xjy3838
05/25/2015, 05:42 PM
Hi everybody. I need your help. I picked up this open brain coral about 2 weeks ago at my lfs. This is what it looked like
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/cd2f74987c2f6a8ca07f53d81040143d.jpg
Well 2 weeks later it looks like this
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/965bfab2fa49707b111ebf00db79ab7e.jpg
I have moved it to a shady area
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/d1c1250f99375605b7cd324b99a0e15a.jpg
Is it bleaching??? I've tried feeding it and it looks like it doesn't eat. I only saw its tentacles at night once right after I got it. It puffs up once in a while. I don't want it to die. Any thoughts or suggestions. I would really appreciate everyone's help.
My tank info:
7 months old.
JBJ rl45 gal
2 pumps (266 gph)
Hydra 52
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/667b1bc86e1ddabf976000845c571e0a.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/61be5a436dfc74fcc544407024aae973.jpg
I tested my tank today this is what I have:
Temp: 77.7
Salinity 102.4 Red Sea refractometer
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.05
Nitrate 2
Alk 9.2
Cal 440
Mag 1440
Phos 0.0.ppm Hanna checker
Tunze skimmer
Coralife uv
I have
2 clown fish
2 fire fish
1 tiger goby
1 royal gramma
1 large torch coral
1 torch frag
1 gsp
1 rose bubble tip anemone
1 green acan frag
1 war coral
Everything is doing great
3.5 gal HOB refugium with Fiji mud, charts, and 11 mangroves.
For the other tests I use Red Sea.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/cd2f74987c2f6a8ca07f53d81040143d.jpg
Well 2 weeks later it looks like this
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/965bfab2fa49707b111ebf00db79ab7e.jpg
I have moved it to a shady area
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/d1c1250f99375605b7cd324b99a0e15a.jpg
Is it bleaching??? I've tried feeding it and it looks like it doesn't eat. I only saw its tentacles at night once right after I got it. It puffs up once in a while. I don't want it to die. Any thoughts or suggestions. I would really appreciate everyone's help.
My tank info:
7 months old.
JBJ rl45 gal
2 pumps (266 gph)
Hydra 52
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/667b1bc86e1ddabf976000845c571e0a.jpg
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/25/61be5a436dfc74fcc544407024aae973.jpg
I tested my tank today this is what I have:
Temp: 77.7
Salinity 102.4 Red Sea refractometer
Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.05
Nitrate 2
Alk 9.2
Cal 440
Mag 1440
Phos 0.0.ppm Hanna checker
Tunze skimmer
Coralife uv
I have
2 clown fish
2 fire fish
1 tiger goby
1 royal gramma
1 large torch coral
1 torch frag
1 gsp
1 rose bubble tip anemone
1 green acan frag
1 war coral
Everything is doing great
3.5 gal HOB refugium with Fiji mud, charts, and 11 mangroves.
For the other tests I use Red Sea.