bubble coral receeding(pic)

carolgyrl1 · 09/29/2011, 10:15 AM

i have had this coral about 7 months. it has starting receeding(dying?) the last week. I did check my phospates- last week they were 0, this week they are .5, so I changed out the phosban in my reactor. today. i had installed it about 1 1/2 months ago. i did have little hair algae, but its all gone now, did have a little diatoms, gone now.(was overfeeding)
my other numbers-- ph 8.2, ammonia 0, carb hardness 11, nitrates 0, salinity is 1.026, the only thing i did dose was coral frenzy and cyclopseeze.please give some advise if you have any idea.

carolgyrl1 · 09/29/2011, 10:16 AM

oh, calcium looks at around 480,

jscarlata · 09/29/2011, 10:47 AM

Ive had a big green bubble for several months, and in the past 2 weeks it hasn't fully opened once. I get partiL opening only and even then I notice that it's sort of opening and closing frequently. I've been playing with flow And I think that's the issue, get I can't seem to get a decent flow pattern that works for the whole tank but doesn't big the bubble. I'm going to move some things around this weekend and see if I can find a better spot for it. Has anything changed with flow in your yank?

Chris27 · 09/29/2011, 10:53 AM

They are difficult creatures to keep long term, in many tanks they do well for a good long time, and then up and die rapidly. It's likely that you didn't do anything wrong.

carolgyrl1 · 09/29/2011, 11:08 AM

nothing really ahs changed, i did add a powerhead, but its 6' across on the other side of the tank.

it was really expanding out great, really puffed up, for quite a while.

aquaticartist · 09/29/2011, 11:16 AM

Is it getting a lot of direct flow? You might want to dip the coral in an iodine solution (lugol's) to stop any bacterial infection from progressing. Sometimes in a scenario where the coral is exposed to a lot of flow, the soft tissue will bump and tear against the sharp ridges of the skeletal base, creating a lesion where bacteria may enter and infect the coral.

fishchef · 09/29/2011, 04:19 PM

I've lost a couple over the years. Like it was said they can do fine for years then die. A local Reef Guru said they don't like direct current and bright light. Maybe I'll get another and take his advice.

hollister · 09/29/2011, 04:27 PM

Its a LPS and like higher more steady calcium reading , and good lighting and medium water flow. I would go mid level useing an epoxy to secure it to some LR.

09/29/2011, 10:15 AM	#1
carolgyrl1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: palm springs, ca Posts: 230	bubble coral receeding(pic) i have had this coral about 7 months. it has starting receeding(dying?) the last week. I did check my phospates- last week they were 0, this week they are .5, so I changed out the phosban in my reactor. today. i had installed it about 1 1/2 months ago. i did have little hair algae, but its all gone now, did have a little diatoms, gone now.(was overfeeding) my other numbers-- ph 8.2, ammonia 0, carb hardness 11, nitrates 0, salinity is 1.026, the only thing i did dose was coral frenzy and cyclopseeze.please give some advise if you have any idea.

09/29/2011, 10:53 AM	#4
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	They are difficult creatures to keep long term, in many tanks they do well for a good long time, and then up and die rapidly. It's likely that you didn't do anything wrong. __________________ Fill your tank with $5 bills, add gasoline and light it on fire.....only then will you know the real cost of reefing. Current Tank Info: 180 Mixed Reef

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09/29/2011, 10:16 AM	#2
carolgyrl1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: palm springs, ca Posts: 230	oh, calcium looks at around 480,

09/29/2011, 10:47 AM	#3
jscarlata Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Island,New York Posts: 875	Ive had a big green bubble for several months, and in the past 2 weeks it hasn't fully opened once. I get partiL opening only and even then I notice that it's sort of opening and closing frequently. I've been playing with flow And I think that's the issue, get I can't seem to get a decent flow pattern that works for the whole tank but doesn't big the bubble. I'm going to move some things around this weekend and see if I can find a better spot for it. Has anything changed with flow in your yank?

09/29/2011, 11:08 AM	#5
carolgyrl1 Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: palm springs, ca Posts: 230	nothing really ahs changed, i did add a powerhead, but its 6' across on the other side of the tank. it was really expanding out great, really puffed up, for quite a while.

09/29/2011, 11:16 AM	#6
aquaticartist Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 227	Is it getting a lot of direct flow? You might want to dip the coral in an iodine solution (lugol's) to stop any bacterial infection from progressing. Sometimes in a scenario where the coral is exposed to a lot of flow, the soft tissue will bump and tear against the sharp ridges of the skeletal base, creating a lesion where bacteria may enter and infect the coral.

09/29/2011, 04:19 PM	#7
fishchef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,222	I've lost a couple over the years. Like it was said they can do fine for years then die. A local Reef Guru said they don't like direct current and bright light. Maybe I'll get another and take his advice.

09/29/2011, 04:27 PM	#8
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	Its a LPS and like higher more steady calcium reading , and good lighting and medium water flow. I would go mid level useing an epoxy to secure it to some LR.