Help with bubble

meowzer

meowzer

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OK, i got a bubble coral a couple of weeks ago....Up til today it was doing fine...for some reason today teh bubble are not all open, and it kinda looks...well...like a clam

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I say the clam thing cause of the center...the slit..What is it???
I moved it over some to get it away from the mild flow it was in..maybe it was a little too much

anyone know?
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OK, the bubble had a few bubbles this morning, but still has that "clamlike" opening as in the pic
I tested water...all the norm tests are 0
p.h. 8.2
Alk is on the low side of norman 2mg
calcium is 450
temp is 78
Anyone have any clue to what could be the problem??
 
spanko

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Never had one. Here is what reading has taught me.
Feeding should be of finely minced foods or mysis or something very small. Even though the mouth looks large, it will irritate the heck out of the coral to get large pcs. of food.
Direct laminar flow will irritate the bejeesus out of it. While it does need some flow the flow needs to be more random and indirect.
They need to be fed several times weekly for maintenance. Daily feeding for growth
That is all I know that I can impart to you. But remember, google is your friend!!
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL...Thanks....I did move it...thinking maybe the flow was a little too much...I don't really know what else to do...I do feed tiny food though....
 
meowzer

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Originally Posted by TTL
http:///forum/post/3038377
maybe go to your LFS and they can help
LOL...I don't have a lfs...
If my sand sifter is dropping sand on it...could that be bothering it?
And if so, can I move it up on a rock..or does it have to be on the sand??
 
spanko

spanko

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It can be in the rockwork. Yes sand if it is getting on it will definitly irritate it.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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WELL I moved it back to the other side of the tank, up 3" onto a rock...so we'll see...I don't know if I am happy where it is though
Will mid tank with MH's be too high?
Oh yeah...it was full of sand too....
 
spanko

spanko

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Sand = not good. Should be okay there, don't want it too close to the lights. Maybe even a little shaded, needs moderate lighting.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3038596
Sand = not good. Should be okay there, don't want it too close to the lights. Maybe even a little shaded, needs moderate lighting.
Mid tank will be ok??? Is that what you are saying...or are you saying it should be ok where I just put it?
I hope I didn't make it mad, but I shook a lot of sand out....It is in a spot now that the sand sifter doesn't mess with too much
HAH we shall see.
 
spanko

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Didn't you say you had it about 3" up the rockwork? That isn't mid tank is it? I think three inches up the rockwork should be fine, with moderater to low flow and far enough away that the sweepers aren't gonna sting anything else.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3038601
Didn't you say you had it about 3" up the rockwork? That isn't mid tank is it? I think three inches up the rockwork should be fine, with moderater to low flow and far enough away that the sweepers aren't gonna sting anything else.
YEs..that's what I said...3" from bottom
I was asking if I didn't like that spot COULD I put it mid tank? LOL
I am thinking you are saying that would be TOO much light
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3043816
So what's up with the bubble!!!!!!!
WELLLL...I moved it...It has some bubbles, and at night I have seen very few tentacles....It has an opening in the middle...like it lost tissue or something...BUT a few days ago it had almost no bubbles...now it has more

I'll get a pic...give me a minute
 
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