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Offline ReeferMadness

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spots on birds nest
« on: April 25, 2014, 21:42:42 »
sorry the pic is weird I had to crop it so it would upload, anyways I know the tips are supposed to be white, but are all those little spots new growth?
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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2014, 23:15:35 »
It might be vitiligine.
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Offline lazylivin

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2014, 23:31:38 »
Yes those are all growth tips. If you can get it in more light and reduce nutrient levels it will color up.
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Offline ReeferMadness

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2014, 23:32:08 »
Quote from: Bucknutz on April 25, 2014, 23:15:35
It might be vitiligine.

 The only info I can find for that is on humans, but maybe the temperature of my water has something to do with it? I suspect my evil mini Me got her hands on the heater, it was 94°  >:(

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2014, 23:40:40 »
Quote from: Lazylivin on April 25, 2014, 23:31:38
Yes those are all growth tips. If you can get it in more light and reduce nutrient levels it will color up.

Cool, Thanks. I'm buying a new (to Me) light tomorrow :D they all popped up so quickly I figured the worst, it's nice to see i'm not completely f'ing up! :))

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Offline lazylivin

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2014, 23:45:16 »
Good news is your carbonate/bicarbonate parameters are good which is why it is growing. With your new light and as you get your nitrients down it should color up nicely. DOn't forget to give regular doses of soda ash or baking soda which ever your prefrence is to keep alkalinity in range now that it will be absorbing it.
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Offline ReeferMadness

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2014, 23:56:41 »
After a quick read about baking soda dosing and I figured out why I had "snow storm" a while back. Lol who knew calcium and baking soda would react :p

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Offline Bucknutz

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2014, 00:04:04 »
Quote from: ReeferMadness on April 25, 2014, 23:32:08
The only info I can find for that is on humans, but maybe the temperature of my water has something to do with it? I suspect my evil mini Me got her hands on the heater, it was 94°  >:(

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Offline ReeferMadness

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2014, 00:06:11 »
you better watch it! Did you see the video of his ghost on the news?

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Offline ReeferMadness

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 19:18:57 »
The growth is insane, all of my sps are doing fabulous and lps are ok, I thought sps were "harder" to keep

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Offline Twizted1

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 19:28:35 »
Sps are considered hard because if anything goes wrong, they are the first to go.
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Offline Travis8896

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2014, 22:42:06 »
Color looks alot better with the new lights :)
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Offline ReeferMadness

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Re: spots on birds nest
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2014, 22:47:30 »
That was a cell phone pic too so it looks much much better!

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