Green Bubble Coral

scoobydoo

scoobydoo

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I'm not sure what is going on with my green bubble coral. I got it from my son's science teacher. Its about 5 inches long. It was beautiful when I got it. Floated the bag for a few hours and then added to tank. He had it in water and a cooler at school for a few hours before I picked it up. No heat packs. Its been almost two weeks and it never fully opened up and now a lot of the skelton is showing. I don't think its going to make it. Should I remove it or leave it and keep my fingers crossed. I have been using distilled water for top offs and I had tested my water prior to putting it in and everything was normal readings. Calcium was at 450. Temp 82. I tested the water on Friday and my PH was down to 7.8. I added buffer to it and its back up to 8.2. Do I have to add buffer with the distilled water everytime? I feed with cyclopeeze.
 
tthemadd1

tthemadd1

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I believe that Bubbles like a little iodine in the water. Should be replenished with regular WATER CHANGES but I add a little each week. Get a test kit and go from there.
Oh yeah like said before what type of lighting?
Themadd1
 
tthemadd1

tthemadd1

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Never sure about a recovery. Just keep your parameters right and take the chance. I didnt feed mine for a few months and it did just fine. Watch your temp, any changes even within a few degrees can cause problems. As long as there are a few tenticles out there is a good chance it will survive. Check at night and see if the feeding tenticles com out more. They are the ones that do not look like bubbles, like an anenomes fingers almost. Good luck
Themadd1
 
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