HELP DYING RICORDEA?

[juliansreef2]

i got this ricordea a few weeks ago and has been going relatively fine. its never been open completely. recently it started getting these... i guess you would call them folds of skin. and the little bubbles on them started shrinking now theres a spot where its almost no bubbles. any ideas???

 

[geoj]

I would like a pic and to know your water parameters, water flow and light

 

[juliansreef2]

i cant post a pic right now but im running mhs for 4 hours a day since i dont have a system to hang them yet. and t5s all day and at night LEDs. my parameters are; nitrate-5 nitrite-0 ph- 8.0- 8.4 everything else is in check

 

[geoj]

What have you been testing since you noticed the change, what do you test or check?
Are you frying it with the MHs

 

[juliansreef2]

i test nitrates nitrites alkalinity ph ammonia and i dont keep the mh's on for that long. only like 2 to 3 hours a day because i dont have anything to raise them above the tank yet i have 4 layers of egg crate blocking it though. im almost positive the ric is about to kick it.

 

[geoj]

Salinity, Temp, Water flow?

 

[juliansreef2]

1.024 sg temp is 78F and it was a decent flow the ric is in the middle so its not too strong or too weak

 

[eric b 125]

could it be splitting?

 

[juliansreef2]

i highly doubt it would be splitting. its lost almost all of its color. ive basically given up on it. i dont think it will live.

 

[geoj]

That sounds like too much light try to move it to less light and see what you get