Brain Red Flower not opening any ideas?

alabama reefer

alabama reefer

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Bought it from this site a week ago Tuesday and it hasn't opened yet. Tissue looks healthy and is not deteriating.
SG 1.026
PH 8.3
Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates=0
Temp 78-79°
440w VHO's
2 X 400MH
All my other corals look great and are thriving.
Any ideas?
 
nycbob

nycbob

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do u hv it on the sandbed? bc thats where it likes to be. mine normally opens up and feeding tentacles spread out at night after the light is off. its tentacles pack quite a punch, so dont place next to any corals.
 
alabama reefer

alabama reefer

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Yes, I have it in the sand bed and it is isolated. I have had certain type corals that didn't open for a while after introducing them but this one has taken the longest thus far. Just curious if it was the norm or if I needed to do something else to help it out. My favia has its tentacles out at night but I haven't noticed any coming out of this one.
 
nycbob

nycbob

Active Member
do u hv any soft corals such as leathers? if so, u might want to run carbon. leathers, at time, will release chemical into the water hurting lps and sps corals.
 
alabama reefer

alabama reefer

Member
Originally Posted by jpa0741
http:///forum/post/3000964
Also make sure it is not getting too much light. They like to be shaded.
It is getting more vho light and a lot less halide but I will move it to more shade and see if that helps.
Originally Posted by nycbob
http:///forum/post/3000937
do u hv any soft corals such as leathers? if so, u might want to run carbon. leathers, at time, will release chemical into the water hurting lps and sps corals.
I do have leather but I also run carbon.
I really appreciate the responses.
THANKS!
 
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