Kenya tree laying down

Oliver94 · Jul 6, 2014

Hello guys! it's me again lol

Yesterday I got a Kenya tree I suppose but it is laying on its side it is not standing up.. should I worry about something? or I should wait for it to acclimate?

phosphate 0
NO2: 0
NO3: ~0

Thank you

Squishie89 · Jul 6, 2014

Everything gets tired and needs a nap =P I think it will be okay, just needs to acclimate and wake back up.

Oliver94 · Jul 6, 2014

hahaha thank you squishi89!

fishroomlady · Jul 6, 2014

yes, I agree, just give it some time.

Reefing Madness · Jul 6, 2014

I'd find out what the water params were at the LFS. My softies do not like Phosphates and Nitrates at 0, I gotta have some trates and phosphates in order for them to perk up really well.

Oliver94 · Jul 7, 2014

At my LFS it was also laying down,all the kenya trees there were laying down,and the corals were closed,I took the kenya tree few hours after the arrival came from the airport.

Still it didn't stand up... I will keep you updated
Sorry for the kenya tree but I am not going to pollute my water for it lol

Reefing Madness · Jul 7, 2014

then you may end up with dead Kenya tree. Some acclimate to clean water, some do not.

Oliver94 · Jul 8, 2014

It was just a sense of humor lol I am not willing to lost the kenya tree.. Well my tank is 8 months old,I feed daily with frozen food,I only did one water change since 2months(nothing important about 10g) and that's it. I was planning to do a water change today,I prepared my SW and everything,but since I need some phosphate and nitrate I think I will delay it lol
Do you advice me to extra feed in order to raise the phosphate level a bit? or maybe turn off the skimmer during the night? :/ my tank is 120g

Reefing Madness · Jul 8, 2014

WOW, you have one clean system!! You could turn off the skimmer for a bit, or feed the fish a bit more.

Oliver94 · Jul 8, 2014

Maybe because i don't have lots of fish i have
A couple of clown
Couple of cardinals
3 chromis
1 blenny
And 8 corals
The kenya tree still laying :/
I will turn off my skimmer
Thank you reefing madness

Oliver94 · Jul 11, 2014

I have a problem :S I just saw that at the base of my kenya tree the base of it torn from one side...
What should I do? :/ Not a good sign definitely

Naiad · Jul 11, 2014

Pic would help. Is the tree attached to a large rock or could you dip it if necessary? Do you have anything that could be hurting it?

Oliver94 · Jul 11, 2014

I noticed it was torn when the lights were off,I will take a picture tomorrow morning for sure.. for now I will try to illustrate the thing:No I don't have any predator that might have done this to her But since day 1 there was this thing on its base where it was torn..

I dip all my corals with coral revive before adding them to my tank,the kenya tree was dipped.The kenya tree is not on a large LR it is on a small LR I can dip it again if advised Thank you

Oliver94 · Jul 11, 2014

What about cutting it above where it is torn with a razor? and fix it back to a new LR?

Naiad · Jul 11, 2014

Hard to see what you are pointing out is. My first suspect would be starvation. You run a clean tank which is great unless you are a Kenya tree. These guys need higher nutrients than most coral. That can be nitrate/phosphate from the water or from being fed a coral food designed for their small polyps. I got rid of the phosphate in my tank and my trees began to peel away at the base. Phosphate back up to .01 and trees are recovering. Second option is that if it was recently cut it got an infection. Third and most unlikely because you already dipped once is parasites. No matter what though I would see about feeding the tree. It will help keep its strength up no matter what the problem.

Oliver94 · Jul 11, 2014

Yeah as reefing madness also mentioned it could be starving because my tank is so clean.. I will turn off my skimmer till tomorrow morning(8h) let's see what happens..But what should I do with the coral now? will it fix itself by it own??Thank you

Naiad · Jul 11, 2014

If it is just starving and you get it food it will mend on its own.

Naiad · Jul 11, 2014

Di you currently strain and rinse your frozen foods?

Oliver94 · Jul 11, 2014

Deal,I think it is starving.. I will get her some food and try to raise my phosphate level.. I am thinking now on to turn my skimmer off during the night For the frozen food,no I don't I just wait until it melt and I feed with all the liquid with the frozen food,too lazy to rinse it lol