Colt Coral MELTING????

[meowzer]

Well I just noticed a brach of my colt fell off, and when I checked the colt, the bottom stalk seemed soft...so I moved it into my other tan (since I have a colt in there already and it is doing great) Is there any chance it can still survive?

 

[meowzer]

Well it seems to have perked up a little...so maybe there's hope.....

 

[mx#28]

If the water parameters are good and the coral appears healthy, then you are likely just seeing asexual reproduction - the coral drops a branch that may settle and grow elsewhere.

 

[meowzer]

You know I don't know about my water anymore...I thought it was good...salinity 1.023 and all that, but when I went to the fish store it came up salinity 1.018 and PH maybe 8...I hav2 2 hydrometers, and both came out the same...I added PH 8.2, and some more salt tonight...Soooo maybe my problem is that the salinity is too low for the coral. I put the coral in my reef tank, and it already looks better....I really thought it was dead. I have 2 Instant Ocean Hydrometers...both read the same...1.023, I will test again tomorrow since I added salt tonight. Any better testers out there???

 

[geoj]

https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/333843/ph-salinity#post_2755991
It worked

 

[mx#28]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2756007
You know I don't know about my water anymore...I thought it was good...salinity 1.023 and all that, but when I went to the fish store it came up salinity 1.018 and PH maybe 8...I hav2 2 hydrometers, and both came out the same...I added PH 8.2, and some more salt tonight...Soooo maybe my problem is that the salinity is too low for the coral. I put the coral in my reef tank, and it already looks better....I really thought it was dead. I have 2 Instant Ocean Hydrometers...both read the same...1.023, I will test again tomorrow since I added salt tonight. Any better testers out there???
Do yourself a big favor and buy a good refractometer. They may be more expensive, but they are SO much more reliable. In a reef tank that you are adding chemicals to, you should also be testing for calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, as well as the standard ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. I don't know what you are testing pH with, but I also recommend a good pH meter.

 

[meowzer]

What worked????

 

[meowzer]

I was just researching them..I have an API Master saltwater test kit, and I have heard of a refractometer...I would rather pay a little more for accurcy, then to kill my corals and fish cause of a cheap tester.

 

[geoj]

The link worked click on it.

 

[meowzer]

Any suggestions on what to use to raise PH? I had PH 8.2....Doesn't last long for a 225g tank.

 

[meowzer]

I see, so you brought me back to a different post that you answered....I have Instant Ocean salt that I mix...Won't that work???

 

[mx#28]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2756019
...I would rather pay a little more for accurcy, then to kill my corals and fish cause of a cheap tester.
That's the right attitude.

 

[geoj]

Find out what your salinity is then adjust and see what your pH comes out as.The cleaner the tank the longer the pH and alk will stay up. Not counting the corals growth.

 

[geoj]

Just don’t move it to fast the snails don’t do well with quick changes in salinity.

 

[meowzer]

OK, I added some salt tonight...I will wait til tomorrow and see what my handy hydrometer reads (LOL) What about the PH? Will it go up when salinity goes up? Or do I have to add something else?

 

[geoj]

You said it was 8?
That not to bad my pH is 8.1 all the time
And the way I keep it there is by keeping my alkalinity up
It would be better if I had an 8.3, but fast change is more of a prob so I let it be till I find something new to try.

 

[meowzer]