Frogspawn increasingly deflated and retracted

[AstroCoral]

Not sure what to do at this point, I brought home a frogspawn one week ago and it looked good the second day. It was very extended but was sagging due to lower flow (second photo). Someone on Reddit suggested I move it to the rocks, it’s definitely getting more flow but also more light. SPS and softies are all doing well as I’ve adjusted my flow to the point they are all extending polyps well. Running David Saxby’s settings on my AI Prime (intensity is only around 15% at the moment). I’m guessing this frogspawn will probably bailout soon, pretty bummed about it. First photo is current condition.

 

[Reeflix]

can you post a pic? that might help. also you might want to turn up your prime ( i have one as well but it is at 32%) also what are your parameters?

 

[lucyretz]

list of parameters with test kit used? do you have a par meter? i was running 2 ai primes on my redsea 250 at 100% saxby, and was getting no more than 30 par in most places.

 

[Lavey29]

White rocks and sand indicates your tank is new. How long have you been set up. They like low flow or will bail.

 

[John Bolden]

Yes If the tank is new it will have a hard time adjusting and new tanks tend to swing in parameters quite often. I would test your water and adjust slowly your problem might be mag because my hammers close when I change mag at all.

 

[nothing_fancy]

Check nutrients. If its coming from a system with decent nutrient levels and going into a low or ULNS the acclimation is probably going to be very tough on that coral. I have a FS thats around 10 years old and has survived three tank transfers, lost some heads when I put it in a new tank that had very low nitrates due to a hasty and poorly planned cycle on my part, took about 6 months but after everything was back up and had decent parameters it came back strong and started growing new heads.

 

[Dave1993]

You look like you don't even have algae growing in that tank yet if you can't grow algae how you gonna grow coral

 

[nothing_fancy]

You look like you don't even have algae growing in that tank yet if you can't grow algae how you gonna grow coral

I like this philosophy, this is a good one to pass along to people who are upset during their tank cycle. "One must first master the arts of growing algae, only then can one succeed in growing coral"

 

[Dburr1014]

Summery,
Test everything and report back.
List tank age, how started, light settings, flow, full tank shot.

 

[ccole]

Do you see any recession at the base where the corals flesh meets the skeleton? In my experience, euphyllia can be temperamental and aren’t crazy about being moved around. Mine have definitely looked worse than your first photo and survived fine.

I like the AI prime but it’s not the strongest light. At only 15% intensity, some of your corals may be light starved. That is also potentially the reason you don’t have algae right now.