Singularia dying

[dragonboy]

Anyone here got a singularia coral I just got mine a few days ago through mail order and when I got it. It doesn't look good is there any way I can still keep it alive?

 

[essop3]

They can take a few days to open. What do you mean by "doesn't look good"?
Tell about your tank too... lights, parameters etc.

 

[dragonboy]

It started to get brown on some spots and rotting but then I blew them off with a baster and it fell off the rock today but I glue it back to the rock. Some of the polyp start to open up but still not standing up straight yet I think it will take a week before I start seeing it improving. My water:
8.3-8.4ph
1.026 sality
430-450 cal.
10-12 alk.
nitrate 0
phosphate not sure
Lights 2x250MH and 4x110Vho

 

[fishfreek]

Can you give us a pic? Hard to say without seeing it. What color polyps does it have? I keep a few of these and if i remember correctly, they may take a while to acclimate to your water perameters and lighting scheam.

 

[dragonboy]

Here is the picture of it and the color is white.

 

[promisetbg]

When a leather is stressed it will stay closed/shriveled.
Often after placement in a new tank they will shed,as they acclimate to the new tank.
If a leather is dieing it will begin to turn black,or get very soft.

 

[dragonboy]

Well it hasn't soften up that much and it has started to open up a little but I guess I have to give it more days to see if it will make it. So far it hasn't rot anymore which is a good sign hopefully it will have a good recovery.