Frogspawn not very happy

[Ivan75]

I'm paying close attention to this, I have an upset frogspawn too

I just lost my frogspawn, so I'm following to learn something too.

Hey guys, i got a couple of new corals earlier this week. We got a kenya tree and a finger leather coral. I Bayer dipped both of them and just a few flatworms and that's all that was on it. My lfs gave it to me from their display. The corals are doing great but i have a frogspawn that's no longer happy. It was fully extended up until the new corals came in. I have candy canes, Duncan's, star polyps, blasto, and acans. Nothing else seems to be affected but the frogspawn. What should i be looking for. Parameters are spot on. What else could it be?

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

I just lost my frogspawn, so I'm following to learn something too.

I'm sorry to hear that. But before you pull the skeleton, make sure there is no flesh on the stalks. If there is flesh and given time, the coral will regenerate. I've had this happen with frogspawn and branched hammers.

 

[jpontier212]

I hate to say it, but ditch the Kenya Tree before it takes off and starts reproducing.

Current AND future problems solved. You are welcome.

It's very likely the Torch is reacting to the Leather IMO.

Do you skim and run activated carbon by any chance?

Yes i do. I have a diy reactor with gfo and carbon in it.

 

[jpontier212]

I just lost my frogspawn, so I'm following to learn something too.

I moved the frogspawn from the direct current of the kenya tree and it's doing a lot better on the substrate. The kenya tree is higher up. But now my finger leather is not doing so good.

 

[jpontier212]

I also noticed that my candy canes are not doing well also.

 

[jpontier212]

I just swip swapped my leathers around hopefully it will help out. My finger leather is retracted back as far as it can go. I hope it doesn't die. Is 76.3°F too cold?

 

[john.m.cole3]

It sounds like the carbon and GFO might be stripping your system of the nutrients the corals require to survive and potentially grow (once alk and cal are inline). turn off your reactor for a month and see what happens. Keep skimming and doing your water changes. Everything will be fine.

 

[alten78]

Besides moving it to less flow, it sounds like it needs more nutrients in the system. Any of my LPS never did well in low nutrient environment, could try directly feeding it.