Lobo Trouble

[tuscani]

Any idea what’s up with my lobo? Have had it for months. Nothing has changed with lighting, flow and parameters stable. ‍

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Any other coral not doing too hot?

 

[Dburr1014]

Any idea what’s up with my lobo? Have had it for months. Nothing has changed with lighting, flow and parameters stable. ‍

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It's it that one spot?
What are your parameters?
What lights do you have?
What flow?

The problem here is things can be stable, parameters perfect, flow great, but one thing is not just right and that coral slowly dies. You don't notice "for months" and ask why it's dying.

 

[tuscani]

All other corals are fine.. Lobo is sitting at about 160par

I do have higher PO4 that I am trying to address.. no chemicals just more frequent WCs.

Salinity = 1.026
pH = 7.7
Alkalinity (dKH) = 8.0
Calcium (Ca2) = 526
Magnesium (Mg2) = 1470
Nitrate (N03) = 9.9
Phosphate (P04) = 0.43

 

[Dburr1014]

All other corals are fine.. Lobo is sitting at about 160par

I do have higher PO4 that I am trying to address.. no chemicals just more frequent WCs.

Salinity = 1.026
pH = 7.7
Alkalinity (dKH) = 8.0
Calcium (Ca2) = 526
Magnesium (Mg2) = 1470
Nitrate (N03) = 9.9
Phosphate (P04) = 0.43

Thanks.

What exactly do you think is an issue?
It looks good from where I'm sitting.

WC's will take a really long time to reduce po4.

 

[tuscani]

This is how it looked in April

 

[Dburr1014]

It does look less vibrant.
That area missing the pink color could be a flow issue. If it's getting constant flow(not random) blasted in that one area.

But, it still looks healthy. It does not look like it got hit and I don't see any skeleton showing.

Edit; have you ever fed it?
What size tank is that?

 

[tuscani]

Ok.. I have never direct fed it.. There is lots of flow in this area.. I will move it and see if that helps. Tank is a RedSea Reefer 250 G2+

 

[Dburr1014]

Ok.. I have never direct fed it.. There is lots of flow in this area.. I will move it and see if that helps. Tank is a RedSea Reefer 250 G2+

Try feeding it also. I think you'll get a good response from it.

Nice piece OP, I miss mine. I got out of the hobby in 08' and sold it. I haven't found anything like that around in my parts.

 

[Uncle99]

This coral has a dismal long term success rate.
Same with Tracs.
Good for 6, then down hill, be it slowly, gone by 18 months.

 

[Dburr1014]

FWIW, those 2 tangs will outgrow that tank(if you didn't know).

 

[Dburr1014]

This coral has a dismal long term success rate.
Same with Tracs.
Good for 6, then down hill, be it slowly, gone by 18 months.

I had mine a couple years back in the day. It was growing and that classic figure 8 was almost split to form 2 heads.
I think they really respond well to feeding once a month.

Of course you need a good specimen and no damage to start with. They don't like getting banged up, that's for sure.

 

[Uncle99]

I had mine a couple years back in the day. It was growing and that classic figure 8 was almost split to form 2 heads.
I think they really respond well to feeding once a month.

That’s interesting, always some who for whatever reason just works for.

Lobo on the list of corals which may experience “short” life spans in captivity along with Tracs, and long tentacle plates.

 

[tuscani]

Thanks.. yeah tangs will be rehomed.. blue hippo already.. LFS sold to me when I was uneducated saying it will be 2-3 years before it outgrew my tank.. was more like six months. lol

 

[Reef Wizard]

My lobo likes it in lower flow so if flow is higher that could be a cause and I do spot feed him