is my candycane dying

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  1. scap

    scap Plankton

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    got home yesterday and I notice my small candycane had white stripes on it. I check the water and ammonia is 0, nitrates is 0,and nitrites is also 0.
    salt is 1.025. the guy at my lfs said it looks like possible flate worms so I brought a dip. but I don't think so, can anybody tell me if it's dying or can I save it, and how. 013.jpg
     
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Alk

    These levels are missing.
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Welcome to 3reef.

    Do you currently have a flatworm infestation going on. They should be easy to spot on the glass and rock work if you do. Flatworms do not kill a coral quickly, unless you have some exotic kind or the LFS was referring to a Polyclad Flatworm which is much larger than your average Flatworm and can sometimes be seen at night.

    As Alex posted above we need more information regarding water chemistry.
     
  5. scap

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    ca 420, alk not sure. I don't see anything on the glass or rock work.and all the other corals are find.is possible too much light
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    It does look bad.

    Did you recently change your bulbs?
    What type of lighting do you have?
    Is it next to a coral that could have stinging sweeper tentacles like a frog spawn or other LPS?
    Do you have any shrimp or crabs?
    How long did you have the coral?
    Are you dosing anything?
    Can you provide a pH level instead of an alk?
     
  7. scap

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    I just change my blubs to day thinking it was the light.
    I have pc bulbs.and it was next to a tube anemone. I have a peppermint shrimp but I have not seen him for weeks.
    I had the candycane for 4 months now.
    the stuff I was dose it revive coral cleaner ( smells like pine sol)
     
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  9. Corailline

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    PC lighting should not have done that in the course of a day.
    Could be a near by coral I suppose.
    You mean you dip using Revive Coral Cleaner right? You do not dose it right?
     
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  10. scap

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    yes. i did dose with Revive Coral Cleaner
     
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