zoidberg01
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My elegance coral and a soft coral of mine opened just fine but in the last few days they won't open completely, all my other corals are fine. P.s. a bunch of my corals have grown could it be low calcium
two of my corals wont completely open
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Anyone?
flower
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Hi,
Did you do your water tests? If water quality is off, some corals are more sensitive then others and show stress faster...although elegance corals generally like the dirtier water...maybe it's too clean. The leathers often look like they are dying but they are shedding their "skin" and that's why they need a good water flow, to help them sloth it off.
That last picture looks pretty bad.... do some water tests and give us the numbers. whatever you do, don't just start dosing stuff like calcium, do the test first to figure out what exactly is needed.
Did you do your water tests? If water quality is off, some corals are more sensitive then others and show stress faster...although elegance corals generally like the dirtier water...maybe it's too clean. The leathers often look like they are dying but they are shedding their "skin" and that's why they need a good water flow, to help them sloth it off.
That last picture looks pretty bad.... do some water tests and give us the numbers. whatever you do, don't just start dosing stuff like calcium, do the test first to figure out what exactly is needed.
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I also noticed that the leather coral had a hermit crab nibbling at it and my sailfin tang nipping the elegance coral
silverado61
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The color on that Urchin doesn't look healthy either.
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The urchin was bought that way
flower
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Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397425/two-of-my-corals-wont-completely-open#post_3542128
I also noticed that the leather coral had a hermit crab nibbling at it and my sailfin tang nipping the elegance coral
They are eating dead tissue or algae, they are not hurting the corals, they are doing their job. Color isn't a good indicator for an urchins health...the spikes are. if the urchin is shedding it's spikes there is a problem. Urchins come in all sorts of colors, some brighter then others, if the critter doesn't have lesions on it's flesh I wouldn't worry about the duller color..
Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397425/two-of-my-corals-wont-completely-open#post_3542128
I also noticed that the leather coral had a hermit crab nibbling at it and my sailfin tang nipping the elegance coral
They are eating dead tissue or algae, they are not hurting the corals, they are doing their job. Color isn't a good indicator for an urchins health...the spikes are. if the urchin is shedding it's spikes there is a problem. Urchins come in all sorts of colors, some brighter then others, if the critter doesn't have lesions on it's flesh I wouldn't worry about the duller color..
zoidberg01
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My water tests are nitrates 0 phosphate 7.4 ammonia .50 and nitrates 0, its a bit too late for the hermit because my father thought it was doing damage so he gave it to my puffer
R.I.p hermit crab
R.I.p hermit crab
zoidberg01
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My elegance coral wasnt opening because it was too close to the rockwork so I pushe him more to the sand and its opening
silverado61
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Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397425/two-of-my-corals-wont-completely-open#post_3542136
The urchin was bought that way
Wow. In all my research, I've never seen an Urchin that shade of color. Kind of like a redheaded stepchild. That's a keeper.
Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397425/two-of-my-corals-wont-completely-open#post_3542136
The urchin was bought that way
Wow. In all my research, I've never seen an Urchin that shade of color. Kind of like a redheaded stepchild. That's a keeper.
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Ill post more pics of my urchins
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Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397425/two-of-my-corals-wont-completely-open#post_3542148
My water tests are nitrates 0 phosphate 7.4 ammonia .50 and nitrates 0, its a bit too late for the hermit because my father thought it was doing damage so he gave it to my puffer
R.I.p hermit crab
Hi,
You have serious water quality issues...You need to get your phosphates under control, 7.4 is not good at all, and ammonia at .5 is another indicator of serious problems. Do a water change and start running phosban or something. A GFO reactor would do you a world of good.
Originally Posted by zoidberg01 http:///t/397425/two-of-my-corals-wont-completely-open#post_3542148
My water tests are nitrates 0 phosphate 7.4 ammonia .50 and nitrates 0, its a bit too late for the hermit because my father thought it was doing damage so he gave it to my puffer
R.I.p hermit crab
Hi,
You have serious water quality issues...You need to get your phosphates under control, 7.4 is not good at all, and ammonia at .5 is another indicator of serious problems. Do a water change and start running phosban or something. A GFO reactor would do you a world of good.
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I did a 5 gallon water change this morning