zoa not opening

[Reef257]

Hi all
Hope everyone doing good
I recently purchased some zoa from my local fish store . It was opened. Inadded to.my tank it opend for 2 days .then it started to close and haven't open since .

Any idea if my zoa long gone. Is there anything I could do to help it open .


Ph 8.2
Phosphate.0.03
Norate 0.05
Kh 8.4
Cal 450
Mag 1600
Salinity 1.025
Temp 78

 

[ReeferWarrant]

Your Mg seems high, but I'm assuming your issue is lighting. The stalks of the corals are stretched out towards the lights, I'd try moving them up higher.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Mag is super high.
Moderate light and water flow plus feedings 2-3X per week. A little iodine in the water is also good
Take a turkey baster and blow gentle blasts on them to lossen any chance of mulm or detritus. light seems a little dim

Salinity 1.024-1.025
Mag 1300
ph 8.0-8.2
temp 77-79
alk 8-9

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I had one open for a day then nothing for a week and now it’s fine.
Where they that stretched when you bought them?
If they were not you definitely should move them up a bit, but don’t go crazy and move them all the way up.

 

[Reef257]

Your Mg seems high, but I'm assuming your issue is lighting. The stalks of the corals are stretched out towards the lights, I'd try moving them up higher.

Thanks for the advice how do I lower my mag safely. Will a water change help ?
I have reduce my light intensity for 70 % .since adding new corals

Not sure if I'm right

 

[Reef257]

I had one open for a day then nothing for a week and now it’s fine.
Where they that stretched when you bought them?
If they were not you definitely should move them up a bit, but don’t go crazy and move them all the way up.

One of the coral was stretched out when i I baught them. I have reduce the lights intensity. Heard the corals need to accumulate. Plus fighting diatoms

 

[Reef257]

Mag is super high.
Moderate light and water flow plus feedings 2-3X per week. A little iodine in the water is also good
Take a turkey baster and blow gentle blasts on them to lossen any chance of mulm or detritus. light seems a little dim

Salinity 1.024-1.025
Mag 1300
ph 8.0-8.2
temp 77-79
alk 8-9

I feed them red sea ab+ every 2 days .

Thought out buying reef rods and coral boost as well not sure if this would be overkill .

Thought of use a red sea product called red sea skeletal elements.

have reduce the lights intensity. Heard the corals need to accumulate. Plus fighting diatoms

 

[ReeferWarrant]

@Reef257, water changes will help I wouldnt stress about it though. The biggest thing I would say is if you are dosing Mg just cut back and let it go down on its own.