is my duncan coral dying

[nanonøkk]

ok so my duncan coral started to close yesterday and it normally dosent do that but a few other ones did as well and today i noticed that it has a lump on it’s side is this just sprouting a new head or something and if it is why is the smaller one behind it also closed.

 

[Texas Rick]

Too much blue! Take a picture in white

 

[Reefer40b]

Doesn't appear to be dying, but if other corals are closed maybe look into what might have changed? Whats your parameters at? Smaller lump is probably a start of a new head

 

[Dark_Knightt]

ok so my duncan coral started to close yesterday and it normally dosent do that but a few other ones did as well and today i noticed that it has a lump on it’s side is this just sprouting a new head or something and if it is why is the smaller one behind it also closed.

I have 1 duncan head myself, and when it retracts you can still see some of the little polyps sticking out. But one time I thought mine was dying and someone told me that as long as the skeletal color(so the green on it) is still bright, its fine, something mightve just touched it or your water conditions need some tuning. Happy reefing

 

[nanonøkk]

Too much blue! Take a picture in white

heres a better picture

 

[nanonøkk]

heres a better picture well the best i can get

 

[nanonøkk]

Doesn't appear to be dying, but if other corals are closed maybe look into what might have changed? Whats your parameters at? Smaller lump is probably a start of a new head

my perameters are nitrates 3 ph 8.1 dkh 8-9 and salinity is 1.024 and i dont have test kit for anything else