plantarms Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 i have had a frag of neon green trumpet coral for about a week now and it has been doing fine in the tank, properly acclimated and everything, however a couple days ago it started closing up, there are areas where flesh has started to come off and it does not look very good, any help? i feel like this is a result of some type of pods that i have seen on it, i have also had pods eat through two frags of my zoas and i have pictures of it Link to comment
ajmckay Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hmm... typically these corals do best when glued upright. They are pretty fragile and if it's been touched a lot or hitting a rock that can cause similar looking marks. Other than that, are there any other corals nearby which could have caused this? Oh, and posting your water parameters usually helps. Good luck. Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 i went ahead and glued it upright to some lr, i also did an iodine dip. the water parameters are salinity: 1.025 ph: 8.4 nitrate: 0ppm nitrite: 0ppm phosphate: 0ppm ammonia: 0ppm calcium: 380 kh: 8 temp: 86 it is under 36watt pc lighting and i do weekly water changes, all other corals are doing well, although xenia is a little off this week(gsp, orange monti cap, eagle eye zoas) Link to comment
ReefEscape Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 If your temp is really 86, that is high. I (and most others) keep the temp between 78-81degrees. Link to comment
Guest TheBlueLorax Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 86 degres wow thts high way!!!!! lower the temp ASAP Link to comment
ajmckay Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 +1 to a slightly elevated temp. I mean as long as it's consistent I don't think it's enough alone to cause too much havoc, but I would see if you can lower it a tad as long as you can do so and have it remain a consistent temp. During the summer months my tank usually hits 86 or so for a week or 2 and nothing bad really happens I just turn the lights off during the peak heat. Your other parameters seem fine enough though... borderline kh though. I would continue to observe the coral for signs of worsening. If it does continue to worsen then we'll have to investigate further but for now keep it off the rocks and see how it does. Good luck. Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 haha whoops i meant 76, the trumpet is looking better, it has started to open up some more Link to comment
RyanR1212 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 um. well the rusty forceps arent the best thing to have in your tank. not saying that thats the problem but the rust could leak in copper and other metals that are not good for your tank. this will be a problem for keeping all corals and inverts in your tank Link to comment
reefer916 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 um. well the rusty forceps arent the best thing to have in your tank. not saying that thats the problem but the rust could leak in copper and other metals that are not good for your tank. this will be a problem for keeping all corals and inverts in your tank I have a colony of the kryptonite trumpets and I've noticed a huge difference after dosing magnesium, strontium, Brightwell Coral Amino's, and Iodide. I keep my alk at 9 and my calcium at 450. I usually do small doses every other day and they do really well. It went from 30 heads when I bought it and l have well over 60 heads now. I've had it for about 10 months now. They also enjoy some mysis shrimp every other day or so. Glad to hear they're doing better Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 im not too keen on dosing at this point because the tank is only 3 gallons, i'm going to do another water change soon and retest my levels, it has been improving even more this afternoon since i moved it and made some changes anyone know where to get plastic forceps? Link to comment
gregzbobo Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 anyone know where to get plastic forceps? No, but if you went ahead and got another set of stainless ones, do what I do and rinse them under the tap and wipe them dry, I've a pair that are a few years old and not a spot of rust. Key is to rinse them in freshwater, and THEN dry them, just wiping the SW off WILL leave salt behind and that with moisture in the air will make them rust worse. Oh, and don't bend them, it'll rust at the bend, something about a molecular restructuring of the metal yadayada that weakens the protection of the "stainless". Plus one on the feeding of each head, it'll grow alot faster and generally be "happier", I feed mine 2-3 times a week the same bits of frozen that my fish gets, although I feed my trumpet at night when its feeders are out. Edit: case of qty 6 plastic forceps Group buy material, but pretty nice forceps. Link to comment
badfish816 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 +1 to feeding. mine are fat and happy. started with 3 heads now have seven. i feed mysis once a week. Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 thanks guys, i'll look into some different forceps Link to comment
Dasani Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 what lights u have? how old are the bulbs? Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 what lights u have? how old are the bulbs? its a 12'' current 36w power compact fixture, the bulbs are only about two months old so i've got a while to go on those. however the frag is looking a lot better, i think it was getting bumped and moving it upright has helped a lot Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 i woke up early this morning and just found my sexy shrimp eating away at my trumpet coral, there is a spot on the side where i guess he was eating during the night. i pushed him off of the trumpet and then he started eating some of the zoas (he wasn't hosting them either or just sitting on them, there is actual tissue damage where he was and i watched for a second while he ate little pieces of flesh). the weird thing is i feed my shrimp a pellet everyday, which he does eat. any suggestions? Link to comment
bluefunelement Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 my trumpet is doing great after being left alone and feeding weekly - your sexy shrimp is likely only eating dying coral flesh but if you are unsure put him in the fuge or trade him out for something else. Link to comment
32Bit_Fish Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Hey guys, Sorry to jump in. I want to know what type of glue you guys are using to glue the coral with rock? Thanks Link to comment
bluefunelement Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 thats the best thread hijack I've seen in some time - what are you a krazy glue ninja or something? Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 haha that's funny, i use the zap gel super glue Link to comment
badfish816 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 some sexies go rogue on corals. normally it's because they aren't fed but sometimes they just eat for no reason. ask gena. Link to comment
plantarms Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 i put my sexy shrimp in the fuge area last night, and the trumpet coral did great and it did not have any eaten spots or irritation, i think the shrimp might have to go.. i'm going to keep him back there a little longer to make sure it was him Link to comment
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