dulcisveteranus
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So I bought new corals yesterday: Xenia with neon centers, two toadstool leathers. I acclimated them for 30 min from low salinity. 1.017 to 1.021. Their polyps were fully extended from the tank I bought them from and they looked happy. They were under LED lighting and I have t5s. Right now I'm acclimating them to my t5s. I have only 2 out of 4 bulbs on. When I put them in the tank they were fully retracted both the xenia and the leathers. A couple hours later the xenia's polyps extended a bit but not too much. A day after that the xenia's polyps are somewhat extended but they are not pulsing. Right now I have them under low flow around 260 gph in my 25 gallon. Is this the safe way to do it? I turned off my other powerhead so it wouldn't stress them out. Right now my leathers are retracted and shedding. But I don't think my xenia isn't even a xenia at all. The guy I bought them from said it was a Xenia but I think they look more like some sort of clove coral. Anyway my parameters are:
dkH - 10
pH - 8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 20
Calcium - 450 - 480
Magnesium - 1600
Current inhabitants-
Banggai Cardinal
Ocellaris Clownfish
No cleanup crew yet (no crabs or snails)
Images - http://postimg.org/gallery/mgzsp0si/
So is this expected of new corals to be retracted?
Btw the leathers dont look the way they do in the pictures they look more pink.
dkH - 10
pH - 8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 20
Calcium - 450 - 480
Magnesium - 1600
Current inhabitants-
Banggai Cardinal
Ocellaris Clownfish
No cleanup crew yet (no crabs or snails)
Images - http://postimg.org/gallery/mgzsp0si/
So is this expected of new corals to be retracted?
Btw the leathers dont look the way they do in the pictures they look more pink.