HELP! Coral Not Opening

Dbullis · 02/04/2017, 03:23 PM

Hey everyone, I am still new to the hobby and have a 90gal cube reef tank, I have a green star polyp that came with the tank setup when i purchased it, it has been do amazing and spreading like a weed.

Last weekend I got a few new corals, I QT'd them and dipped them before acclimating to my DT. One of the corals I got is a Devils hand, it has been opening wide and full everyday at lights on and closing at night. Thursday night it closed and hasn't reopened (36 hours). Now this morning my GSP main colony hasn't opened a single polyp but the frags and other spots in the tank where the GSP started to gorw are all open. I'm curious why these 2 corals are not opening. Any help would be appreciated.

no color changed noted on the corals. other corals seem happy

JUST tested my parameters and are as follows:
PHOSPHATE (PO4) 0
CALCIUM (CA) 480
NITRATE (NO3) 0.1
NITRITE (NO2) 0.1
AMMONIA (NH3/NH4) 0
PH 8.2
TEMPERATURE 26.6c
SALINITY 1.025 - 1.025

sailoracu2 · 02/04/2017, 04:32 PM

What is your Alkalinity

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syrinx · 02/04/2017, 05:07 PM

break out the calculator he gave you Ca and Ph

newlights · 02/07/2017, 01:18 PM

Were the phosphates 0 before? Not sure about these specific corals but i have heard of corals that like a small bit of phosphate.

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OoooDRAGONoooo · 03/04/2017, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syrinx

break out the calculator he gave you Ca and Ph

Ok,I will bite,how can you work out the kh by only knowing the calcium and ph readings?

Agostinone · 03/05/2017, 11:23 PM

The leather corals I've had go through cycles where they don't extend their polyps for days at a time. I had read that they tend to do that when going through growth spurts. In my case the leathers were toadstools though I assume a devils hand would be similar.

Maybe it's just a coincidence that you GSP are withdrawn at the same time.

02/04/2017, 03:23 PM	#1
Dbullis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 7	HELP! Coral Not Opening Hey everyone, I am still new to the hobby and have a 90gal cube reef tank, I have a green star polyp that came with the tank setup when i purchased it, it has been do amazing and spreading like a weed. Last weekend I got a few new corals, I QT'd them and dipped them before acclimating to my DT. One of the corals I got is a Devils hand, it has been opening wide and full everyday at lights on and closing at night. Thursday night it closed and hasn't reopened (36 hours). Now this morning my GSP main colony hasn't opened a single polyp but the frags and other spots in the tank where the GSP started to gorw are all open. I'm curious why these 2 corals are not opening. Any help would be appreciated. no color changed noted on the corals. other corals seem happy JUST tested my parameters and are as follows: PHOSPHATE (PO4) 0 CALCIUM (CA) 480 NITRATE (NO3) 0.1 NITRITE (NO2) 0.1 AMMONIA (NH3/NH4) 0 PH 8.2 TEMPERATURE 26.6c SALINITY 1.025 - 1.025

02/04/2017, 04:32 PM	#2
sailoracu2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: medina oh Posts: 676	What is your Alkalinity Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: new build 65g with 35g basement sump and 20g frag tank

02/04/2017, 05:07 PM	#3
syrinx Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: champaign Posts: 3,160	break out the calculator he gave you Ca and Ph __________________ My views are based on 49years as an aquarist, 25 years as a pro reef consultant, 10 years of owning a LFS, and the results of thousands of customers tanks. But I am always learning.

02/07/2017, 01:18 PM	#4
newlights Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 35	Were the phosphates 0 before? Not sure about these specific corals but i have heard of corals that like a small bit of phosphate. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk

03/05/2017, 11:23 PM	#6
Agostinone Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 70	The leather corals I've had go through cycles where they don't extend their polyps for days at a time. I had read that they tend to do that when going through growth spurts. In my case the leathers were toadstools though I assume a devils hand would be similar. Maybe it's just a coincidence that you GSP are withdrawn at the same time.