FLcracker94 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 My Bubble coral has been Contracted alot lately. I'm worried about it being able to preform photosyntesis. It doesn't really...well...have a mouth. I've never seen a mouth on this thing, Its bubbles are super small (smaller than normal bubbles), and I never see sweepers on it. Even when it was healthy, it was like this, and is still like this now that its not healthy. Parimeters: 12gallons Nitrite:0 Ammonia:0 Nitrate:usually 10-40 Calcium:usually 400-440 Ph: ? Alk:? ?= dont have a test kit yet. Lights: Two T5 8W Illuminator plus One T5 8W Illuminator blue 10,000k Flow rate: Low Link to comment
wildernesstank Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 hmmm well there are two differnt bubble coral i think ??? one where there really small bubles and the normal one , thats the one i have, it has a mouth in the middle .. how long have you had it is it in alot of flow Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 I've had it for about 2 or 3 months now. Flow is very low. Heres a pic I took a couple hours ago. Note: Coral looked much worse before, Started inflating more when I added calcium and move it. Link to comment
wildernesstank Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 looks like crap , i have no clue to tell you the truth ..... maybe needs more light im guissing Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 you should of seen it before I was monitoring calcium! lol...poor bubble coral.... It's inflated alot more now. It used to be the skeleton with a purple stripe (tissue) in the ridge of the skele. I keep seeing websites say "low to moderate lighting". Thats what it has now. I think it will be fine in a couple weeks. I think the temperature is too high, DR F & S sais 77-79F. Its ususally at 80F. I'll go reset the timer for the light so it will cool down. (light is my heat source sine its a small tank) Link to comment
kkyyllee Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 you need a heater to keep temps stable Link to comment
wildernesstank Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 you should of seen it before I was monitoring calcium! lol...poor bubble coral.... It's inflated alot more now. It used to be the skeleton with a purple stripe (tissue) in the ridge of the skele. I keep seeing websites say "low to moderate lighting". Thats what it has now. I think it will be fine in a couple weeks. I think the temperature is too high, DR F & S sais 77-79F. Its ususally at 80F. I'll go reset the timer for the light so it will cool down. (light is my heat source sine its a small tank) wow thats weird , i thought they need alot of lighting because i have mine up pritty high Link to comment
linkia lady Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I noticed you have nitrates in your tank also. Nitrate levels should always be zero. Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 The lights make it hot enough. I get a heater and the temp will sky rocket. I've been doing like, 35% water changes for the past month, it aint going down. I'm getting a new tank anyway, so it should be fine by then. I think I saw its mouth today. Too small to put food in though. Link to comment
kkyyllee Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 a heater will not casue ur temps to skyrocket unless you dont know how to set it to the right temp Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 Wouldn't the lights make it have more heat? or will the heater cool a little to get it down to the right temp? I dont really get this cause my 12ga lights heat it up to 80F. Link to comment
kkyyllee Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 but when the lights are not on the temp will drop, heaters are not constantly on they have sensors and will go on when the temp drops Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 oh ok. lol, now I understand it...geeze I suck at this lol. Link to comment
kkyyllee Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 i tihnk u need to do a little research iif you didnt know how a heater works Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 I just never researched it cause I didn't need one for the 12ga, since it was fine during the day. Link to comment
ReadyReefer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 yeah it is probably the temp swings from day to night, get a heater Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 figured that, hopefully it will be fine untill I get my big tank...that way I dont waste money...I'm going to the Fish store this weekend, I might pick up a small one. Link to comment
ReadyReefer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 yeah, figure about 5 watts of heater for every 1 gallon of water Link to comment
irishtexan Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Im not so sure if it is the temp swings. How high is it in the tank? Ive had many bubble corals and they have all been fine and I have never used a heater in any of my tanks. I have an 8G BC and I keep mine at about the middle of tank. I would try moving it closer to the top of the tank. yeah it is probably the temp swings from day to night, get a heater Ok not to be rude or anything, but please dont make comments unless you really know what you are talking about, and plus, you just repeated what the people ahead of you said! I have seen you post alot of noob things lately and its not going to help anyone by doing so. Just my .02 -texx ps-Sorry not meant to hijack!!! Link to comment
joesmoe517 Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 well to be honest, you only have 16 watts of t5 on a 12 gallon tank. from what i understand low to moderate lighting means around 3-4 watts per gallon. i would say its a combination of temp swings, low light, and high nitrates that are causing your troubles. Link to comment
ReadyReefer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 irishtexan, if you disagree with anything i said please post and i will do my best to either come up with an article etc. or will edit my post thanks Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 probebly, These are the highest lights for it, so I wont get better lights till I get the bigger tank. I'll go to the store this weekend and but a heater, can it be less than 144watts? cause thats 5watts/gallon, and I'm sure I could use less for this tank. Nitrates, well, not EXACTLY sure what those are. See, when I got the kits, I threw out the boxes, BIG mistake. I accidentaly threw out the saltwater Nitrate card, and I'm using the freshwater one. I when to the store to see the difference, and it's not too different. tank is a 12ga Biocube, length 14in width 15.50in height 13in Link to comment
joesmoe517 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 you dont need a 144 watt heater, just get a 50w since the actual water volume of your cube is like 9 gallons. what type of test are you using? im sure theres an online color sheet you can look at to match it up since you threw out your chart. I could have sworn biocubes came with coralife power compacts... how did you end up with t5's? Link to comment
kkyyllee Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 do you have a biocube or nano cube because youve given 2 different names for your tank Link to comment
FLcracker94 Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 Biocube 12gallons The T5's came with the cube. It was a sale on this cube, came with LED moonlights. I think it was cheaper cause the lights were lower. Theres two extra lights, both of them are: TL'5' HE 8w/865 are these better than the T5 8w's? Link to comment
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