coral help

[midtownman]

yeah when i started with corals so many died on me i didn't need to buy live rock,$*it i could've started selling it buy the pound

 

[ricky1066]

Funny. So What do I do it has now been 5 days and still nothing they very lightly come out when the lights go out.

I can just leave it there but not sure if it is dead or alive or sick? If I leave it will it do any damage to the tank? (if it is dead or dies)

The brain is weird also I was told by the lfs to feed it target feed I tried it did nothing I have the bottle top over it and sometimes it blows up to look fat other times it looks like it is out of air.

I am trying to catch the Flame Angel to get him out so for the future of coral He does peck NEver saw him peck at the torch but the brain yes.
any secret on getting him out?

Also what is the majority of feeding the brain or coral '?

I put some mysis shrim on top of the brain yesterday and covered it he let it sit on him

the torch the lfs gave me photo plankton liquid to put in the tank should I keep doing it?

Thank for the help
Rick

 

[JHOV2324]

:lol2: Are you kidding?!? I've had tons of corals die on me Ask "DevIouS"

But on your other note, "Reading Is Fundamental", because I said he "failed" to provide information on his lighting and water parameters :tired: :fishhit:

:lol2:

 

[ricky1066]

Actually whoever posted the YOU FAILED ..they failed read the signature been the same for a while now Lights are on there

 

[ellebelle]

(1) Maybe I missed it in the thread, but has your torch EVER extended it's polyps? Try putting your torch in the lowest flow area you can find. Sometimes they get a little touchy if the flow is too high.

(2) You can target feed your brain with mysis shrimp. You don't need to put whatever coral plankton feeding stuff your LFS gave you in your tank. I believe (though I am not 100% sure and someone should confirm me on this) that the brain corals are night time feeders, so if you try and spot feed right after the lights go out you might have more luck.

(3) Borrow a fish trap to get the flame angel out. Otherwise you'll have to either be very quick or you'll have to rip apart your tank to get him.

 

[ricky1066]

OK will do Yes my torch was full extended for two fulldays then all of the sudden it went in.YouTube - CORAL Movement this is when I first got it

 

[Deanos]

Now that's a healthy torch coral in "just the right" flow.

 

[ricky1066]

NOt anymore This is the purpose o the thread it went fro that to nothign but a sleleton is 2 days nothgn new or different in the tank

 

[Deanos]

What test kit(s) are you using showing nitrates at 10ppm and phosphates at 0ppm? And once again, what is your alkalinity level?

 

[ricky1066]

Api test kits and I went to the lfs and had the checked I do not have an alkalinity test But I will buy one today?

All i got was from wonderful world of fish and then he tested the water all is ok

 

[midtownman]

yes check ur water again i had a fully extended neon plate then it just shiveled up i thought my water was fine till ichecked my nirate was to high i did the water change within a few mins it was back to normal