GpixL_
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Hi, I just got a new frogspawn yesterday and I woke up today and it was looking great, really puffed up colors popping but I looked again a few hours later and half of the frogspawn is shriveled in on itself. Solutions?
Frogspawn not out
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These corals are photosynthetic and how did you acclimate them? Failing to account for the calcium demand for these corals is often overlooked as when CA is insufficient, these corals will not be able to make their coral skeleton. You should also never lift a torch coral out of the water if you can avoid it as you could tear the polyps, and torn polyps are prone to infection followed by necrosis
Torch require typical parameters including:
Temperature around 78 degrees
Specific gravity of about 1.025
Ph of about 8.2
Calcium level of about 400 ppm.
Like most large polyp stony corals, a torch coral benefits from moderate water flow. The polyps will remain retracted and under-inflated if the water current is too fast because the large flowing polyps are prone to rip and tear in high or ultra-high current environments.
The torch coral is a photosynthetic coral, meaning it has a relationship with symbiotic zooxanthellae (single-cell photosynthetic organisms) that live inside its tissues that converts the light energy into sugar. In exchange for a home inside the coral, the zooxanthellae split their harvest and feed the coral.
Torch require typical parameters including:
Temperature around 78 degrees
Specific gravity of about 1.025
Ph of about 8.2
Calcium level of about 400 ppm.
Like most large polyp stony corals, a torch coral benefits from moderate water flow. The polyps will remain retracted and under-inflated if the water current is too fast because the large flowing polyps are prone to rip and tear in high or ultra-high current environments.
The torch coral is a photosynthetic coral, meaning it has a relationship with symbiotic zooxanthellae (single-cell photosynthetic organisms) that live inside its tissues that converts the light energy into sugar. In exchange for a home inside the coral, the zooxanthellae split their harvest and feed the coral.
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GpixL_
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Lowish flow for the euphylia and they are at the sandbed so moderate lighting. The lights were actually the same from when it was out and when it was “in” i assume that it’s just acclimating and i’ll keep an eye on it. It seems to now have gotten bigger but the right side got smaller to match the left so idk. Will update tmrw
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If it doesn't get any worse, leave it alone and let it get settled. It can take a few days for them to return to normal
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With the picture posted looks like late in the day while the light is low? It's not uncommon that a few or all the heads will deflate for some time in the evening or at night. Based on what you've posted nothing to panic about based on behavior.Hi, I just got a new frogspawn yesterday and I woke up today and it was looking great, really puffed up colors popping but I looked again a few hours later and half of the frogspawn is shriveled in on itself. Solutions?
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Mine do that all the time. A lot of things can cause it, like a nosy clownfish, food or detritus getting on the polyps, or it is growing and splitting, etc. If your parameters are all good, patience is all that is required.
