My frogspawn looks tired

[b breef]

I cleaned the tank and did a 20% WC.
I Have only had it a week but I haven’t seen it look like this so I thought I’d see what others thought. Looks deflated to me. They do that sometimes? Mouth wide open. My tanks is only a few months old but parameters look good except my dkh is a little high at 15.8 been that high for a while but I think it’s to buffering with polyp lab one daily I reduced the dose a few days ago and it has already came down.01 ppm Anyway back to frogspawn

 

[Backreefing]

Your DKH is a obvious problem I would stop doseing it until it’s 7-9 DKH . Might be time for a full panel of testing. Like
DKH, PH , phosphate, nitrates, calcium, magnesium. You need to know where your parameters are.
a water change may be in order, but depending upon the salt mix .

 

[outhouse]

turn your lights down, and id be doing some large water changes, yours is going south

 

[Cell]

What are you dosing and why? What's your target alk level?

Need full parameters.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Alk quitre high and likely causing the stress which is what this frag is showing. These coral also do best at lower third of tank level where there is moderate light and water flow. One of the more important requirements for frogspawn is Placement. It is an overlooked element that contributes to the overall acclimation and sustainability of your frogspawn.
Frogspawn Corals do best when provided a moderate amount of lighting, with many hobbyists finding success with an added bit, or partial, shading. Euphyllia (theyre a member of this group) do not enjoy direct high lighting. Keep in mind that the amount of lighting and the degree of water flow work hand-in-hand in sustaining healthy coral life and growth. Although technically capable of survival, Frogspawn DO NOT appreciate high or even moderately high flow. They will open much bigger in gentle flow, and will be able to grow into those beautiful serene tendrils that you see swaying within your habitat. (see my pic below- this was a size of a quarter a year ago and now 6"x4")
I cannot overemphasize the incredible importance of both lighting as well as placement. Never, ever haphazardly place your corals, select your lighting, or randomly pair different specimens or species within a tank, and just hope for the best. Remember, like any coral, Frogspawn Coral requires a very specific amount of lighting, and in this case, it’s not a whole lot. Unlike many other corals, Frogspawn Corals don’t require a whole lot of lighting. They are also 100 PAR, but even levels as low as 50 PAR will work well for this beautiful species.
Frogspawn are not the most aggressive eaters. Broadcast feeding is typically the easiest, most effective approach. Additionally, if there is too great a flow, or if there are fish in your habitat that are aggressively harassing them, they’re just not going to eat. Even if they are able to successfully get the food into their mouths, they often quickly spit it back out--quick enough where they may not even be digesting any of the food.
Lastly, they do shrink like as shown in your pic in the evening.

here's a pic of some of mine:

 

[b breef]

Yeah thanks. I did full parameters earlier before the water change and are as follows:
Ph 8.3
Dkh. 15.8
Ca2 555ppm
NO3 .5ppm
NO2 -N 8ppb
PO4 3 0.09ppm
Amm 0
I stopped dosing the polyp lab one.
I just got meter back out to test dkh again and it is now 14.2. Better but still high. I guess I should check the salt mix and see what it is… I’m using instant ocean.
sounds like it might be getting too much light as well. I will move it and do another WC

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yeah thanks. I did full parameters earlier before the water change and are as follows:
Ph 8.3
Dkh. 15.8
Ca2 555ppm
NO3 .5ppm
NO2 -N 8ppb
PO4 3 0.09ppm
Amm 0
I stopped dosing the polyp lab one.
I just got meter back out to test dkh again and it is now 14.2. Better but still high. I guess I should check the salt mix and see what it is… I’m using instant ocean.
sounds like it might be getting too much light as well. I will move it and do another WC

PO4 getting high and you now already alk is high (safe rande 8-11) as well as ph at top of safe range but may be due to high alk
CA also high- safe is about 440

 

[b breef]

I tested my mix and rodi water did a 15%WC.

rodi =
0.0dkh
.02 po4 ? Might have cross contaminated. I’ll keep checking that because my membrane should be good. Should be zero phosphate, correct?

Salt mix(instant ocean)=
8.6dkh

after water change all is better
Tank
0.11po4
13.2 dkh
frogspawn looks better I think too.
I’ll do another 15%WC tomorrow and don’t think I’ll buffer with polyp lab one any more. That product might not be necessary for nano tank environment… at least not daily .

 

[Cell]

I would not recommend dosing unless you verify the need to dose through testing first. With few corals, a weekly water change might be all you need.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

I would not recommend dosing unless you verify the need to dose through testing first. With few corals, a weekly water change might be all you need.

+1 to this! Don't dose anything that you're not testing for. You really have no idea if it's needed, and you won't know when you've gone too far until it's too late