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: 478	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: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	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; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/26/2012, 04:05 PM	#2
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	What is it??

04/26/2012, 04:09 PM	#3
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 478	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 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	"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: 478	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.