coral bleaching???

[aiden.]

Candycane coral open for days and all of a sudden shriveled up is it bleaching I have an aquatop sky aqua marine light. And one single clown fish.also it’s about 4” down in the water I have other low light corals that are doing just fine.is it too close tho the light does it need less power on it or is it just the temper of the coral.

 

[Dburr1014]

Probably need more light. Not Much power there.

 

[Stephen Glover]

can you post a picture?

 

[aiden.]

Theres also a mushroom and favia that requiresthe same amount of light

 

[saltyfins]

they like dirty water. Not too fussy about the light or flow, as long as not blasted hard. I have a lot of them, and they're all .50 piece sizes..when mad, shriveled up to nothing.

 

[aiden.]

So do you think it’s something to do with water chemistry

 

[saltyfins]

So do you think it’s something to do with water chemistry

all I know...is that the tank I completely ignore....they're huge and puffy. in my 300...puffy, not huge. all from the same colony. so...for whatever that's worth

 

[Stephen Glover]

Is that powerhead blowing directly on it? They appreciate an indirect flow pattern.

 

[aiden.]

No its facing the back

 

[Stephen Glover]

What are your parameters?

 

[Dburr1014]

That doesn't look bleach from where I'm sitting.

 

[aiden.]

It’s a new tank so it’s pretty much stagnate water
MG is 1280
ALK is 9.0
CA IS 480
All the others are where they should be but the phosphate is at 1 but I have the remover coming in the mail

 

[aiden.]

It’s a new tank so it’s pretty much stagnate water
MG is 1280
ALK is 9.0
CA IS 480
All the others are where they should be but the phosphate is at 1 but I have the remover coming in the mail

I also use Red Sea salt

 

[Salty2021]

Mine like low flow and low light. Some nitrates and phosphate