Elegance not looking right

[brode]

I have had my elegance for almost 2 months it the past week it has been partially closed or completely closed, not open and flowing like normal.

Original 70 gal tank 2 years old and stable, upgraded to 112 in August used all live rock, original sump just replaced sand bed and added the additional water. Now that I think about it, it really started when I did a 20% change with RODI water the week before with Red Sea pro mix which is what I always use. I direct feed every other day. No PAR change, no flow change, no time change on lights.
No visible recession and has been in the same location for over a month with no other corals around it, I did move it down lower last night to less par and flow.

PAR at 100 at the elegance location
Test taken this past Sunday
Phos .35
Nitrates 10
PH 8.01
Calcium 490
Magnesium 1470
Alk 8.5
Salinity 33.4
Temp 78

Yesterday

3 days ago

Its perch

original location 2 weeks after in the tank

 

[T-J]

I've never kept an Elegance, but for LPS in general, your phosphates seem pretty high.
Salinity is a little low too.

 

[polyppal]

I've never kept an Elegance, but for LPS in general, your phosphates seem pretty high.
Salinity is a little low too.

^ Yup. I’ve found Elegance quite sensitive to po4 maybe cut back the feedings too, every other day sounds like a lot. I’d get that salinity to 35 as well

 

[bnord]

I have had great success (knock on wood) with all euphyllia and related corals, EXCEPT elegance.
year ago I had 2 healthy colonies whither up and die and swore them off.
Then 2 months back I came across two more colonies which looked great for 6 weeks, and now one is gone and the other is going
Best of luck and will follow to see if others have suggestions to turn yours around

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I run a very high nutrient system.

Over the past year, there have been two instances where my elegance looked like it was dying off. Not opening completely, looking rough. Both times it was bad enough that the wife noticed and mentioned it. Within about 2-3 weeks each time, it has reopened exceeding its former glory as if nothing happened.

 

[UltraKelius]

Following this thread, I got an Elegance around a month ago and seems to be getting bigger and bigger. Mine likes a lot of flow and is on the sand. I only feed mine twice weekly though, I alternate between LPS pellets and Mysis. Hope yours picks up again!

 

[UltraKelius]

I run a very high nutrient system.

Over the past year, there have been two instances where my elegance looked like it was dying off. Not opening completely, looking rough. Both times it was bad enough that the wife noticed and mentioned it. Within about 2-3 weeks each time, it has reopened exceeding its former glory as if nothing happened.

Mine has done this once since I got it, and came back bigger and better like yours, but worried me to death thinking I was about to loose it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks more like it is receding due likely to water conditions unfavorable. Elegance corals require a moderately high amount of light to support photosynthesis. But that doesn’t translate to strong light. LEDs, fluorescent, or other reef-caliber lights will be sufficient. You want to aim for a PAR of about 80-120. Also important is water flow which should be moderate.
You don’t want the flow to be too hard or too soft. Just right means the tentacles flow gently, like leaves in a light wind. Too little and elegance corals will not thrive. Too much flow and you risk tearing the delicate polyps.
The proper flow brings nutrients to the polyps, ensuring they remain nourished. And you’ll see the typical “sweeping” movement as they drift in the current.
The elegance coral is photosynthetic, which means commensal photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside its body tissue and provide nutrition by harvesting the energy in light – much like a house plant. They also benefit from regular feedings. with foods such as krill, Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, or small pieces of fish, and shrimp.
Elegance corals ARE prone to elegance coral syndrome (ECS). If your coral has this disease, you’ll see swelling around the oral disc and unopened polyps or a white mucus coating.

 

[brode]

Did another run up tests today
Salinity is 35 (refractometer not apex)
Phos .10
Nitrates 11
Calcium 460
Alk 8.5
PH 8.2
Magnesium 1444
Flow is good, Par is 98 where it is

 

[Uncle99]

Mine did the same thing.
Gave up after 3 try.

 

[polyppal]

Did another run up tests today
Salinity is 35 (refractometer not apex)
Phos .10
Nitrates 11
Calcium 460
Alk 8.5
PH 8.2
Magnesium 1444
Flow is good, Par is 98 where it is

That’s good, let us know how it’s doing after a few days
(mine when it’s happy)