Green Acro's

#1 Blacktip

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Posted 05 May 2010 - 06:56 PM

A number of my acros are turning green. Not dark brown/green but a bright green. Even my nana is now bright green! Any one know what it means?
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#2 chriss

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Posted 05 May 2010 - 08:15 PM

Hmm, break a bit off and see if the skeleton is green not white. If it is, this sounds like a 'boring algae disease'. This isn't infectious but I think is usually indicative of high phosphates, but don't take my word on it. I've lost a few corals to it in the past. Another thing you can check is to see if it is polyping from the green areas, diseased ones won't.

It can be decieving since yoy usually associate sps problems with brown not this bright green, it's even fooled a few people into thinking they have a great green coral.

Chris

#3 Dav

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Posted 05 May 2010 - 10:22 PM

could be an iodine overdose? ( if you dose it )

i know this can turn yellow corals green

#4 jason@jasonsaquatics

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Posted 06 May 2010 - 07:29 AM

What Lighting have you got your corals under m8 .

If your house your acros under the 20k range then this may be the course .I have seen brown branch corals with big blue or purple tips go bright green branch with a tiny Hugh of the original blue or purple tips .

Jas