I’m lost at this point...

[Wolters_88]

I have a 32G biocube that has been running since October. I have been happy with the corals and everything has looked amazing. I did a water change today with the same system I have been using and the corals instantly all closed up. I checked my salinity in the brute and it was spot on. It’s a closed system with pumps in the brute cans and pex-a running the water all the way there. The only thing that was abnormal was the water was lower then normal in the overflow and when I turned the pump on it created a huge amount of air bubbles in the tank. Can this make them close up? Nothing else has changed.
Parameters
Temp - 78
Salinity - 1.026
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 2
Phosphates - .15
Calcium - 416
Alk - 8.4
Mag - 1320
Ph - 8.04

 

[MERKEY]

Your phos is a little higher than some run a tank but I dont see anything out of the normal.

My corals close and open everyday...especially if its feeding day!!

 

[Entomophage]

It's not necessarily a bad thing that the corals closed up during/after a water change. If they don't spring back in the next day I'd be concerned. Maybe there was a temperature swing?

 

[fishguy242]

imo alk and cal little low,but they just had their dinner

 

[Wolters_88]

Your phos is a little higher than some run a tank but I dont see anything out of the normal.

My corals close and open everyday...especially if its feeding day!!

They close up some. Not like this. Btw, I only feed once a week

 

[Scrubber_steve]

turned the pump on it created a huge amount of air bubbles in the tank. Can this make them close up?

Yes, it certainly can.

 

[fishguy242]

sleep on it,they will be wide open tomorrow

 

[Wolters_88]

Yes, it certainly can.

I’m guessing I need a weaker pump then. This one shoots out water like it’s a super soaker.

 

[Wolters_88]

sleep on it,they will be wide open tomorrow

Smoking a brisket for the game so I do t have that option.

 

[fishguy242]

good then you can walk over every hour and watch them slowly open back up slow and steady like the sunrise ,enjoy the game today

 

[Wolters_88]

good then you can walk over every hour and watch them slowly open back up slow and steady like the sunrise ,enjoy the game today

I hope so. At this point if I lose the amount of money I have in this tank. I’m done haha. In other news I get to watch my team in the super bowl for the first time in my lifetime. Here is a Akaushi Japanese brisket for tomorrow’s game.

 

[fishguy242]

KC BABY

 

[Wolters_88]

KC BABY

I live in KCMO

 

[fishguy242]

im hour east of stl

 

[Wolters_88]

My snails are laying on their sides and not doing much of anything. It’s like they are high or something. Stuffs still not coming out too. See the film all over the chalice coral?

 

[fishguy242]

morning did poss undisolved salt crystals get poured in?take your hand wave off gently the corals

 

[Wolters_88]

morning did poss undisolved salt crystals get poured in?take your hand wave off gently the corals

Why do you ask? I was wondering if that was the case because the power head in the brute was apparently off for some reason. Would that make the corals retract too?

 

[fishguy242]

if the crystals landed on the corals will burn a little ,have done it just genty wave of all salt will be dissolved by now just get the debris off of them ,i still think no worries

 

[Wolters_88]

if the crystals landed on the corals will burn a little ,have done it just genty wave of all salt will be dissolved by now just get the debris off of them ,i still think no worries

Will it kill the snails and crabs?

 

[fishguy242]

no