Is this dying?

Brando85 · Mar 4, 2021

I just got this mushroom toadstool a week ago and now it looks like this. I’m new to this 2 months old. They told me at the fish store this was a good beginner coral. My water parameters today were ph8.3 ammonia 0 nitrates around 5ppm. Friendly help and advice appreciated

Brando85 · Mar 4, 2021

Edit: meant to say tank is 2 months old

Jekyl · Mar 4, 2021

What lights are you running?

Uncle99 · Mar 4, 2021

I see green on some rock work, maybe phosphate too high? Should be 0.03-.1ppm at least in the first year.

Nitrate seems fine at 5ppm.

Even softy corals sometimes don’t like newer tanks

Give it some time alone.

Loves medium light and flow.

terraincognita · Mar 4, 2021

They’re definitely on the way out but 100% able to be saved.

what’s your lights?

how big your tank?

what’s your water change schedule?

Brando85 · Mar 4, 2021

Jekyl said:
What lights are you running?

My husband built me a custom light With CREE XTE LEDs. I’m not really sure the exact specifics of it.

Brando85 · Mar 4, 2021

terraincognita said:
They’re definitely on the way out but 100% able to be saved.

what’s your lights?

how big your tank?

what’s your water change schedule?

It’s 75gallon tank. I’m trying to do a change every two weeks. My light is LED lights I’m not sure the exact specs but it’s a monster light.

Brando85 · Mar 4, 2021

Uncle99 said:
I see green on some rock work, maybe phosphate too high? Should be 0.03-.1ppm at least in the first year.

Nitrate seems fine at 5ppm.

Even softy corals sometimes don’t like newer tanks

Give it some time alone.

Loves medium light and flow.

This is live rock I bought at LFS and it’s always looked that way so not sure

Uncle99 · Mar 4, 2021

Brando85 said:
This is live rock I bought at LFS and it’s always looked that way so not sure

I think that lighting is fine.
Have you been testing all 8 major parameters at least weekly?
Each parameter has to be kept within normal saltwater hobby ranges at all times and is sometimes hard in newer systems.
It will get easier as your system matures.

Brando85 · Mar 4, 2021

Uncle99 said:
I see green on some rock work, maybe phosphate too high? Should be 0.03-.1ppm at least in the first year.

Nitrate seems fine at 5ppm.

Even softy corals sometimes don’t like newer tanks

Give it some time alone.

Loves medium light and flow.

I don’t even have a phosphate test kit. I will have to get one