Somethings seriously wrong.

[Zactheninja]

So i bought this brain coral two weeks ago along with a plate coral,
Its been looking good until the last few days it started looking like this.
Ive been trying to feed it frozen krill but everytime i put it close to the mouth it pushes it off.

Will test params tonight.

 

[Zactheninja]

Testing water now.


Still looks the same

Is it possible my lights are to strong? Or are they too weak?

 

[Zactheninja]

Okay so all the params i can test look good.

Nitrate 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Ammonia .25ppm
Ph 8.4

.25 ammonia isnt enough to kill corals, is it?

 

[BlitzCraze]

That don't look normal I myself am not an expert but from what I hear you need too feed brain coral with meaty food but I'm not a salt person so wait for more input

 

[Beengirl]

Any ammonia can stress corals out.

 

[Zactheninja]

Okay so i moved it last night when the lights were off and when i turned the lights back on a 3rd of the coral was back to normal and inflated, maybe the light is too strong or i didnt have it in enough flow?
I had it in low flow, and i dont think the light is too weak.

 

[Zactheninja]

Today im back and its skin is falling off...

Not good...

 

[Beengirl]

What are water parameters today? Did u do a pwc to get ammo down?

 

[Zactheninja]

I haven't tested today, i will right away.


And no, i haven't had the time.

 

[Zactheninja]

Just tested water.

Nitrate 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Ammonia 0ppm
Ph 8.4

 

[Zactheninja]

Im very confused.

 

[mr_X]

Do a water change to make the water less toxic. Stop trying to feed it.

 

[Zactheninja]

Got back today, doesnt look so good. I had to leave for a couple of days during the weekend.
Its pretty much all skeleton, im getting ready to do a big water change now.

 

[Zactheninja]

Well since my open brain coral bit the dust ive been having trouble with all my corals.

A few days after the open brain coral died i started noticing zoa polyps closed, then other things.
I moved a few corals to my 7 gallon nano.
But what is left was doing fine.

Until the last couple of days, yesterday i found my torch like this.
Whats going on?

 

[Florio]

Well since my open brain coral bit the dust ive been having trouble with all my corals.

A few days after the open brain coral died i started noticing zoa polyps closed, then other things.
I moved a few corals to my 7 gallon nano.
But what is left was doing fine.

Until the last couple of days, yesterday i found my torch like this.
Whats going on?

Have you checked all your perameter?

Like calcium and phosphates ?

 

[kdpuffer]

It sounds like your water parameters are off. The fat that you had ammonia is also a sign of that. Check your parameters daily, you want ammonia at 0, nitrites at 0. Nitrates and phosphates also want to keep at 0 but a small amount of nitrate isn't so bad, a large amount is bad. If you see any of these things above zero do a water change. Has the tank been cycled? What else is in the tank? Don't be offended by me asking this I'm only trying verify.

 

[Gregcoyote]

Do a water change to make the water less toxic. Stop trying to feed it.

+1 feeding isn't your problem. Nor is it probably lighting. On one post you said phosphate was .25, next post it was zero. Which is it? A .25ppm phosphate reading is a bit high, hard corals like less than .05ppm. Water changes.

 

[kdpuffer]

+1 feeding isn't your problem. Nor is it probably lighting. On one post you said phosphate was .25, next post it was zero. Which is it? A .25ppm phosphate reading is a bit high, hard corals like less than .05ppm. Water changes.

It was his ammonia at .25 then the next post it was 0 with no trites or trates

 

[Gregcoyote]

Some tests don't read accurately at the lower levels. Might ask the LFS to second check it. Do we know his phosphate level?

 

[kdpuffer]

Don't believe phosphate level has been posted yet.