What can I do with my scoly?

[Pecesito]

We got our first scoly a week ago and since we place it we see that is not happy and losing color and as I googled seems that is decaying (find the picture attached). What we can do to stop this?
1. 250 gals aquarium
2. We have the aquarium since around October 2020.
3. Other corals and fish are doing great
4. Our parameters are salinity 1.025, ph 8,kh 8.4 calcium 430 phosphate almost zero..
5. we do a water change every week
6. We moved it to less light and our lights are radion g5 blue and 2 g3...
7. I read about someone asking about shrimps and crabs so we have different shrimps and 1 crab. I know that around there is the the pistol shrimp .

 

[Codeblack88]

Could it be upset because of too much or lack of flow?

 

[Pecesito]

It was in a place with some flow but right now I moved it to less flow

 

[coralbeauties]

I have mine under about 250 par and it does well. Check it at night with the lights out and see if it is open with its feeding tentacles out. If they are feed it some bits of shrimp or fish food. I feed mine several times a week
Jeff

 

[Duffer]

What is your magnesium at, I find my scold like higher mag

 

[Pecesito]

What is your magnesium at, I find my scold like higher mag

1560

 

[redeyejedi]

Looks like a location issue to me. How can it inflate with rock edges above/near it.

 

[Phil D.]

Likes light too!

 

[redeyejedi]

Likes light too!

I have my baby halfway in the tank so like you say they do like light.

 

[Phil D.]

Don't have just a scoly pic, but here if full tank. You can see mine just to left of my clam

 

[vetteguy53081]

We got our first scoly a week ago and since we place it we see that is not happy and losing color and as I googled seems that is decaying (find the picture attached). What we can do to stop this?
1. 250 gals aquarium
2. We have the aquarium since around October 2020.
3. Other corals and fish are doing great
4. Our parameters are salinity 1.025, ph 8,kh 8.4 calcium 430 phosphate almost zero..
5. we do a water change every week
6. We moved it to less light and our lights are radion g5 blue and 2 g3...
7. I read about someone asking about shrimps and crabs so we have different shrimps and 1 crab. I know that around there is the the pistol shrimp .

First thing to do, is to elevate it off the sand a little on top of flat rock, etc as sand can easily get on it and irritate it. Additionally, your mag is VERY high.
Moderate light and water flow makes these guys happy. Look underneath the coral and assure there are no bugs or eggs.

Furnish the following:
Temp 77-79
salinity 1.025
ph 8.1-8.3
mag 1300
CA 440
alk 8-9
Nitrate < .04
Phos < .04
Ammonia < .03

HOW OLD IS YOUR TANK ??
WHAT TEST KITS ARE YOU USING ??