Candy Cane Help Please

[bathomassr]

My candy cane has not been looking as nice as it has in the past. Just today, my wife spotted this "stuff" on the coral. Can anyone identify?

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[TheRealChrisBrown]

Checked your water parameters lately? I had high Alkalinity and it wiped out candy canes in a few days. As a general rule it's hard to ask for help with out us knowing your baseline numbers...

 

[jda123]

Check the salinity first with a verified instrument. Then, the other basic parameters right behind. What is the salinity, temp, alk, calcium, nitrate and phosphate?

The candy cane looks OK to me - I don't see anything weird on it.

 

[bathomassr]

I test everything every 6 days. Last measurements were as follows:

PH: 8.18
Nitrates: 0
Ammonia: 0 (or close to it)
Phosphates: 0 (or close to it)
Alkilinity: 8.7 dkh (which is a bit higher than normal, which is mid 7s)
Calcium: 435
Magnesium: 1280 (which is a bit lower than normal, which is 1330)
Temp: 77.7

I'll look at the Alk, thanks for the reco.

 

[bathomassr]

Oh, and BTW, it's not on the polyps, it's on the stem. Thanks again.

 

[Sophie1213]

Looks like a little algae to me, do you have any algae anywhere else in the tank?

 

[MuralReef]

I have stuff all over the stem on my candy cane. If the polyps are open and look good like they do I wouldn't worry about the stony part getting algae or other growth unless it affects the polyps.

 

[bathomassr]

Looks like a little algae to me, do you have any algae anywhere else in the tank?

Just cheato (sp?) in the refugium, otherwise no algae.

 

[bathomassr]

I have stuff all over the stem on my candy cane. If the polyps are open and look good like they do I wouldn't worry about the stony part getting algae or other growth unless it affects the polyps.

Thanks, I'll keep and eye on it and reply if things get worse.

 

[Sophie1213]

Lol then you're lucky cause I have that algae on my rocks too haha