Coral Not Opening

Josh Candiotti · 12/01/2008, 06:10 PM

I bought a coral about 3 weeks ago did fine the first two weeks and now wont open up is there anything I can do. Today I noticed three very small brown smudges on it could this be the problem?

jdmcivicek9 · 12/01/2008, 06:57 PM

what kind is it??? water params??

gulfstream · 12/01/2008, 11:46 PM

On your bio, you state "NEW"!!
the question now is?.....how old is your tank?
and how long has it been cycling,and if so what else you have
in the tank.?
from personal Experience I can tell you that your par might
not be reading corectly to support corals,or there might be
lack of trace elements.
What type of coral was it BTW?

Flipper62 · 12/01/2008, 11:56 PM

With not knowing what kind of coral your talking about, its going to be hard to give you advice.

Also Pictures would be very helpful if you can post some.

Josh Candiotti · 12/03/2008, 01:44 PM

I dont know the type of coral but I have a photo so it can be identified

returnofsid · 12/03/2008, 02:06 PM

I would start by letting us know everything you can about your tank.

How long has it been set up? How was it cycled? What fish and how many are in it? How much Live Rock? What types of equipment do you have? Skimmer? Lighting? How are you creating flow? How much flow do you have?

Once we know everything about your tank, then we need to know everything about your water...lol.

What's your maintenance schedule like? How often do you do water changes? How much water do you change? Do you use RO/DI water or Tap Water?

What, if any chemicals or supplements are you dosing? If so, I hope you're testing prior to dosing...

What test kits do you have?
What do you test for?
How often do you test?
What are your test results?

You should be testing for:
Ammonia
Nitrates
Phosphates
pH
Salinity
Calcium
Alkalinity
Magnesium

Once we have answers to all of these questions, we might be better able to help you. Oh and we do need to know what kind of coral this is.

I wouldn't suggest buying corals without knowing what they are. How else are you supposed to know what type of care it requires? Different types of corals require vastly different types of environments.

12/01/2008, 06:10 PM	#1
Josh Candiotti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 490	Coral Not Opening I bought a coral about 3 weeks ago did fine the first two weeks and now wont open up is there anything I can do. Today I noticed three very small brown smudges on it could this be the problem? __________________ JC Current Tank Info: 65 Reef Tank

12/01/2008, 11:56 PM	#4
Flipper62 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Naperville, Il. Business Owner, President & CEO Posts: 3,045	With not knowing what kind of coral your talking about, its going to be hard to give you advice. Also Pictures would be very helpful if you can post some. __________________ If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW

12/03/2008, 01:44 PM	#5
Josh Candiotti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 490	I dont know the type of coral but I have a photo so it can be identified __________________ JC Current Tank Info: 65 Reef Tank

12/01/2008, 06:57 PM	#2
jdmcivicek9 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado Posts: 578	what kind is it??? water params??

12/01/2008, 11:46 PM	#3
gulfstream Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa,Ontario.Canada Posts: 110	On your bio, you state "NEW"!! the question now is?.....how old is your tank? and how long has it been cycling,and if so what else you have in the tank.? from personal Experience I can tell you that your par might not be reading corectly to support corals,or there might be lack of trace elements. What type of coral was it BTW?

12/03/2008, 02:06 PM	#6
returnofsid Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,852	I would start by letting us know everything you can about your tank. How long has it been set up? How was it cycled? What fish and how many are in it? How much Live Rock? What types of equipment do you have? Skimmer? Lighting? How are you creating flow? How much flow do you have? Once we know everything about your tank, then we need to know everything about your water...lol. What's your maintenance schedule like? How often do you do water changes? How much water do you change? Do you use RO/DI water or Tap Water? What, if any chemicals or supplements are you dosing? If so, I hope you're testing prior to dosing... What test kits do you have? What do you test for? How often do you test? What are your test results? You should be testing for: Ammonia Nitrates Phosphates pH Salinity Calcium Alkalinity Magnesium Once we have answers to all of these questions, we might be better able to help you. Oh and we do need to know what kind of coral this is. I wouldn't suggest buying corals without knowing what they are. How else are you supposed to know what type of care it requires? Different types of corals require vastly different types of environments.