Please ID

[killerbee181]

Don't know what it is got it at lfs and he didn't know, but it looked really cool. It was alot greener, but i think it's dieing. I need to know what it is so i can see what i need to do to fix it. Thanks for help.

 

[mudplayerx]

I can't tell. However, neve buy anything at the lfs without doing at least 3 hours of research on it 1st

 

[socal57che]

Is it toxic????

 

[reefforbrains]

looks like coraline on an old dead skeleton. Does it have any polyps?

 

[ricks280]

looks like a brain(dead) :notsure:

 

[promisetbg]

It looks like Merulina or Pectinia..something along those lines.

 

[killerbee181]

thats it a Merulina coral. it looked like that when i got it. i had it in mid tank when it started turning more red so i thought it was getting to much light. So i lowered it. but site says it needs lots of light so i'll try moving it up and see if that helps it. Any idea what's happening to it? What i need to do to help it?
My water is perfect
0 trates
0 trites
0 ammonia
0 phos
8.2 ph
4.0 alk
540 calc
1.024 salt
4 54watt T-5s and 4 64 watt PCs

 

[fallnhorse]

Originally Posted by ricks280
looks like a brain(dead) :notsure:

My first thought too. I watch my lfs kill a brain coral and that's what it turned into.

 

[promisetbg]

It needs alot of flow for one, and high lighting. Numbers look ok, but the CA could come down a bit, you are teetering on the edge with those high values for Alk & CA. Do you know what your reading is for Mg? I run my alk at 4.00, but with Ca at 450, Mg at 1350.

 

[killerbee181]

No i need to get a mg test kit. I've been lowering my dosage. I use b-ionics.
I don't see any chunks on it. Looks more like the skin is just falling off of it.