Acro bleaching at the bottom

rhomer

Member
I just got a new acro and put it at the top of my tank. I have 2 175 watt mh 20k xm's. I have an efflo frag thats grown about 400% and a yellow plate coral that has tripled in size, but this new acro seems to be bleaching at the base. Any suggestions.
I ran some tests:
Nitrate 0
Calcium 350 (calcium reactor had been off for a few weeks)
Alk 10.6
I have it in a heavy flow area so I'm not sure if that is a problem. Besides trying it in a different spot. Any other thoughts.
Rob
 

murph145

Active Member
lots of times things just dont make it....
ive had acros die too for no "apparent" reason that i could find....
i just tell myself that having so many different things living under one environment thats artificial when they all come from nature and diffferent environments u gotta expect some things not to be happy and die off... u know what i mean??
like u wont find a plate coral living next to your efflo in the wild and not at all the same depths stuff like that just luck of the draw at times....
 
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