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green closed brain looks like crap

post #1 of 25
2/19/12 at 8:56am
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Water parameter

Salinity 1.024
Zero across the board
Alk - 9
Ph - 8.2
Calcium - 480

It looks like its skin and bones... I don't know what is going on...
Will post a pic soon.. anyone gone through before and made out with alive brain coral?
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post #2 of 25
2/19/12 at 8:59am

i am losing or lost my red brain just this week since i added all the phosphate removers and added carbon.i have never had long time good luck with brains (mine or in the tank)

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post #3 of 25
2/19/12 at 11:53am

I have not had any luck with the open brains for some reason.....so I gave up

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post #4 of 25
2/19/12 at 6:38pm

Neither have I. I have no luck with brains.

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post #5 of 25
2/19/12 at 6:46pm

How much flow is it getting? If to much it will remain closed.

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post #6 of 25
2/20/12 at 7:39am
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Hey guys,

 

i'm trying to get it to live but man it's more difficult then I thought.. It looked little better at night after I turned off all the light completely. It swelled up a bit but in the morning when the moon light came back up and turned skinny... hmm... I just got my t5 fixture this morning so let's see if additional lights will help this issue..

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post #7 of 25
2/20/12 at 7:43am

A pic would be nice. I wish I had something that might help, but my brain

has not yielded any good learning experiences; I put it in the tank and it grows shrug.gif

 

Mine is in the lower regions, about 27" down from my T5s, in a moderate/heavy flow area.

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post #8 of 25
2/20/12 at 7:54am
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Ok, picture coming up tonight.

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post #9 of 25
2/20/12 at 8:39am
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Originally Posted by Slice View Post

A pic would be nice. I wish I had something that might help, but my brain

has not yielded any good learning experiences; I put it in the tank and it grows shrug.gif

 

Mine is in the lower regions, about 27" down from my T5s, in a moderate/heavy flow area.


My three are at the bottom too. With mod flow. Mine like the sides of the tank better than the middle dunowhy! Lets see that pic
 

 

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post #10 of 25
2/28/12 at 8:21am
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Gosh... I completely forgot about the pics...

 

I have been so lazy these days... whew...

ok, tonight, I'm going to get off my butt and start taking some pics for some update for you fine people and my suffering brain coral..

 

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post #11 of 25
2/29/12 at 7:56am
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Originally Posted by Siptang View Post

Gosh... I completely forgot about the pics...

 

I have been so lazy these days... whew...

ok, tonight, I'm going to get off my butt and start taking some pics for some update for you fine people and my suffering brain coral..

 



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post #12 of 25
3/1/12 at 10:01am
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There it is... shrug.gif

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post #13 of 25
3/1/12 at 11:31am

sorry bud dont think its going to make it

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post #14 of 25
3/1/12 at 12:07pm
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yea, thats what i'm thinking as well... but i'm not giving up. brickwall.gif

 

when the lights go off, it actually looks little better then this.. shrug.gif

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post #15 of 25
3/1/12 at 9:38pm

when did you feed it and what di you feed it?

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post #16 of 25
3/2/12 at 11:37am
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has been a while... it won't respond to mysis or brine any more...

 

 

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post #17 of 25
3/2/12 at 12:30pm

looks like the mouth is gone

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post #18 of 25
3/2/12 at 12:59pm
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ahhh crap... that means it's 100% gone isn't it...

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post #19 of 25
3/2/12 at 1:07pm

mine did the same thing.it was doing great for 6 months then a little gone ,then a little more .then see ya.i never had luck with them long term.

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post #20 of 25
3/2/12 at 1:19pm
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ahhh crap... I will make this work somehow... brickwall.gif

Hey Jeff, did you check out my new tank shots on the other thread?

 

 

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