I really need you guy help

[kai hen]

?My tank is 20G. and AI26HD ABOVE WATER 9.5INCH. Current UV 120 V 120 RB 120 B 120 RED GREEN 5 AND CW 20. 8HOURS A DAY. is that ok for my mix reef tank?
what is going on my coral? what worm is it? please I need you guys help.

 

[CasaReefer]

@ReefSquad Bump

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

I don't know what's going on with your coral but I would try to get that worm out so we can ID it for you as it doesn't look like a common bristleworm. Looks more clear

 

[DSEKULA]

Looking at the tank it seems like you have a pretty new setup, used live rock, and just added a bunch of frags. If you want to know what's going on some more information would be helpful. Such as:
How long the tank has been up (did you cycle it etc?)
What kind of parameters are you running po4, no3, alk (for those stonies)
Lights are most likely fine their a known brand and 8hrs is normal.

 

[kai hen]

Looking at the tank it seems like you have a pretty new setup, used live rock, and just added a bunch of frags. If you want to know what's going on some more information would be helpful. Such as:
How long the tank has been up (did you cycle it etc?)
What kind of parameters are you running po4, no3, alk (for those stonies)
Lights are most likely fine their a known brand and 8hrs is normal.

thank you for your help. My tank is almost two months old and CA 410 MG 1270 KH 6.6.I use real reef rock. no3 1 po4 0.04.

 

[CasaReefer]

bump

 

[DSEKULA]

Those numbers all look reasonable, at two months your tank still probably has some setteling to do. Your probably still building microscopic life that was destroyed when the rock was pulled from the water etc. This isn't a scientific answer by any means but I feel like there are things that happen in that rock that I can't measure and can't exactly understand in a quantitative way. Some coral will be fine from day one others like most sps seem to need a certain amount of time for the tank to be ready for them. Don't get me wrong, I know there's some really experienced reefers that can push that time frame way down but I'm not that good yet. For me my tank took about 9mos. To be sps ready. before that I'd get a canary farg here and there just to check and untill then they just die. Nothing changed from a parameter or husbandry standpoint there's nothing I can give you as quantitative proof, that's just my experience.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Not sure about the worm but that’s the least of your worries. you will most likely lose all the sps as your tank isn’t ready yet, maybe you can get someone to hold them or trade them at your LFS?

Make sure you take your time and do lots of research before adding each item it will save you lots of headaches, remember nothing good happens quickly in reefing..

At less than 8 weeks old and starting with artificial rock ideally you would only have maybe one or two very hardy starter corals at this point and the yellow tang definitely needs to come out ASAP they need 75-90 gallons minimum

 

[kai hen]

Not sure about the worm but that’s the least of your worries. you will most likely lose all the sps as your tank isn’t ready yet, maybe you can get someone to hold them or trade them at your LFS?

Make sure you take your time and do lots of research before adding each item it will save you lots of headaches, remember nothing good happens quickly in reefing..

At less than 8 weeks old and starting with artificial rock ideally you would only have maybe one or two very hardy starter corals at this point and the yellow tang definitely needs to come out ASAP they need 75-90 gallons minimum

This is today.

 

[kai hen]

I lower my light intensity as wwc suggest