Just got some xenia Coral.

[Srt8killer]

I just bought this Coral and it is not looking good. What do you think!

 

[Brad Miller]

How long has it been in your tank ?
How old is your tank ?
It takes some time for new coral to adjust

 

[Srt8killer]

How long has it been in your tank ?
How old is your tank ?
It takes some time for new coral to adjust

My tank is 11 months it's been in for about a week

 

[Brad Miller]

Couple things that would close her up then...
Critters crawling on it
Particulates in the water ticking it off
Too much flow
Too much light
Parameters ?

 

[Srt8killer]

Couple things that would close her up then...
Critters crawling on it
Particulates in the water ticking it off
Too much flow
Too much light
Parameters ?

pH 8.3
Nitrates 0
ammonia 0
Nitrites 0
Cal 430
Dkh I'm not too go at understanding it but it takes 11 they told me the higher the number the better.
Phosphates .25

 

[Srt8killer]

Couple things that would close her up then...
Critters crawling on it
Particulates in the water ticking it off
Too much flow
Too much light
Parameters ?

Also I have two power heads that are rated at 2100 but they are not pointed at it.

 

[Brad Miller]

Mine won’t stop pulsing and growing
Find out what bothering it from what I mentioned above.
My dkh is 8 consistently

 

[Srt8killer]

Mine won’t stop pulsing and growing
Find out what bothering it from what I mentioned above.
My dkh is 8 consistently

Dang they look great. I'm going to start by repositioning my power heads. And report. Thank you

 

[kdino]

That doesnt really look like xenia. it looks more like either GSP or a rock with Aptasia, have any better pics?

 

[dhof]

That doesnt really look like xenia. it looks more like either GSP or a rock with Aptasia, have any better pics?

Agree. To me it looks like gsp that is very unhappy but will come out eventually.

I had a rock that was in someone’s sump that the gsp looked like this and it took a month but it eventually has very nice gsp in the end.

It does look like aiptasia shown on the OP photo. I’d remove that rock immediately to a quarantine and verify/kill the aiptasia. With a better photo it could be some sort of clove polyp but I’d bet it’s aiptasia

 

[Srt8killer]

That doesnt really look like xenia. it looks more like either GSP or a rock with Aptasia, have any better pics?

I was told they were xenia.

 

[kdino]

Definitely not xenia, some sort of polyp. looks like an undercolored Green Star Polyp IMO

 

[LesPoissons]

def gsp. =)

 

[dhof]

I was told they were xenia.

That's a much better picture. I'd say it is not likely aiptasia based on the more recent photo, but it sure doesn't look like xenia very much. Certainly looks more like GSP that is in bad shape but it'll get better soon.