Frogspawn is not looking great

So i had some green frogspawn. and it was doing well for about 3 months during the day it would expand pretty large. Right now it looks as though alot of the soft tissue is starting to disappear. any suggestions? My parameters are stable no am, nitrate, trite, calcium is 460, alk is 10. Sg is 1.025. i have two 250 watt halides, and 4x 65 watt actinics. how long should i keep the halides on?
 

ajer

Member
What do you measure your SG with (eg hydrometer, refractometer, digital conductivity)? If you use a hydrometer, high or low salinity could be the problem. Use the Conductivity young one
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barchtruong

Member
frogspawn is a tough coral specie.
They can tolerate bad water.
It is true that your SG is way up. Use refratometer to measure, not hydrometer.
 
I just use the plastic one with the swinging arm.. i raised it to the highest point in the tank last night and it's looking a little better today. thanks.
What conductivity device are you referring to?
Anyone know how to anchor a ricordea mushroom?
 

bill109

Active Member
Originally Posted by kevinbeatzeus
http:///forum/post/2828600
I just use the plastic one with the swinging arm.. i raised it to the highest point in the tank last night and it's looking a little better today. thanks.
What conductivity device are you referring to?
Anyone know how to anchor a ricordea mushroom?
i used superglue gel.
 

shrimpi

Active Member
your salinity is PERFECT.. not too high. Corals prefer a salinity around 1.024-1.026. It is true that your hydrometer may be reading false (they are notorious for being a little wacko!).
Im assuming you havent changed anything recently (flow, lights, etc). It may be just a small period of the frogspawn deflating. Even a healthy specimen will do that from time to time. As long as you dont see A) brown jelly or nasty goo or B) tissue recession where the tentacles meet the 'branch', chances are its going to be fine.
Frogspawns are pretty resilient (I cant seem to kill mine, even though Ive abused it a few times on accident) but some of them are more light loving than others.
I would keep it in medium to high light, medium flow. I keep my lights on the same amount the sun is out during the day (In my opinion you cant get more accurate than nature) and complete the 24 hour cycle by keeping just actinics or lower light 1 hr before light and 2 hours after.
Also, you may have a critter that is bothering it, or a nearby coral that is sweeping tentacles at night. Check out the tank in the evening just to see if there are any suspects, otherwise, frogspawn is pretty easy to diagnose being that if its happy... itll show you! Check your bulbs in your fixture too.. if you happen to have a specimen that is a little light sensitive, it may be unhappy because your bulbs are old :(
I hope it looks up for you! you could always do an iodine dip just to keep any infection in check!
Good Luck
Jess
 

big

Active Member
Shrimpi had good advice..
But with 2-250 MHZ plus 4 65 Actinic, I am not too sure that your moving it up is the right thing to do...... If there is no slime on the coral or loss of tentacles......... I would if anything, move it to a lower location with good steady flow and just observe for a while. Mine grows the best lower in my tank.
Secondly The SC is right on for a Reef , but the issue there is your Hydrometer accurate??????? If your true SG is a few points higher it could be a stressing factor................
Like said, A 49 dollar Refactometer is a wise investment to make too.
Here is one I started from a single stem frag and has always been keep low in the tank......... Good Luck with him........ Warren
 
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