Coral ID and Help

daisytrail · 04/17/2015, 03:06 PM

Like all over eager tank keepers, I let myself buy a coral I knew nothing about. Go me.
I would love some help on IDing the frag.
Originally, the frag opened up for a bit in a very puffy, fleshy oval. Under normal lighting (the photo is taken in some blue), the color is a fleshy tan, though goes the usual glowing green under blue lighting. The frag got a bit knocked around at first due to crabs exploring it, and I've had the thing for about two weeks now. It just started consistently staying shut about four days ago. It is at the bottom of the tank in direct light with medium flow. Identification and recommendation to help it be healthy again would be welcome.

Matthal87 · 04/17/2015, 03:49 PM

Trumpet coral maybe

m0nkie · 04/17/2015, 04:00 PM

looks like a trumpet coral with 1 dead head and another on the way out... mine likes strong lights and good flow. place it higher?

these are google images..

not so good looking

healthy

yours look like these blue ones, not the kryptonite greens

daisytrail · 04/19/2015, 07:45 AM

Thank you! I moved it up and it seems to be reacting well, already looking less stony and more fleshy. As a bit of an afternote, my only other problem coral is a dragon soul favia that is receding (the fleshy polyps are receding and leaving a sort of hard skeleton exposed). I have the favia under partial shade at the bottom of the tank. Any tips for that?

rogerstammy · 04/19/2015, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by daisytrail

Thank you! I moved it up and it seems to be reacting well, already looking less stony and more fleshy. As a bit of an afternote, my only other problem coral is a dragon soul favia that is receding (the fleshy polyps are receding and leaving a sort of hard skeleton exposed). I have the favia under partial shade at the bottom of the tank. Any tips for that?

If you list your parameters it could help possibly see what's going on

daisytrail · 04/19/2015, 09:32 AM

Ammonia- 0
Nitrites-0
Nitrates- 20 (due to be fixed within the week when I do a water change)
Salinity-1.024.
Calcium is a solid 450 and pH is 8.1. My softies seem to be doing fine (a healthy fragging kenya tree and a green star polyp colony that I've kept for awhile). Both of the LPS listed are my first of their kind.

m0nkie · 04/19/2015, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by daisytrail

Thank you! I moved it up and it seems to be reacting well, already looking less stony and more fleshy. As a bit of an afternote, my only other problem coral is a dragon soul favia that is receding (the fleshy polyps are receding and leaving a sort of hard skeleton exposed). I have the favia under partial shade at the bottom of the tank. Any tips for that?

My favias also like good lights and good flow. i dont know what kind of lighting you are using, but sandbed is probably not enough par.

In my tank, the favia is just a little bit lower than the trumpet.

If you see skeleton, id do a quick lugol dip and place it higher with a little more flow.

rlm2005 · 04/19/2015, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by daisytrail

Ammonia- 0
Nitrites-0
Nitrates- 20 (due to be fixed within the week when I do a water change)
Salinity-1.024.
Calcium is a solid 450 and pH is 8.1. My softies seem to be doing fine (a healthy fragging kenya tree and a green star polyp colony that I've kept for awhile). Both of the LPS listed are my first of their kind.

What about Alk and Mag? Those are two you should be testing once you start with stony corals.

04/17/2015, 04:00 PM	#3
m0nkie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: LA Posts: 6,264	looks like a trumpet coral with 1 dead head and another on the way out... mine likes strong lights and good flow. place it higher? these are google images.. not so good looking healthy yours look like these blue ones, not the kryptonite greens __________________ 560gal in the making

04/17/2015, 03:49 PM	#2
Matthal87 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: uk Posts: 21	Trumpet coral maybe

04/19/2015, 07:45 AM	#4
daisytrail Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 47	Thank you! I moved it up and it seems to be reacting well, already looking less stony and more fleshy. As a bit of an afternote, my only other problem coral is a dragon soul favia that is receding (the fleshy polyps are receding and leaving a sort of hard skeleton exposed). I have the favia under partial shade at the bottom of the tank. Any tips for that?

04/19/2015, 09:32 AM	#6
daisytrail Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 47	Ammonia- 0 Nitrites-0 Nitrates- 20 (due to be fixed within the week when I do a water change) Salinity-1.024. Calcium is a solid 450 and pH is 8.1. My softies seem to be doing fine (a healthy fragging kenya tree and a green star polyp colony that I've kept for awhile). Both of the LPS listed are my first of their kind.