Help! Any Ideas on how to fix the this Scoly?

[Jas6318]

I’ve had this Scoly for about 2-3 weeks now (along with another scoly which is doing really well). It seems to just be slowly deteriorating. I’ve had it on the sand (but on a little pedestal thing the lfs suggested). I’m feeding it reef roids once a week and flakes once a week.
I’ve just moved it today to where the other scoly is. Apart from that I’m really not sure what to do. I’ve never owned them before.
water parameters are as follows:

nitrate: 5
Phosphate: 0 (according to salifert test kit)
Ph: 8.15
Alkalinity: between 7.7-8.0
Calcium: 430
Magnesium: 1260
Temperature (in Celsius): usually between 25.7-26.7 (I don’t run a chiller, but keep our air conditioner on)

Any advice much appreciated…

 

[Reefer/0]

Low flow low light. Was it like this when you got it? Or did it get to this since it’s been in the tank

 

[Jaybeastin]

Mag a little low maybe? I keep mine at 1300+. Transfer my scooly to my 1.5 new tank and it’s thriving just fine. I can place it anywhere in the bottom tank too.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Low flow low light. Was it like this when you got it? Or did it get to this since it’s been in the tank

How much light is it getting? I keep mine under a rock shelf at 50-75 par as they retract with too much light.

Is there anything likely to be nipping at it?

edit: Have you checked your salinity?

 

[Jas6318]

Low flow low light. Was it like this when you got it? Or did it get to this since it’s been in the tank

No it wasn’t like that when I got it, was beautiful. although there was a small tear in its side.
I thought it was low light, and it was definitely in low flow.
here is a screenshot of the settings of my Ai prime lighting. It’s a waterbox cube 20 btw.

 

[Jas6318]

Mag a little low maybe? I keep mine at 1300+. Transfer my scooly to my 1.5 new tank and it’s thriving just fine. I can place it anywhere in the bottom tank too.

Ok so maybe I need to up the magnesium. Does it need to be over 1300?

 

[Jas6318]

How much light is it getting? I keep mine under a rock shelf at 50-75 par as they retract with too much light.

Is there anything likely to be nipping at it?

edit: Have you checked your salinity?

I’m not sure what the par is but it’s on the bottom of the tank. Light sitting 10” above the tank. I only have snails, and 2 fish. A clown and a yellow assessor.
salinity was 1.027, but I’ve recently adjusted it to 1.026.

 

[Jaybeastin]

I’m somewhat of a new reefer still but I always kept my mags 1350+ . My tank is softies and LPS dominate and all my LPS always are healthy. Many dominated LPS tanks like their mags at 1350+ also. Not totally sure if it effect it enough to kill the scoly but that’s the only thing I see low with your parameters

 

[Reefer/0]

edited: Just read your other posts. Will let the others chime in as I don’t use the AI prime. Feeding an extra day a week might help it recover from whatever is bothering it.

 

[Jas6318]

I’m somewhat of a new reefer still but I always kept my mags 1350+ . My tank is softies and LPS dominate and all my LPS always are healthy. Many dominated LPS tanks like their mags at 1350+ also. Not totally sure if it effect it enough to kill the scoly but that’s the only thing I see low with your parameters

Ok I’ll try and get the magnesium up a bit. Thanks for your help!

 

[Jas6318]

edited: Just read your other posts. Will let the others chime in as I don’t use the AI prime. Feeding an extra day a week might help it recover from whatever is bothering it.

Yes I was wondering if maybe I should feed more. I’ll add in an extra flake or mysis shrimp feed. Thanks so much!