Alveopora looking weird

[thaitopher]

Any idea what might be happening? Over tge last couple of weeks all of a sudden some if its polyps not coming out.

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[heathlindner25]

The coral is dying .

[mcgyvr]

Originally Posted by heathlindner25

The coral is dying .

Yep.. More than likely..
Not uncommon at all..
They can gonis can be like that and very difficult to keep alive long term..
Don't feel bad..

[AlSimmons]

Originally Posted by thaitopher

Any idea what might be happening? Over tge last couple of weeks all of a sudden some if its polyps not coming out.

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Has anything changed recently? What are your parameters? How long have you had the Alveopora for? How do your other corals look?

[thaitopher]

Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Has anything changed recently? What are your parameters? How long have you had the Alveopora for? How do your other corals look?

I went on vacation for 6 days and used really crappy lights so my water wouldn't evaporate so maybe that had something to do with it. My other coral are fine, granted I have really low maintenance coral in zoas and GSPs. I am hoping with my lights being back to full stretch maybe it will make a comeback.


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[thaitopher]

Thus mornings new look

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[thaitopher]

Appears to be doing much better. Who knows. These coral confuse me.

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[ClownNut]

alveopora is easier compare to gonipora, but still not an easy coral, each one of them you need to find the right combo for light and food. if its tentacles don't get shorter over time. you are in an ok area if they are getting longer over time you are in the good zone.

[OrionN]

If you can feed them, they will do better. Doen't need tiny food. Fish food is fine. Squirt some foot toward it and you will see that it will capture and eat food, flakes, mysis, what ever. I had pictorial documentation of this a long time ago. RC upgrade kinda messed it up and lost it.

[thaitopher]

Originally Posted by ClownNut

alveopora is easier compare to gonipora, but still not an easy coral, each one of them you need to find the right combo for light and food. if its tentacles don't get shorter over time. you are in an ok area if they are getting longer over time you are in the good zone.

Good advice. I didn't know about the tenticle length thing.

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[thaitopher]

Originally Posted by OrionN

If you can feed them, they will do better. Doen't need tiny food. Fish food is fine. Squirt some foot toward it and you will see that it will capture and eat food, flakes, mysis, what ever. I had pictorial documentation of this a long time ago. RC upgrade kinda messed it up and lost it.

I direct feed zooplankton twice a week. Is that sufficient or is there a better way to feed?

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[AlSimmons]

The links below might help.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/nftt/index.php

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/12/inverts

[OrionN]

Originally Posted by thaitopher

I direct feed zooplankton twice a week. Is that sufficient or is there a better way to feed?

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they eat food the size of small mysis. What size are your zooplankton?
I would gently squirt the mysis or plankton to the coral so that the heads can capture them.

[thaitopher]

Originally Posted by OrionN

they eat food the size of small mysis. What size are your zooplankton?
I would gently squirt the mysis or plankton to the coral so that the heads can capture them.

They are pretty much invisible. Every time I squirt into the coral, the coral polyps retract into the coral. Does that every time, but I assume the plankton still sticks to the heads

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[OrionN]

Too small then. Just a few mysis or flakes every day when you feed the fish would be fine