BLACKBear7777 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Can anyone explain to me how to take care of these guys? I had my other ones growing great and they died. My water parameters are all 0, except nitrates at 10-20ppm. pH 8.0-8.2 (partially colorblind can’t tell the difference). I went to blow some sand off them earlier and it looks like they retracted their tissue. Is this normal? Have I already hurt them? Two pics attached after the recession and one when I first got them. Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 They are pretty easy as far as I know. If tissue is receding, it is not liking your tank. What are all your parameters? Salinity, calcium, magnesium, alkalinity, phosphate, nitrate. Quote Link to comment
BLACKBear7777 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Salinity 1.025, don’t have tests for anything less but nitrate it’s 10-20ppm. I had a set before I nuked with Fw dip that weee growing like crazy. Tissue recession is from me accidently blowing sand off them too hard. Updated video of their condition today. One side looks perfect the other looks rough. Will they make it? https://imgur.com/a/pvoWaT4?s=sms Quote Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 So just the left polyp was damaged? The other looks okay. If your water is good then they should recover fine. You can dip in an iodine solution to prevent infection if it starts to look worse. 1 Quote Link to comment
BLACKBear7777 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 I think it’s the tissue between the two that was damaged. They both show some signs of damage. But the tissue recession on the stalk is mostly on one side. Will it be ok? How do I kmow if infection starts? Quote Link to comment
Jimpens71 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Mine is sometimes puffy and others it’s all retracted and more stone like Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 10:06 PM, Cladius_galen said: My water parameters are all 0, except nitrates at 10-20ppm If your phosphates are 0 and your nitrates are 10-20, then (in a nutshell) you're frying your corals. If you can get some phosphates to dose (e.g. Seachem Flourish Phosphates) levels up to 0.10 ppm, your corals should respond pretty immediately. If you're doing anything to remove phosphates from the system, even water changes, stop until you begin testing phosphates levels of at least 0.05 ppm. Higher is fine...even desirable in the short run, as mentioned. Quote Link to comment
Tired Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 The parameters are vitally important, but one other note: what else is in there? Something may have had a taste. 1 Quote Link to comment
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