Sick Colt Coral???

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dborne3

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I have added a colt coral to my tank about 2 weeks ago and everything has been going good. At night the coral hunches itself up and looks weird - i know this is normal. My concern is that about half of the coral at about 3 pm today looked like it was ready for nighttime - meaning that it was already hunched over and the tips were all closed. I will post my water parameters later tonite and try for a pic maybe tomorrow.
Any response would be appreciated. Thanks
 
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dborne3

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Ph - 7.8
Salinity - 33 - About 1.024
Nitrite - <0.3 mg/l
Nitrate - 12.5mg/l
KH - 11.5
I ran out of drops for the Ammonia test - will get another test tomorrow.
 
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dborne3

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Well everything pet store was out of Ammonia test kits so wasnt able to get that.
I was able to bump up the PH to 8.0 on Wed. night and hopefully raised it another .2 by Friday night.
I also have researched this coral a bit and it says that if it doesnt have enough flow that it won't be able to get rid of its mucous and therefore leads to disease. Im wondering that maybe it just doesnt have enough flow where its at. I will try moving it when i get home later today.
I wish someone would know about this, but i will just keep updating anyone out there who is reading this thread.
But here are some pics of before and after.

 
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dborne3

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I have Power Compact lights and I have been messing with the direction of the flow because i thought it was too much but i need to see about getting it more flow (like it was when i first added it)
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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They do respond better to a light flow and moderate lighting.. Maybe you could try to put it up higher in your tank.
 
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dborne3

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I will try to rearrange him when i get home today - maybe move a little higher in the tank with a little more flow.
Thanks PD
 
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dborne3

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Well the coral is looking good again. All i did was bump the ph back up to around 8.2 and it has looked great ever since. I left it where it was and slightly increased flow.
 
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