Help with frogspawn

CodyRVA · Feb 16, 2016

Danieltanay said:
The light is about 18 watts i have some zoas and a candy cane

If your candy cane is doing well then your frogspawn should come around, just give it some time. If it gets worse, or doesn't get better within a week or so, then i would worry.

Wiz · Feb 16, 2016

.The stress is all about the change. If your water quality is good I would change as little as possible. Just let it a clue me. That is usually the best thing to do in my opinion

Danieltanay · Feb 16, 2016

CodyRVA said:
If your candy cane is doing well then your frogspawn should come around, just give it some time. If it gets worse, or doesn't get better within a week or so, then i would worry.

Is it normal for the coral to retract more when the lights are out?

AndrewNC · Feb 16, 2016

Danieltanay said:
Current Usa orbit marine led

For me personally I couldn't keep anything with this light. All the features were cool but I got zero coral growth with this fixture. Hopefully you have a better experience

CodyRVA · Feb 16, 2016

Danieltanay said:
Is it normal for the coral to retract more when the lights are out?

Assuming its night time, could be something else besides the light, like PH. Even if your light isn't top notch, if you can keep the candy cane healthy, i can't see an issue with why the frogspawn wouldn't be healthy. It might not grow very well, and i suppose it could recede, but i'd bet its something else. Like I said its still new so be patient. If it doesn't improve, start trouble shooting. Many times i've reacted too quickly and started tinkering when I should have just left well enough alone.

Danieltanay · Feb 17, 2016

Update: Coral is starting to open up a little bit.

Danieltanay · Feb 20, 2016

CodyRVA said:
Assuming its night time, could be something else besides the light, like PH. Even if your light isn't top notch, if you can keep the candy cane healthy, i can't see an issue with why the frogspawn wouldn't be healthy. It might not grow very well, and i suppose it could recede, but i'd bet its something else. Like I said its still new so be patient. If it doesn't improve, start trouble shooting. Many times i've reacted too quickly and started tinkering when I should have just left well enough alone.

So its not opening again so what do i do?

Gene S. · Feb 20, 2016

I had a branching hammer that did the same thing. It took about a week then it opened up a little bit at a time for a week and now it's opened fully all the time. Changing tanks is stressful and sometimes they just take some time to adjust.

CodyRVA · Feb 21, 2016

How long have you had it in your current system now?

Danieltanay · Feb 21, 2016

CodyRVA said:
How long have you had it in your current system now?

About a year

CodyRVA · Feb 21, 2016

No, how long has the frogspawn been in your system? Total time.

Danieltanay · Feb 22, 2016

CodyRVA said:
No, how long has the frogspawn been in your system? Total time.

A week

CodyRVA · Feb 22, 2016

Danieltanay said:
A week

Unless the flesh is receding, give it more time. If it's not getting any worse it may just still be acclimating. It can take a while, just have to be patient.

Danieltanay · Feb 22, 2016

CodyRVA said:
Unless the flesh is receding, give it more time. If it's not getting any worse it may just still be acclimating. It can take a while, just have to be patient.

It is getting worse i can barely see any green anymore

BossGT911 · Feb 22, 2016

sorry to hear, good luck

CodyRVA · Feb 22, 2016

Danieltanay said:
It is getting worse i can barely see any green anymore

Have you been monitoring your parameters and keeping them from swinging? If so, have you tried moving it around the tank? Different flow patterns, higher or lower for more or less light, etc?

Danieltanay · Feb 27, 2016

CodyRVA said:
Have you been monitoring your parameters and keeping them from swinging? If so, have you tried moving it around the tank? Different flow patterns, higher or lower for more or less light, etc?

Yes everything was perfect my acans were thriving but unfortunately it died 2 days ago. thanks for all of your help

CodyRVA · Feb 27, 2016

Danieltanay said:
Yes everything was perfect my acans were thriving but unfortunately it died 2 days ago. thanks for all of your help

Sorry to hear that man. Sometimes it happens for unexplained reasons. I've had several torches do the same exact thing to me, but my frogspawn, duncans, etc are all doing great. Corals are finicky creatures.