Something doesnt look right

[rpc07]

Can you guys give me an id on this coral and help me out with whats its doing, the first week i had it it was standing tall and fully stretched out, now for the past week its been doing this just lumped over, it was next to my 2 kenye tree frags which werent opening any more either so i moved it to the other side of the tank an none of them are opening.

 

[SaltyFlip]

what are your current water specs and what lights do you have? might help some MR's determine what's going on.

 

[anthony27]

It looks like a softie hence leather coral, It it was near your kenya tree, I know that softie coral have chemicals in them and they can effect other softies. I would advise you run carbon and see from there.

 

[rpc07]

amm 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
cal 440
alk 10
ph - 8.2-8.4
Takin with api test kit
lighting is an aquaticlife 4x54 with 2 actinics it came with, 1 10000k it came with and 1 blue+

Those pics were takin under just the actinics

If that the case do i have to run carbon all the time or just when i see this happening, and i have a bag of carbon on hand can i just place it in my fuge or return section of the sump?

 

[jackson6745]

That looks like a carnation coral. As far as I know they don't stay alive long-term in aquariums. How long has your tank been setup?

 

[Ziggy]

to me look like carnation coral do some research on it
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=3&pid=1476&cid=55

 

[rpc07]

just read a quick paragraph about this carnation coral, and it says for experts only i am far from an expert and this is the first and last time i buy something without doing a little research first, live and learn i guess. any reason the kenye tree isnt opening any more? it seems like once this started looking the way it does then the kenye tree stopped opening would one have to do with the other? everything else is doing great

 

[rpc07]

That looks like a carnation coral. As far as I know they don't stay alive long-term in aquariums. How long has your tank been setup?

only about 3 months

 

[anthony27]

Run the carbon and you will be fine run it in the return going back up to the tank. It could be chemical that the tree is not opening.

 

[rpc07]

I'll try the carbon if nothing changes with the carnation i'll see if any one is local that wants to take it and try and bring it back to health.

 

[rpc07]

here are some better pics with the day lights on

 

[Ziggy]

did you test phos? I I thing they don't like too much light as well

 

[Euroreefer]

Is it in heavy flow? I think they like alot of flow.

 

[rpc07]

did you test phos? I I thing they don't like too much light as well

I dont have a phos test kit

Is it in heavy flow? I think they like alot of flow.

It was in a high flow area now it is now because i though it was interfering with the kenye tree i had