Please Help Identify And Treat

[dccr]

I am finding my SPS /acros Monties dying slowly and have found something on them. The polyps have what looks like blackish extensions coming out. I have cut off some of the "infected pieces and there is a black spot in the center. I don't know if I have a worm infestation or a fungal attack, but I need HELP AND ADVICE The picture below shows the center of a polyp ant the end of the coral with what looks like very tiny tiny thread.
I'm sorry but this is the best I can take without a macro lens.

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae337/bellsw/IMG_2955.jpg

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae337/bellsw/IMG_2957.jpg

tHIS IS NOW DEAD, OTHER PIECES ARE DYING SHOWING THE SAME THING.
Black spot in polyps and threads extending from the polyps HELP!!!

[dccr]

Please, somebody respond. HEPL!!!!

[acrylic_300]

Are the rocks bleaching white or is it just the picture?

[trueblackpercula]

Ok let's start from the top.
How long has the tank been up and running?
Water are you water levels at?
Calcium
alk/dkh
salinity
temp
how big of a tank
do you have protien skimming
ozone
lighting?
Fish?
Clean up crew?
Did you just change water??
Are the frags newly bought and did you threat them?
Get back to us with some answer to theses questions and we can take it from there.

[dccr]

Tank has been setup from Jan. 10th. Older rock I had from a tare down and move. Cooked rock 6 months before setup. Seeded with various live sand from other tanks. Tank is 210 all glass. Skimmer RPC3000. calk reactor PM. Sump 75 gal. divided with 6in DSB and live rock.
Calcium 550.
DKH
Salinity 2.005
Temp78-83
2-400wt. Radiums, haven't added the 3rd yet
2 VHO Atinic
Half doz. hermits
2 5" blue tanks
1 4" yellow tank
1-clown
3-Anthes
Corals are newer and No I didn't treat them.
water change week ago 35 gal

I beleave what ever it is came in onsome additional live rock from another tank that was being given away

[dccr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15519918#post15519918 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by acrylic_300
Are the rocks bleaching white or is it just the picture?
The picture. It is still coloring up.

[imisky]

the calcium was 550PPM? that seems a little high to me. what about alk? with the Ca so high i would imagine the alk to be fairly low which might have caused RTN

not to mention that the SG is 2.005.. NSW SG is 1.026

[trueblackpercula]

Before adding new additions to your system I would dip everything with revive. I made a big mistake and I lost a few sps because of AEFW. In your case It looks like you have a few things going on. Your salinty is way to high and your tempature us at 83 is also on the high side. Now check thouse two things and see if you can get it down to 80 and you salinty down to 1.025
second problem check you calcium again but this use your test kit on newly made up saltwater to make sure your test kit is good.
Get back to us soon

[dccr]

PH 8.2
cal 560
dkh-7
salinity 1.025
phosphate>0
nitrate>0

nothing is looking good except the green slimer
this is todays readings

Zoos looking very bad to.

[roblack]

CA and temp too high, and alk low. I keep my alk at 9+, CA around 420, temp 78 or less.

[dccr]

temp now at 76

WHERE DO I FIND REVIVE
will this kill pests, still looks like it may be a worm.
I have other conditions I will work on ASAP

I'm going to work on the alk, but how to lower the ca?
I have taken the cal reactor off line

[shaggy14]

did you lower the salinity yet?

[Dejavu]

I have had temp upwards of 83 and Ca of 550... with no issue to sps. My feel is that it's your salinity. Sorry to say that the damage has been done and the only real soution is to lower your salinity slowly so you don't loss any fish.

[Dejavu]

BTW what are you using to measure your salinity? You might want to calibrate it too.

[dccr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15527418#post15527418 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shaggy420
did you lower the salinity yet?

messed up in first quote is 1.025 typo error. refractometer.

[dccr]

Can someone tell me what is and where to get Revive/

[Nike11234]

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15575054#post15575054 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dccr
Can someone tell me what is and where to get Revive/

[danreefman]

I would wait on putting any more sps in this tank until you see purple covering the rocks.

[The Unforgiven]

links to online retail stores for revive at twolittlefishies.com if you still need it.

[WhiteLightsaber]

Have you checked the effluent pH on your reactor? How about the pH on your tank? Something just doesn't seem right with your calcium. What is your Magnesium at?

[ChrisKirkland]

The calcium is fine and will not cause RTN. Alk will be fine too (like about 7-8 dkh) The temp is fine too as long as it is constant and does not fluctuate a lot