Candy cane struggling

[snk_anindya]

Hi all..
I've had this candy cane for around 3 months now. Its not opening up well. Looks partially open. But sort of shrivelled up.

My current parameters are as follows.

I had given a frag from the same coral to a friend and its doing so much better in his tank. I don't exactly know his parameters. But its been shrivelled up like this in my tank ever since I got it. This is the frag in my friends tank.

Pls let me know what you guys think.

 

[DE FISH]

Does your friends tank have different flow or lights ?

 

[snk_anindya]

Yes.. I think both his flow and lights are lesser than mine.

 

[snk_anindya]

Also.. Forgot to mention.. Mine looks very pale flouroscent green color. But in his tank, they look a bit darker green.

 

[DE FISH]

Yes.. I think both his flow and lights are lesser than mine.

I think that is the cause of the coral not thriving in your tank.

 

[snk_anindya]

I think that is the cause of the coral not thriving in your tank.

OK.. Will try to move it to a different spot. What about my params? Is the alk bit high? Is candy cane sensitive to higher alk?

 

[DE FISH]

OK.. Will try to move it to a different spot. What about my params? Is the alk bit high? Is candy cane sensitive to higher alk?

I doubt it Red Sea coral pro salt is very high alk. Unless your having spikes it shouldn’t be a problem. Stability is everything.

 

[dk2nt9]

Candycane can live in both higher (10 dKH) or lower alkalinity (7-8 dKH), but transition from low to high alkalinity can make corals contract. Open mouths and shaped sideways makes me think that something in the water is disagreeable, try to use fresh activated carbon.

If the light is too strong, add a shade or move frag to a darker spot temporarily, for slow light acclimation.

 

[snk_anindya]

Candycane can live in both higher (10 dKH) or lower alkalinity (7-8 dKH), but transition from low to high alkalinity can make corals contract. Open mouths and shaped sideways makes me think that something in the water is disagreeable, try to use fresh activated carbon.

If the light is too strong, add a shade or move frag to a darker spot temporarily, for slow light acclimation.

OK.. Let me try to adjust the light and flow first.

 

[Shirak]

Going just off the numbers.. Salinity is a little low but I suspect it's more the nutrients. .4 phosphate is on the high side and 4ppm nitrates is on the low side so I think there is a bit of imbalance there.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Going just off the numbers.. Salinity is a little low but I suspect it's more the nutrients. .4 phosphate is on the high side and 4ppm nitrates is on the low side so I think there is a bit of imbalance there.

Right on! I have some and I had to put them in my 16G because my 32 is too clean. With almost no nitrates rhey we’re shriveled up and looked like this. Also, mine tend to look like trash when my salinity is below 1.026. Raise your salinity and nitrates and see if that helps. Also they like to be fed.

yours are a different color because they aren’t inflated. When they inflate mine look totally different than when they are ticked off. They grow in any light level btw. I have green ones like yours at the top of my rocks and my white ones are at the bottom.