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Posted by Kelsey Cummings on April 22, 2005, 2:06 pm
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Pszemol wrote:
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>> I've got a 3 month old 30g reef tank setup with 15g refugium and added
>> my first coral a couple of weeks ago- a pulsing xenia. It's seemed
>> very happy and perfectly healthy until a few days ago when a few of
>> the 'fingertips' look like they have calcified - just the very tips
>> turned white and rigid. It doesn't seem to be getting any worse or
>> spreading to other areas. Is this a cause for concern? If it is a
>> problem what the most likely cause and what steps should I take to
>> resolve it?
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> What else do you have in the tank ?
1 Yellow tail damsel (if I'd known before I bought it...)
Snails, Hermit Crabs, Pepermint Shrimp, worms
The pepermint shrimp were introduced after the symptoms developed.
I haven't seen anything bothering the xenia and it's nowhere near any
other coral or polyps, etc.
-K
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> first coral a couple of weeks ago- a pulsing xenia. It's seemed very
> happy and perfectly healthy until a few days ago when a few of the
> 'fingertips' look like they have calcified - just the very tips turned
> white and rigid. It doesn't seem to be getting any worse or spreading to
> other areas. Is this a cause for concern? If it is a problem what the
> most likely cause and what steps should I take to resolve it?
>
> Sorry I don't have good water parameters handy - I had my LFS test the
> water when I bought the Xenia and they thought it looked perfect.
>
> As a newb, can someone recommend what I should be testing for on a regular
> basis and what kits I should purchase?
>
> -K