Colt coral wont open (pics)

BBRT · 03/20/2012, 11:33 AM

For about 4 days now my colt isnt opening up,

Recently I moved some power heads around and changed the return on my refuge. I tried turning off the pump closest to the colt for day or two thinking it was too much flow for it but made no difference. Last night did a 3 gallon water change for the hell of it, still not seeing any improvements.

Tank parameters:

Temp 80
salinity 1.025
ph 8.1
nitrate 0
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
phosphate .15
alkalinity 2.85
KH 8
calcium 500

Any thoughts would be great

what it looked like about a week ago

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Today before blowing off the algae that has been growing on it.

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BBRT · 03/20/2012, 11:38 AM

Only addition to the tank in the last week or two was a pair of clowns and a candy cane frag. I also fragged some zoanthids and glued them on some plugs.

Hope the information i included might help in determining what is going on.

dunc101 · 03/20/2012, 11:45 AM

Do you run any carbon? The zoa's "may" be releasing some toxins since fragging. Colt corals are pretty hardy. Mine was shrivled up for a good month after I fragged it.
I would just run some carbon and it will probably open back up after a few days or so.

BBRT · 03/20/2012, 12:03 PM

Every now and then I run some carbon pads that I cut to fit in front of my refuge return (need to find a better way), but haven't lately. will run some now. Thanks

Voxboy · 03/20/2012, 06:54 PM

I have 3 colts in different areas of the tank....all from the same frag...I rearranged some rock a while back and ended up with 3, anyway , I noticed one night that all 3 were closed really tight...more than yours were. All three in different areas of the tank were closed at the same time. I had stopped running carbon for a couple days which was the only thing I had changed. Started running carbon again and all were open the next day.

03/20/2012, 11:33 AM	#1
BBRT Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: villa Park, IL Posts: 132	Colt coral wont open (pics) For about 4 days now my colt isnt opening up, Recently I moved some power heads around and changed the return on my refuge. I tried turning off the pump closest to the colt for day or two thinking it was too much flow for it but made no difference. Last night did a 3 gallon water change for the hell of it, still not seeing any improvements. Tank parameters: Temp 80 salinity 1.025 ph 8.1 nitrate 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 phosphate .15 alkalinity 2.85 KH 8 calcium 500 Any thoughts would be great what it looked like about a week ago [IMG][/IMG] Today before blowing off the algae that has been growing on it. [IMG][/IMG] __________________ DT: 57 Gallon Rimless, 30 Gallon acrylic sump, Radion LED, MP-10, sea swirl, Tunze Osmolator, SWC 160 skimmer, TLF reactors, BRS dosing pumps. Frag Tank: 40 gallon, 20 Gal sump, Radion LED, Reef D Last edited by BBRT; 03/20/2012 at 11:50 AM.

03/20/2012, 11:38 AM	#2
BBRT Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: villa Park, IL Posts: 132	Only addition to the tank in the last week or two was a pair of clowns and a candy cane frag. I also fragged some zoanthids and glued them on some plugs. Hope the information i included might help in determining what is going on. __________________ DT: 57 Gallon Rimless, 30 Gallon acrylic sump, Radion LED, MP-10, sea swirl, Tunze Osmolator, SWC 160 skimmer, TLF reactors, BRS dosing pumps. Frag Tank: 40 gallon, 20 Gal sump, Radion LED, Reef D

03/20/2012, 12:03 PM	#4
BBRT Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: villa Park, IL Posts: 132	Every now and then I run some carbon pads that I cut to fit in front of my refuge return (need to find a better way), but haven't lately. will run some now. Thanks __________________ DT: 57 Gallon Rimless, 30 Gallon acrylic sump, Radion LED, MP-10, sea swirl, Tunze Osmolator, SWC 160 skimmer, TLF reactors, BRS dosing pumps. Frag Tank: 40 gallon, 20 Gal sump, Radion LED, Reef D

03/20/2012, 06:54 PM	#5
Voxboy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sault Ste Marie Posts: 410	I have 3 colts in different areas of the tank....all from the same frag...I rearranged some rock a while back and ended up with 3, anyway , I noticed one night that all 3 were closed really tight...more than yours were. All three in different areas of the tank were closed at the same time. I had stopped running carbon for a couple days which was the only thing I had changed. Started running carbon again and all were open the next day. __________________ Like my Grandfather...I wish to die peacefully in my sleep....unlike the screaming passengers in his car Current Tank Info: 130g mixed reef.

03/20/2012, 11:45 AM	#3
dunc101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 758	Do you run any carbon? The zoa's "may" be releasing some toxins since fragging. Colt corals are pretty hardy. Mine was shrivled up for a good month after I fragged it. I would just run some carbon and it will probably open back up after a few days or so.