mr_X said:what is your alk if your calcium is 500? it should be way low. that's probably your problem. what test kit are you using?
mr_X said:removed it? it's not going to hurt anything.
mr_X said:any large decaying piece of matter is going to effect parameters, but it wasn't dying, it was just unhappy. you killed it when you removed it.
so, what happens when you put the next coral in your tank and it doesn't like the parameters, flow, or lighting?
let me know, and i'll come by and trash pick once i get my tank up and running!