sea n life
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hello my pink birdsnest aint so pink it looks like he is open and happy but does anyone know why he is turning a brownish color? here are a few pics
pink birdsnest help
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mr_x
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2647893
that looks to me more like a poccilopora than a seriatopora.
agreed.
http:///forum/post/2647893
that looks to me more like a poccilopora than a seriatopora.
agreed.
sea n life
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it was very pink when i first got it but it was alot smaller
wangotango
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Lighting, water flow, parameters?
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mr_x
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it looks alot like a green tipped pocilapora. either way, a birdsnest(Seriatopora) doesn't have polyps like that. not the ones i have seen anyway.
ultimately, if the coral turned from pink to the brown color i see in the pics, i would look at the lighting first.
then if that is good, the water parameters. then temperature....
ultimately, if the coral turned from pink to the brown color i see in the pics, i would look at the lighting first.
then if that is good, the water parameters. then temperature....
sea n life
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that cyano is just blooming in the last 3 weeks i started feeding frozen plankton 2 times a week could that be the case i think im gonna move him upstairs its a smaller tank only about 1 year old 36 gal with a sunpod 150 ill see what that does thanks again
gatorwpb
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Lights, flow and nutrients all could be the reason. Nutrients could be from the frozen plankton. If there was enough flow, the cyano wouldnt be able to stay on the rocks.
also, id watch out how close those stinging tentacles get to it, as you might not have to worry much longer what color it is, as it will be WHITE
also, id watch out how close those stinging tentacles get to it, as you might not have to worry much longer what color it is, as it will be WHITE
sea n life
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nitrite 0
nitrate 0
ammonia between 0 and .25
ph 8 it was low i have a fugewith a 800 gph pump and 2 1200 gph powerheads and a coralife two 150 watt mh with actinicts would the ph being low cause it and i dont like the frozen plankton im going back with cyclopies.does anyone use marine snow?if so what do you think
nitrate 0
ammonia between 0 and .25
ph 8 it was low i have a fugewith a 800 gph pump and 2 1200 gph powerheads and a coralife two 150 watt mh with actinicts would the ph being low cause it and i dont like the frozen plankton im going back with cyclopies.does anyone use marine snow?if so what do you think
sea n life
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here is a pic when i first got it
sea n life
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all lights are ontimers and temp is always the same give or take a degree so only thing can be the nutrients but nothing else has lost color just the pink birdsnest i dont understand
sea n life
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would the ph being low cause it to brown out?
sea n life
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it slowly browned out as it got bigger
chilwil84
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/2648175
well coral species aside, judging by your cyano haze in the back I would say nutrient rich water would be the culprit in "browning out", lots of SPS turn brown in nutrient rich water.
think were back to this on wat is causing ur brownout. and with the cyno i would lean to phosphates. a slightly high phosphate doesnt cause the death of many sps but does cause a slow brownout. how old is your tank and what kind of substrate do you have?
http:///forum/post/2648175
well coral species aside, judging by your cyano haze in the back I would say nutrient rich water would be the culprit in "browning out", lots of SPS turn brown in nutrient rich water.
think were back to this on wat is causing ur brownout. and with the cyno i would lean to phosphates. a slightly high phosphate doesnt cause the death of many sps but does cause a slow brownout. how old is your tank and what kind of substrate do you have?