saw another acro growing back and covering the dead skeleton - but the algae covered is very minimal before that.