The Mysterious Dying Coral :o

jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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Hey guys! So my very first coral, a tree coral was growing so much. I went on an over night vacation with my family. Before I left I asked the cleaning lady to turn off the tank lights before she left. When I got back the next day of course she didn't do it lol. But I noticed that my pink, growing tree coral turned gray and shriveled up :O. Then the next day it got worse, until today it was white and was officially DONE. Today none of my corals bloomed. My colony corals only had a few come out and the rest hid. My bubble coral is fine, but my toadstool didn't bloom or my polyps! :O The temp is 80 degrees. I am getting lots of algae though! When I came back I did a 20% water change. Then two days later I did a 10% and it was still as much growing at the same rate. My lights are only on for 5-6 hours. Tonight it was on extra long ( till 8:00 ) cause I had karate. I have a clownfish, and he's totally normal. He loves my toadstool so I feel bad for the little dude. Any advice? My tank size is 25 gal.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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First, what are your prams of your tank? It sounds like all your corals are suffering. Second 5-6 hours isn't long enough time for corals, it should be more loke 10 - 12 hours. What type of fixture do you have?
 
jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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Now that I am analyzing my light time, I have it on from 8-9 in the morning to 7-8 at night. So it's over that time :eek: Do corals hybernate? I know that's a STUPID question but then again, corals are crazy things.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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lights should be on for straight length of time 10 - 12 hours at this time the algae in there tissues are growing. At night the just chill and conserve there energy. Do you test your tanks parms? In a reef tank it is very important to know the chemistry of your tank.
 
jnegvesky

jnegvesky

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Tomorrow my local reef store is open, and I'm all out of my tests cause I used them up. But I did a water change of 30% 4 days ago, so that should keep it normal. My temp is 81 and my salenity is 2.024.
 
mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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Yep sometimes all a tank needs is a water change to freshen things up. There was probably something chemically out of whack. Having a reef tank you really need all the test kits so you know whats happening, the 5 basics plus iodine, mag. and KH.
 
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