green pocillopora Dying?

[ChadmRoman]

Received a green pocillopora abt a month ago. Ever since it looks to be dying. I started it low in the tank in good flow then started moving it up toward the middle. Please help I have no idea what I’m doing!
Ammonia - 0
Ph 8.1
Natrate - 5
Nitrite 0
Alk 8.3
Ca - 530
Mag 1400

 

[scuzy]

Not sure if that's a blessing. if that thing takes off you'll wish you never put it in your tank.

 

[wesman42]

Not sure if that's a blessing. if that thing takes off you'll wish you never put it in your tank.

I was thinking the same exact thing HAHA!


OP, do you have any other photos? Possibly in both blue and daylight? It's hard to tell just by that photo what's going on. Are the polyps not fully extending? What seems to be the issue?

 

[ChadmRoman]

Lol I heard that abt this coral but was given it to try my luck a sps

The polyps don’t extend and are brown. I can take pics by May just take the advice and get it.

 

[scuzy]

Words of advice take it out. Try a green slimer. This thing almost over ran my tank.

 

[Guttersnipe]

You’re lucky. Don’t ever put one in your tank. I’m going crazy trying to rid my tank of it now

 

[jda]

While these posts are all correct and they stuff can turn into a noxious weed (literally), it still should be thriving. Most death-from-below is from lack of lighting intensity, spectrum and spread. What lights do you have.

 

[ChadmRoman]

While these posts are all correct and they stuff can turn into a noxious weed (literally), it still should be thriving. Most death-from-below is from lack of lighting intensity, spectrum and spread. What lights do you have.

I have 2 ai primes but only running them at 60% blue for 7 hours, 10% all other colors for 3 hours. Pretty sure it was not enough lighting but everything else is growing under my settings, so I took the advice of the above and gave it away.

 

[reeflife3]

What’s your p04 at?
High phosphate will kill a pocillopora