Pretty discouraged :/
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AllSignsPointToFish
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The lights came on and the coral is at least still showing signs of life. Now I'll just leave him alone and see what happens.
Macdaddynick1
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Euphyllia does not need much light at all. Your problem might be 1 high flow 2 your tank might be too clean, personally with 1-2 nitrates my acros don't even grow well.
the one on the buttom gets barely any light and it's the fattest hammer I've had. . So- Low flow/low light/more feeding your tank with something like reef roids
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AllSignsPointToFish
"No Longer The Guy Without FaceBook"
I'm fairly convinced that I had too much light and current. I'm also pretty sure my tank isn't too clean. LolEuphyllia does not need much light at all. Your problem might be 1 high flow 2 your tank might be too clean, personally with 1-2 nitrates my acros don't even grow well.the one on the buttom gets barely any light and it's the fattest hammer I've had. . So- Low flow/low light/more feeding your tank with something like reef roids
The coral appears to be holding his own after the dip. I'm just in a waiting pattern for now.
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AllSignsPointToFish
"No Longer The Guy Without FaceBook"
Well, that's what he's getting right now
He's got detention in the corner with lower flow and light.
Umm, off topic, but I think we should talk about macDaddy's tank. WHOA!Euphyllia does not need much light at all. Your problem might be 1 high flow 2 your tank might be too clean, personally with 1-2 nitrates my acros don't even grow well.the one on the buttom gets barely any light and it's the fattest hammer I've had. . So- Low flow/low light/more feeding your tank with something like reef roids
Where's your build thread?
We could talk about that beauty and get our minds off our problem's.
If ya dont mind.
Macdaddynick1
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Thanks , I wouldn't want to hijack OPs post , but My tank is pretty simple it's a uniquarium, with photon 32 and no skimmer for the last few months. that's why I was suggesting feeding the tank .Umm, off topic, but I think we should talk about macDaddy's tank. WHOA!
Where's your build thread?
We could talk about that beauty and get our minds off our problem's.
If ya dont mind.
Brandon Chi
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Don't be discouraged! When I first got my torch it turned out looking like this. For a week.
Then I did water changes kept testing and now to this day the same one looks like this.
Check salinity and rodi source
Wish you luck
Then I did water changes kept testing and now to this day the same one looks like this.
Check salinity and rodi source
Wish you luck
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AllSignsPointToFish
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Salinity is 1.0255-1.026.
RO/DI water source is only three months old.
RO/DI water source is only three months old.
jasonandsarah
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Yeah if you have to hand feed small inverts then you should probably re-home them. Did you get the peppermint shrimp to eat aiptasia?
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AllSignsPointToFish
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I don't have to hand feed them. I have a clownfish that is an absolute pig. Lol. I hand feed them so I don't have to overfeed the tank.
I did not get them purposely to eat Aiptasia, but it seems that they have taken care of the 3-4 I had in the tank.
robert
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Its pretty difficult to generalize a perfect combination of light and flow that works for every euphilia...its different for each type and variety.
What I like to do is watch the membranes. The membranes should be covered by the polyp extension anytime the lights are on.
If they are not - either because the too much light or too much flow - you need to reduce one or both.
Start you euphilia out in indirect or blue light in low flow. When the polyp extension consistantly and completely covers the membranes so that you can't see them, you can move them into higher light and try increasing the flow a bit. You do not want them ever sitting in bright light with the membranes exposed for any extended time.
Euphilia are pretty forgiving when it comes to parameters. Chronic low alk will cause them to "grow small" - but it takes time. They don't seem to mind high nitrates - although they seem to get brittle with high phosphate (I think as I have had large colonies just fracture under their own weight).
Algae is a killer - and LPS eating flatworms ... Not ever had issues with peppermints - but I seen all sorts of stuff eat things they wern't supposed to - I wouldn't doubt it.
I'd get the one in the picture to a sheltered, lightly shaded spot. I'd give it a 50:50 shot at a slow recovery if your patient and if its not messed with too much.
My 2 cents -
What I like to do is watch the membranes. The membranes should be covered by the polyp extension anytime the lights are on.
If they are not - either because the too much light or too much flow - you need to reduce one or both.
Start you euphilia out in indirect or blue light in low flow. When the polyp extension consistantly and completely covers the membranes so that you can't see them, you can move them into higher light and try increasing the flow a bit. You do not want them ever sitting in bright light with the membranes exposed for any extended time.
Euphilia are pretty forgiving when it comes to parameters. Chronic low alk will cause them to "grow small" - but it takes time. They don't seem to mind high nitrates - although they seem to get brittle with high phosphate (I think as I have had large colonies just fracture under their own weight).
Algae is a killer - and LPS eating flatworms ... Not ever had issues with peppermints - but I seen all sorts of stuff eat things they wern't supposed to - I wouldn't doubt it.
I'd get the one in the picture to a sheltered, lightly shaded spot. I'd give it a 50:50 shot at a slow recovery if your patient and if its not messed with too much.
My 2 cents -
dacianb
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Bougth 4 different euphilia some time ago, same treatment, simmilar placement. One frag just melted in few days. All others doing great. One frogspawn is now close to acros- huge light and quite some flow. Others on sand. They are incredible adaptive, but sometimes somethings goes wrong with them.
