New frogspawn won't open.

[teddyzaper]

All my parameters are within what I'd consider acceptable.

Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 3
Phosphate 0-.02
Ph8.2
KH 7 (but just added a dose)
Mg 1320 (again, just dosed)
CA 375
Salinity 1.026
Temp 76

It's in a pretty low flow section. Should I try giving it more flow, no flow? My acans, sps, zoa's, and other lps is doing great.

It's in a medium light area.

It extends about half way daily. At the LFS it was fully extended.

Tank is about 3 weeks old.



In the far back. Best pic I got. I'll try to snap one in the morning if no one has any ideas.

[teddyzaper]

oh, on a side note. ID on the front left coral? Is it a scroll coral?

[Knighthawk]

I take it down to the bottom of the tank and let it adjust to the lighting.


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[dartier]

If the tank is 3 weeks old, water parameters may not be stable enough for corals. Especially if you are dosing Alkalinity by hand. Best to get an automatic doser and get your alk locked in. Corals really get PO'd when the alk varies.

The front left coral is a chalice.

Dennis

[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by dartier

If the tank is 3 weeks old, water parameters may not be stable enough for corals. Especially if you are dosing Alkalinity by hand. Best to get an automatic doser and get your alk locked in. Corals really get PO'd when the alk varies.

The front left coral is a chalice.

Dennis

Its a 55g with a sump and i test my alk daily. So far very little fluctuation of alk day to day as i don't have many corals. Once i start seeing larger swings i will be adding a doser. Many people have no issues using no dosing or just dosing by hand. It shouldn't be causing a coral to close up like this (especially since my other corals, sps included, are doing fine)


Also front left isn't a chalice. Its a very thin piece, not encrusting.

[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by Knighthawk

I take it down to the bottom of the tank and let it adjust to the lighting.


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I'll try that out, its already pretty close to the sand, but i'll move it over to a shadier area of the tank (i have a kind of spotlight affect in my tank)

[Fbrondum]

What kind of lighting do you have?


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[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by Fbrondum

What kind of lighting do you have?


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Hydra 26hd

[Fbrondum]

I think your on the right track bottom of the tank around the fringe for a few days. He may be getting too much light. When I got mine (I had 2 Prime hds on a 55g, now T5) I put him in moderate flow on the sand bed at the edge in the middle of two 'spotlights'. Took a few days but he came around


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[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by Fbrondum

I think your on the right track bottom of the tank around the fringe for a few days. He may be getting too much light. When I got mine (I had 2 Prime hds on a 55g, now T5) I put him in moderate flow on the sand bed at the edge in the middle of two 'spotlights'. Took a few days but he came around


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I think it's already doing better. Maybe too much flow though.

[teddyzaper]

Well I believe one of the heads is dying/dead. The other is hanging in there. Moved it to a lower flow area with low light and it's still barely extending

[Fbrondum]

Anything on the skeleton that could be irritating it? Just saw I had an aiptasia grow on mine I had to pull the frag and scrape it off. Maybe a dip would help revive it?


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[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by Fbrondum

Anything on the skeleton that could be irritating it? Just saw I had an aiptasia grow on mine I had to pull the frag and scrape it off. Maybe a dip would help revive it?


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I dipped it when I put it in. There is nothing that I can see. I just moved it to an even lower flow spot in my tank , but with a gyre nowhere is no flow... It's just odd since all my other corals are doing fine

[Fbrondum]

That other head looks so healthy I'm really not sure buddy it I wish you luck!


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[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by Fbrondum

That other head looks so healthy I'm really not sure buddy it I wish you luck!


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It should be much more extended, at least that's how it was at the lfs

[organism]

Originally Posted by teddyzaper

Well I believe one of the heads is dying/dead. The other is hanging in there. Moved it to a lower flow area with low light and it's still barely extending

Low light is good, low flow is not a good idea for LPS. The head died because in low flow infections can spread very fast.

On a side note always start new corals on the sandbed and then slowly move them up as they acclimate to your lighting.

[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by organism

Low light is good, low flow is not a good idea for LPS. The head died because in low flow infections can spread very fast.

On a side note always start new corals on the sandbed and then slowly move them up as they acclimate to your lighting.

Oh that's good to know. I'll try giving it a bit more flow. One of the heads fully died off, but the other one is doing alright.

Since I have a spotlight affect in my tank I start the coral on the edge of the spotlight and move it towards center slowly

[Cautioncones]

Did you try dipping in iodine?

[teddyzaper]

Originally Posted by Cautioncones

Did you try dipping in iodine?

Is it OK to dip? I have a coral dip that I usually use, but I didn't use it on this guy. Maybe i should have. Now there is only 1 head, but it's happy