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Gorgonian dying - need help


Pbalz

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My Gregorian is dying not sore why all water parameters are in check

ph8.4 

sal 1.025

temp80.4

alk8.4

cal 425

phos .05

ntrate 5.5

amonia 0

any ideas I know they like alit glow he is set up in front of my pump

out put

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What gorgonian? Nps or photosynthetic?

 

Yes they like lots of random flow but not direct flow or it will effect the flesh.

 

If its nps, it needs feeding, regularly.

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Overall the parameters you posted do not seem to present much of an issue, so perhaps the problem is something related to lighting, parameter fluctuations or flow.  A picture and some more info about your system and routines would be helpful to try to determine why it is not doing well.

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I will post a pic water change 25% every two week feed once a week reef roids feed fish and crabs abs shrimp daily Monday thru Friday lighting hasn’t changed flow hasn’t changed and all other coral thriving 

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Prob the direct flow is my guess. Directly in front of the pump isn’t really good for anything. Is it a new addition or have you had it for awhile? Sometimes things just die unknowingly. I moved my purple monsters over about 5-6 inches and one of them melted away in two days. It happens. 

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7 hours ago, Clown79 said:

Knowing if its a non photosynthetic to photosynthetic is really important because if its nps- once a week feeding isn't enough.

It’s a grubes.

 

@Pbalz what other corals do you have near it? It’s possible something with a sweeper could have stung it.

 

post some pics as soon as you can. Include one of the surrounding corals as well. Some corals could be 8-12 inches away and still put out some

really long stinging sweeper tentacles.

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20 hours ago, Pbalz said:

It’s a grubes...  I don’t think it’s an nps

Grube's gorgonian (Pinnigorgia flava) contains zooxanthellae, so it's a photosynthetic gorgonian; but it should also be fed.  Your feeding routine is probably acceptable.

 

It's relatively hardy.  Here's some more information: https://www.aquariumcreationsonline.net/ORAGrubesGorgonian.html

 

Also read this thread:

 

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