Corals bleaching!

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  1. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    Yeah I'm gonna leave the bulb in, and I pulled the Purigen out right when I got home. I did a 15 gallon WC and added a little prime to the tank just in case some chlorine was released into the tank.
     
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  2. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    So basically I have about 4 colonies of zoas, candy cane, and fuzzy shrooms looking lighter then normal. The zoas are open but really less colorful, same goes for the shrooms and candy cane is a little closed and little faded. Still trying to figure out if I screwed up cleaning the Purigen, the clean Purigen stripped the little remaining nutrients from the water and these guys are unhappy, or the new light bulb I swapped out in my t5 fixture pissed these guys off a bit. Only time will tell I guess, all fish and other corals(including SPS) look happy.
     
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  3. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Did you try testing your parameters?
     
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  4. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    Yes tested
    PH 8.4
    Salinity 1.026
    Nitrite 0
    Ammonia 0
    Nitrate 0
    Phosphate 0 or very little
    Calcium 420
    Alk 9.3
     
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  5. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    Here are some pics befores and after...

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    Before Fuzzy shroom on the left
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  6. 2in10

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    That is zooxanthellae ejection, the corals are getting all of the energy they need from your lighting alone.
     
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  7. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Sorry, I don't think I'm following. They're ejecting zooxanthellae since they're getting too much energy from the lighting?
     
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  8. Nor_Cal_Guy

    Nor_Cal_Guy Gigas Clam

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    Looks like they are hurting. Test for Magnesium?
     
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  9. Travis45

    Travis45 Scooter Blennie

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    Magnesium is 1380.
     
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  10. 2in10

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    Yes in a way, the zooxanthellae are also producing more food than the coral can use. So they eject zooxanthellae to balance out everything.
     
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