What’s wrong with my elegance coral?

[Miklo_Miklo12]

Why is it doing this?

 

[fishguy242]

hi just puffing up ?? have more pics?? hard to see what this is,but guessing pooping.

 

[theocorals537]

How long have u had it for? What’s the flow like ? Light? Parameters?

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

Salinity 1.25
Ph 8.4
Alk 9
Calcium 312
Mag 1400
Phosphate 0.2
Nitrate 4
Nitrite 0
Ammonia .25

low lighting low flow and I’ve had it for about a month but it barely started doing this

 

[fishguy242]

hi,how old is tank, cal seems little low, ammonia API test?? more pics??

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

Just tested cal again it was at 420

 

[CanuckReefer]

Salinity 1.25
Ph 8.4
Alk 9
Calcium 312
Mag 1400
Phosphate 0.2
Nitrate 4
Nitrite 0
Ammonia .25

low lighting low flow and I’ve had it for about a month but it barely started doing this

Looking at flow here imo....bump it, based on your latest Cal test....and which test manufacturer is it?

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

Looking at flow here imo....bump it, based on your latest Cal test....and which test manufacturer is it?

Salifert

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

I added calcium as well before I tested though

 

[Faithbleed]

Probably either pooping or just having an emo moment.

Mine does this every so often, shrinks up for a couple days for no reason then comes right.

Keep thinks stable, feed it every so often and check for pests like gall crab etc.

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

Probably either pooping or just having an emo moment.

Mine does this every so often, shrinks up for a couple days for no reason then comes right.

Keep thinks stable, feed it every so often and check for pests like gall crab etc.

It’s been like this for about a week now I’ve done several dips and nothing is working

 

[MaxTremors]

It’s been like this for about a week now I’ve done several dips and nothing is working

IMO, removing it do dips without any specific aim (no visible pest or infection) is just going to make things worse. If it were mine, I’d leave it alone and only dip to treat a specific problem.

 

[Faithbleed]

IMO, removing it do dips without any specific aim (no visible pest or infection) is just going to make things worse. If it were mine, I’d leave it alone and only dip to treat a specific problem.

This, 100%

You're just irritating it and resetting the retraction period™.

Panic less and leave it alone. I bet it'll come right in it's own time.

Elegance's are pretty hardy in my experience and there appears to be nothing actually wrong with yours.

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

Thanks for the advice it’s starting to look a bit better i did a stronger dosage and a bunch of flatworms came off it

 

[fishguy242]

keep us posted..

 

[Faithbleed]

Thanks for the advice it’s starting to look a bit better i did a stronger dosage and a bunch of flatworms came off it

Have you considered a more natural (and long term solution) to flatworms like a wrasse?

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

I’m going to pick up a wrasse soon I seen lots a flat worms on my corals now

 

[kenchilada]

what happened to my messages omg

Flatworms got them

 

[Miklo_Miklo12]

it good?

What?

 

[ZoWhat]

Elegance are all about F L O W

They purposely need to be in an area where there's only a faint-whisper of flow.

Too much flow and they'll shrivel up and die from irritation