Is my coral dead?

[arry89]

Hi I'm new to saltwater aquariums, I got my first living rock today woth a few coral on and I'm not sure if I've been sold dead coral? Thanks

 

[DED65]

That’s not dead. They do take some time to become acclimated. Why is your water so cloudy?

 

[20 Pills]

did you put it in a tank with freshwater?

 

[Uncle99]

Not dead (yet) but appears very very unhappy.
Not totally out of character for some softies.
If water chemistry is on point, just leave them.

 

[arry89]

did you put it in a tank with freshwater?

Nope salt water, my salinity is 1.023 but I tested the stores water and was only 1.017

 

[arry89]

That’s not dead. They do take some time to become acclimated. Why is your water so cloudy?

Added new sand and make the mistake of not rinsing first!!

 

[arry89]

Any ideas from the photos what type of coral it is?

 

[JAS927]

did you put it in a tank with freshwater?

Kind of what I’m wondering also with the fake plant and what looks like a pacu or piranha…

 

[arry89]

Kind of what I’m wondering also with the fake plant and what looks like a pacu or piranha…

No pack or a piranha it is a scat the tank was brackish but changed to marine a couple weeks back

 

[20 Pills]

Nope salt water, my salinity is 1.023 but I tested the stores water and was only 1.017

Couple of things:
1. you need to drip acclimate, then temperature acclimate, then reef dip all corals
2. you need to have a blue (light) wavelength for your corals as the photosynthetic algae needs it to produce sugars that the coral feeds off of
3. raise your salinity to 1.026 for the best results and make sure to do it slowly as to not stress your corals/fish.


Other than that, just keep your water changes consistent and you should be fine.