Hey I'm new to keeping corals. I just got 3 new corals from my lfs. A trumpet, gsp, and I think one is a finger leather? When I got home I acclimated them for an hour then Dipped them in coral dip and rinsed then off with aquarium water and put them in the tank. This morning I woke up and this is how they look now. Are they dead?
Are these corals dead?
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How old is your tank? Parameters?
jsvand5
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Yea. 2nd is definitely toast, first likely will be by the morning. GSP is still alive but if I were you I’d take it back to the store and wait on corals till your tank has time to settle in. Your rocks look like they’ve only been wet for a few days.
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How long has the tank been setup?
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The lps in the first pic might pull through. It looks angry, but as long as there's tissue, they can come back. I was given a colony that was about 70% gone. While it was in quarantine 3 of the skeletons started to show some tissue. It was weird. The color at first was different and it took about 3-4 weeks before it happened. But it did.
BTW, I love those shots of the fish! Nice choices
BTW, I love those shots of the fish! Nice choices
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I think everyone is asking you about how old your tank is because it looks really really clean. And that’s really not a good thing. I don’t think that’s why your corals are looking fussy however.
But in the future it’s good to know your phosphate levels and it’s good to have some nitrates as your corals will need them. Corals typically won’t die overnight like that unless something in the way you handled, acclimated, dipped them went. Good luck!
But in the future it’s good to know your phosphate levels and it’s good to have some nitrates as your corals will need them. Corals typically won’t die overnight like that unless something in the way you handled, acclimated, dipped them went. Good luck!
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Hi and firstly welcome to R2R!
The first 2 don’t look very well, and one of them looks like an SPS coral which can be difficult to keep unless ‘generally’ the system is mature and well controlled as far as water parameters are concerned
I would leave the GSP a while as they often look like that when moved
Also as already mentioned check your nitrate and phosphate levels as corals can react to these, especially raised phosphate
The first 2 don’t look very well, and one of them looks like an SPS coral which can be difficult to keep unless ‘generally’ the system is mature and well controlled as far as water parameters are concerned
I would leave the GSP a while as they often look like that when moved
Also as already mentioned check your nitrate and phosphate levels as corals can react to these, especially raised phosphate
Hermie
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It seems like either the dip was too strong or they were already dying before you got them.
What did you use to dip?
What strength?
How long?
For some reason, I seem to have destroyed a few corals during the dip process... I think my insecticide is contaminated
What did you use to dip?
What strength?
How long?
For some reason, I seem to have destroyed a few corals during the dip process... I think my insecticide is contaminated
what method do you use to check salinity? have you seen any cloudiness to the water? how long ago did you add the fish? (they look nice and healthy btw), what does the tanks temp read late at night?, have you been dosing anything?Hey I'm new to keeping corals. I just got 3 new corals from my lfs. A trumpet, gsp, and I think one is a finger leather? When I got home I acclimated them for an hour then Dipped them in coral dip and rinsed then off with aquarium water and put them in the tank. This morning I woke up and this is how they look now. Are they dead?
ScottR
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After two months, there should be diatoms in the sand too.
ScottR
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To the OP @HunterCL, lots of great advice here. I know it’s frustrating and this hobby can be difficult but everyone here is here to help you. I’ve gotten better advice on this forum than I have from any LFS.
One of your corals (2nd) pic looks like an SPS. And it’s bleached, therefore dead. I once put SPS frags in my tank when it was 3 or 4 months old maybe. They all bleached a month later. It wasn’t that I wasn’t doing things right per se, but my tank wasn’t mature enough and therefore, wasn’t stable. SPS corals need extreme stability. I’d recommend researching the corals you want before buying. There are certain corals that I just know I wouldn’t be able to keep. I’d love to have them but I know better.
@moto4rr mentioned that you need to check your alkalinity. This is very important when acclimating - as well as to keeping healthy corals. Too high or too low and things start dying. Calcium is very important too - especially if keeping LPS and more importantly SPS. you can probably get away with not testing calcium to be honest. If you do regular water changes with quality salt and you don’t have many corals, you should be ok.
The best advice I was given by multiple ppl on this forum was to “be patient”. Good luck!
One of your corals (2nd) pic looks like an SPS. And it’s bleached, therefore dead. I once put SPS frags in my tank when it was 3 or 4 months old maybe. They all bleached a month later. It wasn’t that I wasn’t doing things right per se, but my tank wasn’t mature enough and therefore, wasn’t stable. SPS corals need extreme stability. I’d recommend researching the corals you want before buying. There are certain corals that I just know I wouldn’t be able to keep. I’d love to have them but I know better.
@moto4rr mentioned that you need to check your alkalinity. This is very important when acclimating - as well as to keeping healthy corals. Too high or too low and things start dying. Calcium is very important too - especially if keeping LPS and more importantly SPS. you can probably get away with not testing calcium to be honest. If you do regular water changes with quality salt and you don’t have many corals, you should be ok.
The best advice I was given by multiple ppl on this forum was to “be patient”. Good luck!
I use a refractometer to check salinity. The water started getting a little cloudy the day after I took the pictures and I added the fish about 2 months ago. I didn't add them all at once though.
Oh yeah I started getting algae like 2 weeks ago and its turning the white rock in the picture all brown. The sand is getting some brown spots too. Hopefully it doesn't turn everything brown cuz I've just been cleaning it off the glass.
