Frogspawn Won't Open All The Way

[KeeperOfFish]

So one day I came home and something had knocked my frogspawn coral to the bottom of the tank and now it won't open up as big as it used to it only opens to a tiny bit every day.
This is how much it opens now...



And the second photo is how much it used to open. Any ideas why it won't open up anymore?

[melosu58]

I would let it go a few days. I dont know if it`s the picture or not but it seems kind of dark in there.

[KeeperOfFish]

Ok...but it does seem a little darker now I think I should get new bulbs.

[AquaRick]

What kind of lights are you running?

[KeeperOfFish]

Originally Posted by AquaRick

What kind of lights are you running?

Ummm whichever ones come with biocubes...I'll check real quick

[AquaRick]

Is it the stock biocube lighting? CF lights?

[KeeperOfFish]

They are Coralife 10,000K 36 Watt and a Coralife Actinic 36 Watt but the 10,000K is out....im sure that's causing problems

[AquaRick]

Keeping a frogspawn under those lights can be tough. With one of the bulbs out it would make it that much harder. If one bulb is burnt out, the other is likely used up as well. I'd replace both bulbs and see how the frogspawn does. If needed you can move the frag up closer to the lights.

[KeeperOfFish]

Originally Posted by AquaRick

Keeping a frogspawn under those lights can be tough. With one of the bulbs out it would make it that much harder. If one bulb is burnt out, the other is likely used up as well. I'd replace both bulbs and see how the frogspawn does. If needed you can move the frag up closer to the lights.

Oh but it's weird because it was doing just fine before it fell...I'm gonna pick up lights tomorrow

[AquaRick]

Originally Posted by KeeperOfFish

Oh but it's weird because it was doing just fine before it fell...I'm gonna pick up lights tomorrow

What do you mean by "fell"?

[KeeperOfFish]

It's on a rock basically and something knocked it down to to the bottom of the tank

[AquaRick]

Ah ok. I'm assuming you moved it back to where it was? How long had it been on that part of the rock before it didn't open up anymore?

[KeeperOfFish]

On the same day I put it back it opened up as much as it did in the pick and it hasn't opened up anymore

[AquaRick]

Ah ok. But yeah, new lights will help out a lot. Hope things turn out ok!

[KeeperOfFish]

Originally Posted by AquaRick

Ah ok. But yeah, new lights will help out a lot. Hope things turn out ok!

K thanks

[KeeperOfFish]

I got the lights a while back and forgot to post but it finally started opening back up all the way, so yay(:

[AquaRick]

Glad things turned out alright!