Help, Problem with corals

reefdude37

reefdude37

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Hey, For some reason, some of my corals are not acting that good, I have some gsp, rics, other musrooms, zoos, and 2 unknown corals. The Greenstar polpys, rics, and other musrooms are the only ones that are open and look like thier doing good. One of the unknown corals is deflated, while the other one is limp. By the way, my Tank is a 10 gallon, 96 wat pc's, with a 2 gallon fuge that holds cheato. Any help would be great.
Here are 2 pictures of the unknows corals.

 
fedukeford

fedukeford

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the first one is a hammer or a frogspawn, the 2nd looks like mabey a leather, kenya tree mabey, what are you water parimeters, and how long ago did you add the corals?
 
jmcnaz

jmcnaz

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its alot harder to keep corals in a 10 gal tank than say 80-100 gal tank, i think this only the start of many more problems too come. what kind of filter system r u using, the temp of the water r u using r/o or tap water?
jmcnaz
 
reefdude37

reefdude37

Member
Hello, Thanks for the replies,
Have you tested your water? If so then what are the results?

WATER LEVELS
Amm- 0
Nitrite- 0
Nitrate- 0
PH- 8.3
Calcium- 320
Salt- 1.023
and how long ago did you add the corals?
About 3 weeks ago
what kind of filter system r u using
2 gallon refuge with liverock rubble and cheatomorpha algae
the temp of the water
80
r u using r/o or tap water?
RODI
Also, My zoos are not opening either
 
reefdude37

reefdude37

Member
The first pic (frogspawn/hammer) is deflated, that pic was from a week ago, but currently it is deflated, Kinda like all the tenticles(sp?) are flat and you can see the mouths in the middle.
 
bigpete

bigpete

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check for any metals in the tank. i had the same problem. all my corals were mysteriously melting away. i later found a rusty bolt in my powerhead. get a carbon bag or anything that will get any iron, copper, or any kind of metals out of the water. i was as stumped as you were, but it has to be something. also, check your zoos for any nudibranchs or sundial snails. i had those for a while. good luck
 
bigpete

bigpete

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Originally Posted by ReefDude37
I have a 20" 96 watt PC's, Thanks bigpete I will look
by the way im not taking credit for this...bonebrake helped me out. hopefully bonebrake or someone else more helpful than myself will jump on this thread as well. also, try a 50% water change. worked for me!
 
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