Coral not opening and ID help please

spollock818 · 01/23/2011, 01:36 PM

So, while buying some stuff at my LFS, I was given (imagine that!!) this frag. It was open, and everything else in the tank looked healthy. But when I got home, floated him and acclimated it via drip method, he hasn’t opened for me yet. I dose VSV of 4 ml daily. All else in my tank is okay, and thriving. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Amonia: 0.0
Nitrate:0.0
Nitrite: 0.0
Phos: 0.0
Alk: 10
Mag: 1700
Calc: 420
sal: 1.026
Temp: 80

Lighting: 4 T5 VHO

Thanks Guys & Gals
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spollock818 · 01/23/2011, 01:37 PM

Opps, also, the T5's ar 48 inch on a 65 gallon tank, with 30 sump.

SushiGirl · 01/23/2011, 01:46 PM

Most corals don't open right away after being placed in a new tank.
No idea what it is.

spollock818 · 01/23/2011, 01:50 PM

okay, thanks. Its been 48 hours now.

matities23 · 01/23/2011, 03:03 PM

m... looks weird.. did it have any tentacles at the LFS? u should slow down w Mg by the way.. drop it to 1100 or 1200.. or double check w ur LFS for a sec look. how hig do you have it? can you post a pic of your tank to have an idea? maybe it need more light?

smokenax · 01/23/2011, 04:40 PM

its a lps for sure,and +on dropping your mg, 1300 is ideal.

spollock818 · 01/23/2011, 11:25 PM

So, Ive been raising my mag because of what I believe to be a bryposis (sic) problem. From what Ive been reading my level shouldn't effect this coiral in this way. If I am wrong, please inform me. I am new and by no means an expert. Here is a pic of most of the tank. I rearranged the rocks, so some of them look new, but the tank is almost a year old, and the rocks that are less of a color afre just turned over. Also, the probe in the middle is a digi temp probe I'm trying to calibrate.

spollock818 · 01/23/2011, 11:27 PM

could it be green brain coral maybe?

WhiteLightsaber · 01/27/2011, 08:49 PM

Looks like a green trachyphyllia. Does it have a hard skeleton? I wouldn't sweat mag too much, just keep your params stable and it'll open up in a few days.

kingfisher62 · 01/27/2011, 09:07 PM

I was thinking it might be a candycane with the heads growing really tightly together.

Reefkeeper 18 · 01/28/2011, 05:55 PM

beast aquascape

looks great!!

spollock818 · 01/28/2011, 09:51 PM

Thank You. I'm tinkering with it now

spollock818 · 01/28/2011, 09:59 PM

Yes WhiteLightSaber!!! I do believe you have it. Thank you. It has opening up during my photo period. I have not been able to see any sweeper tenticles yet. I look for them once the timer turns off the lights. But I'm sure he feeding.

Thanks for everybody's replies.

jp634 · 01/29/2011, 06:47 PM

It is a candy cane coral they come in green and brown. Look up live aquaria from dr. fosters that will help you identify some corals

spollock818 · 01/30/2011, 11:31 AM

Thanks JP. It seems to be doing fine. It;s opening during the photoperiof and last night I saw the sweepers come out. Color is good too. Thanks.

matities23 · 02/01/2011, 12:09 PM

+1 with sweet aquascape!!!! glad the frag is doing better yyyaaayyyyy

01/23/2011, 01:36 PM	#1
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	Coral not opening and ID help please So, while buying some stuff at my LFS, I was given (imagine that!!) this frag. It was open, and everything else in the tank looked healthy. But when I got home, floated him and acclimated it via drip method, he hasn’t opened for me yet. I dose VSV of 4 ml daily. All else in my tank is okay, and thriving. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Amonia: 0.0 Nitrate:0.0 Nitrite: 0.0 Phos: 0.0 Alk: 10 Mag: 1700 Calc: 420 sal: 1.026 Temp: 80 Lighting: 4 T5 VHO Thanks Guys & Gals :IMG_20110123_111308.jpg

01/27/2011, 09:07 PM	#10
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I was thinking it might be a candycane with the heads growing really tightly together. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

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01/23/2011, 01:37 PM	#2
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	Opps, also, the T5's ar 48 inch on a 65 gallon tank, with 30 sump.

01/23/2011, 01:46 PM	#3
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	Most corals don't open right away after being placed in a new tank. No idea what it is.

01/23/2011, 01:50 PM	#4
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	okay, thanks. Its been 48 hours now.

01/23/2011, 03:03 PM	#5
matities23 Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami/Kendall Posts: 183	m... looks weird.. did it have any tentacles at the LFS? u should slow down w Mg by the way.. drop it to 1100 or 1200.. or double check w ur LFS for a sec look. how hig do you have it? can you post a pic of your tank to have an idea? maybe it need more light?

01/23/2011, 04:40 PM	#6
smokenax Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: brentwood ,ca Posts: 470	its a lps for sure,and +on dropping your mg, 1300 is ideal.

01/23/2011, 11:27 PM	#8
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	could it be green brain coral maybe?

01/27/2011, 08:49 PM	#9
WhiteLightsaber Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 140	Looks like a green trachyphyllia. Does it have a hard skeleton? I wouldn't sweat mag too much, just keep your params stable and it'll open up in a few days.

01/28/2011, 05:55 PM	#11
Reefkeeper 18 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 106	beast aquascape looks great!!

01/28/2011, 09:51 PM	#12
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	Thank You. I'm tinkering with it now

01/28/2011, 09:59 PM	#13
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	Yes WhiteLightSaber!!! I do believe you have it. Thank you. It has opening up during my photo period. I have not been able to see any sweeper tenticles yet. I look for them once the timer turns off the lights. But I'm sure he feeding. Thanks for everybody's replies.

01/29/2011, 06:47 PM	#14
jp634 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wyoming Posts: 234	It is a candy cane coral they come in green and brown. Look up live aquaria from dr. fosters that will help you identify some corals

01/30/2011, 11:31 AM	#15
spollock818 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SFV, CA Posts: 700	Thanks JP. It seems to be doing fine. It;s opening during the photoperiof and last night I saw the sweepers come out. Color is good too. Thanks.

02/01/2011, 12:09 PM	#16
matities23 Moved On Join Date: May 2008 Location: Miami/Kendall Posts: 183	+1 with sweet aquascape!!!! glad the frag is doing better yyyaaayyyyy