My lr ,is it dieing?

[sandman12]

I have a piece of lr at the very top of my rock work and half of the rock has turned white? Is it dieing?

 

[buzz]

What kind of light is it under?
It may have simply bleached. That is the coralline probably. If so, it will grow back.

 

[attml]

Coralline turning white can also be a sign of low alk & calcium. If you want more coralline than you can shake a stick at start dosing Kent Tech CB (Part A&B) or another balanced calcium buffer every day. In a month or two you will be scraping your glass with a razor blade you'll have so much (just make sure you measure it so you don't overdose)! If you want to get really serious get a calcium reactor!

 

[sandman12]

its under a 192 watt pc

 

[justinl]

If the live rock is regularly exposed to air, such as in a water change, the coraline can die. IT should grow back.

 

[sandman12]

I havent done a water change yet. But iam soon

 

[mustangman]

Mine is doing the same thing also. ty 4 the enfo!

 

[j21kickster]

it would have to be exposed to air for quite a while- that wouldnt be the problem- i wouldnt stress too much about it though

 

[sandman12]

o o o now i know why it is ,i did a fresh water dip with the rock to get the mantis out but that was like a week ago