Help with coral!!!!

avelino78 · 04/26/2012, 03:27 PM

Any idea what could be wrong with my coral it's been like this for three days. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1335475657.997437.jpg

sponger0 · 04/26/2012, 04:05 PM

What is it??

avelino78 · 04/26/2012, 04:09 PM

It some kind of tree coral I could never figure it out. When it's doing good it looks like this. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1335478163.070795.jpg. I cut the smaller one off and put it on another piece of live rock.

Andrew · 04/26/2012, 04:14 PM

"When it's doing good it looks like this"

I would say that's when it looks bad as well. Leathers open up much more than that. Leathers don't require strong lighting so unless you're running basic or old bulbs thats not the problem. Looks stressed due to the poor water quality. Keep in mind if you did "frag" it than it will take a few days to heal.

Sk8r · 04/26/2012, 04:23 PM

many, many things could be wrong. Tell us what your readings are starting with alkalinity and salinity and what its neighbors are and we can be more specific.

avelino78 · 04/26/2012, 04:58 PM

Salinity 1.024. Alk 8.5 mag 1320 cal 440. The only thing I can think is my wife got a frogspawn frag and it looked very sick. It was all gone after two days and since then it has been like that. The frogspawn was up current from it.

04/26/2012, 03:27 PM	#1
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 362	Help with coral!!!! Any idea what could be wrong with my coral it's been like this for three days. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1335475657.997437.jpg

04/26/2012, 04:23 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 23,181 Blog Entries: 54	many, many things could be wrong. Tell us what your readings are starting with alkalinity and salinity and what its neighbors are and we can be more specific. __________________ Sk8r "Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale, not meq/l; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp abt 80, nitrate/ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal will not rise if mg is low. Alk reading far more imp't than PH; WATER QUALITY MATTERS!" "If anything CAN go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible moment."---St. Murphy. "For beginners---nothing good happens fast on an ice rink or in a fish tank." Current Tank Info: 105g, kalk, 250mh 10000; AquaCEV120; Iwaki 100, bsemnt sump/fuge; hermits, snails, mandy, scooter, blue chromis, azure damsel, starry & tailspot blennies, firefish, royal gramma, redstripe goby, YWG pair, lps;

04/26/2012, 04:05 PM	#2
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,017	What is it??

04/26/2012, 04:09 PM	#3
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 362	It some kind of tree coral I could never figure it out. When it's doing good it looks like this. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1335478163.070795.jpg. I cut the smaller one off and put it on another piece of live rock.

04/26/2012, 04:14 PM	#4
Andrew Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 13,673	"When it's doing good it looks like this" I would say that's when it looks bad as well. Leathers open up much more than that. Leathers don't require strong lighting so unless you're running basic or old bulbs thats not the problem. Looks stressed due to the poor water quality. Keep in mind if you did "frag" it than it will take a few days to heal.

04/26/2012, 04:58 PM	#6
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 362	Salinity 1.024. Alk 8.5 mag 1320 cal 440. The only thing I can think is my wife got a frogspawn frag and it looked very sick. It was all gone after two days and since then it has been like that. The frogspawn was up current from it.