mpderksen
02/11/2016, 10:01 AM
While every other coral in the tank is fully extended, growing, and has great color, my Duncan hasn't been fully opening for a few months. This morning it is peeking out just a little, but it used to be a big, fluffy softball-sized and happy coral. I haven't changed lighting or placement in about a year.
I think it started to suffer when I had an AWC issue. My SG had creeped up to 1.028, so I had adjusted the DOS to add 2L/day of new, and remove 4L/day. I used the ATO to add the difference. Then, I FORGOT! I didn't test for a while, noticed things were "off", tested and found it had dropped to 1.018! So, I used NSW in my ATO, set the DOS back to 4L/day, tested daily and had it back in line over the next 2 weeks. It's been stable again for a few months, and everything is extended and looks fantastic, except the Duncan. It doesn't look to be dying though.
In the pictures below you can see the difference between it and the Torch that sits above it (yes, there is a DMZ space between them). It gets low flow, since the Torch blocks the MP10 for the most part. It sits a bit lower, and lower than the Hammer on the other side, which also is fully "fluffy" every day.
Thoughts?
The Duncan
341771
Torch (you can just see the Duncan on the lower right corner)
341772
Hammer
341773
I think it started to suffer when I had an AWC issue. My SG had creeped up to 1.028, so I had adjusted the DOS to add 2L/day of new, and remove 4L/day. I used the ATO to add the difference. Then, I FORGOT! I didn't test for a while, noticed things were "off", tested and found it had dropped to 1.018! So, I used NSW in my ATO, set the DOS back to 4L/day, tested daily and had it back in line over the next 2 weeks. It's been stable again for a few months, and everything is extended and looks fantastic, except the Duncan. It doesn't look to be dying though.
In the pictures below you can see the difference between it and the Torch that sits above it (yes, there is a DMZ space between them). It gets low flow, since the Torch blocks the MP10 for the most part. It sits a bit lower, and lower than the Hammer on the other side, which also is fully "fluffy" every day.
Thoughts?
The Duncan
341771
Torch (you can just see the Duncan on the lower right corner)
341772
Hammer
341773