Caulastrea

NE · 07/18/2006, 09:01 PM

I have a 45 gallon tank and have had it for over a year now. It has done great but recently my Caulastrea have started falling off of the stalks - does anyone know what would be going on? I haven't moved it or changed anything - Temp and water levels are the same that they've always been - I've had these now for probably 10 months and they have always done really good. ?????

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 10:33 PM

i have the same sort of thing happening to mine though i suspect that they arnt doing so well because i havent fead them in a month or 2 now. I plan on going to go get some food for them tomorrow and see if this helps at all.

NE · 07/18/2006, 10:35 PM

What do you feed yours?

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 10:37 PM

they'll take anything meaty but i usually feed them mysis shrimp.

NE · 07/18/2006, 10:38 PM

I feed my tank Brine shrimp every morning so they should not be hungry, right? I have no clue.

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 10:46 PM

they shouldent be that hungry unless theres no light in the tank which leads me to my first question. What lighing do you have on the tank?

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 10:47 PM

next question is where is it losing its flesh from? the sides? on top? it might just be spliting.

NE · 07/18/2006, 10:50 PM

I have one of those Aqua Lunar Lights - does that sound right? 192 watts - set on a timer to come on at 9:00 in the morning and go off at 9:00 at night.

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 10:52 PM

ya that sounds fine. Hmm this is a real head scratcher. Umm what are the water parameters... no3 no2 nh4 pho ph alk?

NE · 07/18/2006, 10:56 PM

water parameters are fine - nitrate has been up just a little bit but I've been doing water changes a little more frequently to get them down - all other water parameters have stayed the same and ok. I know - I have no idea what is wrong with these things - they were so pretty. Will they die now that they are off? Because they keep opening up on the sand when the lights come on.?????

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 11:01 PM

got any pics cause that would help as well. What other corals do you have in the tank and are they doing alright?

NE · 07/18/2006, 11:07 PM

I have daisy polyps, several types of ricordia, green supreme favia, I think its called a Trachyphyllia, green star polyps, bubble tip anenome, a few feather dusters - everything else seems to be doing really good. Growing like crazy - don't have any pics right now but I can send some tomorrow.

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 11:10 PM

Trachyphyllia= type of brain coral. Daisy coral eh Like goniapora? If you have that in the tank and its living god knows whats happening to the trumpets. How long you had the goni?

NE · 07/18/2006, 11:12 PM

I've had the daisy polyps longer than the trumpets - maybe 1 month longer - the daisy polyps are doing great - starting to spread to my other rocks - I know it doesn't make any sense.

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 11:17 PM

does it look like this

NE · 07/18/2006, 11:21 PM

kind of - they are on a lot thinner stems and very flowy - look just like pink flowers

masterqaz · 07/18/2006, 11:25 PM

aww alright probably is the same deal. Well then that makes the situation tricky i guess ill wait on the pics as they are really worth a 1000 words.

NE · 07/18/2006, 11:26 PM

ok - I'll send you some pictures in the morning - so check this e-mail tomorrow.

07/18/2006, 09:01 PM	#1
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	Caulastrea I have a 45 gallon tank and have had it for over a year now. It has done great but recently my Caulastrea have started falling off of the stalks - does anyone know what would be going on? I haven't moved it or changed anything - Temp and water levels are the same that they've always been - I've had these now for probably 10 months and they have always done really good. ?????

07/18/2006, 10:33 PM	#2
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	i have the same sort of thing happening to mine though i suspect that they arnt doing so well because i havent fead them in a month or 2 now. I plan on going to go get some food for them tomorrow and see if this helps at all.

07/18/2006, 10:35 PM	#3
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	What do you feed yours?

07/18/2006, 10:37 PM	#4
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	they'll take anything meaty but i usually feed them mysis shrimp.

07/18/2006, 10:38 PM	#5
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	I feed my tank Brine shrimp every morning so they should not be hungry, right? I have no clue.

07/18/2006, 10:46 PM	#6
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	they shouldent be that hungry unless theres no light in the tank which leads me to my first question. What lighing do you have on the tank?

07/18/2006, 10:47 PM	#7
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	next question is where is it losing its flesh from? the sides? on top? it might just be spliting.

07/18/2006, 10:50 PM	#8
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	I have one of those Aqua Lunar Lights - does that sound right? 192 watts - set on a timer to come on at 9:00 in the morning and go off at 9:00 at night.

07/18/2006, 10:52 PM	#9
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	ya that sounds fine. Hmm this is a real head scratcher. Umm what are the water parameters... no3 no2 nh4 pho ph alk?

07/18/2006, 10:56 PM	#10
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	water parameters are fine - nitrate has been up just a little bit but I've been doing water changes a little more frequently to get them down - all other water parameters have stayed the same and ok. I know - I have no idea what is wrong with these things - they were so pretty. Will they die now that they are off? Because they keep opening up on the sand when the lights come on.?????

07/18/2006, 11:01 PM	#11
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	got any pics cause that would help as well. What other corals do you have in the tank and are they doing alright?

07/18/2006, 11:07 PM	#12
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	I have daisy polyps, several types of ricordia, green supreme favia, I think its called a Trachyphyllia, green star polyps, bubble tip anenome, a few feather dusters - everything else seems to be doing really good. Growing like crazy - don't have any pics right now but I can send some tomorrow.

07/18/2006, 11:10 PM	#13
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	Trachyphyllia= type of brain coral. Daisy coral eh Like goniapora? If you have that in the tank and its living god knows whats happening to the trumpets. How long you had the goni?

07/18/2006, 11:12 PM	#14
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	I've had the daisy polyps longer than the trumpets - maybe 1 month longer - the daisy polyps are doing great - starting to spread to my other rocks - I know it doesn't make any sense.

07/18/2006, 11:17 PM	#15
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	does it look like this

07/18/2006, 11:21 PM	#16
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	kind of - they are on a lot thinner stems and very flowy - look just like pink flowers

07/18/2006, 11:25 PM	#17
masterqaz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oakville Ont. Canada Posts: 551	aww alright probably is the same deal. Well then that makes the situation tricky i guess ill wait on the pics as they are really worth a 1000 words.

07/18/2006, 11:26 PM	#18
NE Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 79	ok - I'll send you some pictures in the morning - so check this e-mail tomorrow.