Hello, all
I am running into some troubles with my corals. They have been closed up as of recently, the past few days— I am worried of their health. I have had these corals for a while now, but it seemed like overnight something went terribly wrong. I have about 9 acan frags, 1 green Duncan, 2 mushrooms, 1 leather tree, and 1 zoanthid. All the corals have closed up!! The zoanthid will peak out a little, but never fully and just a few polyps. The acans are closed up as well, some have a thin layer of slime by the mouths that I have cleaned off and one has lost a few “heads”…The Duncan is closed up as well. One of the two mushrooms has shriveled up and not sure if it’s dead.
I am running a Fluval Marine 3.0 24-36inch light on top of my 29 gallon. I don’t believe too much light is the issue bc they were thriving beforehand, but I turned it down a little just to experiment. I got my water tested and everything was perfect except for a higher nitrate level, could this be a problem? I do not know the exact number. My corals remain well fed with zooplankton.
my tank is fairly new— 6 to 8 months— and I am dealing with red algae right now, presumably from the elevated nitrates. However, my tank is being treated.
I live in Florida, current temp is 94F and I’ve noticed my tank has been slowly climbing in temp. Can this be the issue as well? Current tank temp is unfortunately 82-84…
I will provide pictures of my corals, please bare with me as zoom may be required.
Thank you
I am running into some troubles with my corals. They have been closed up as of recently, the past few days— I am worried of their health. I have had these corals for a while now, but it seemed like overnight something went terribly wrong. I have about 9 acan frags, 1 green Duncan, 2 mushrooms, 1 leather tree, and 1 zoanthid. All the corals have closed up!! The zoanthid will peak out a little, but never fully and just a few polyps. The acans are closed up as well, some have a thin layer of slime by the mouths that I have cleaned off and one has lost a few “heads”…The Duncan is closed up as well. One of the two mushrooms has shriveled up and not sure if it’s dead.
I am running a Fluval Marine 3.0 24-36inch light on top of my 29 gallon. I don’t believe too much light is the issue bc they were thriving beforehand, but I turned it down a little just to experiment. I got my water tested and everything was perfect except for a higher nitrate level, could this be a problem? I do not know the exact number. My corals remain well fed with zooplankton.
my tank is fairly new— 6 to 8 months— and I am dealing with red algae right now, presumably from the elevated nitrates. However, my tank is being treated.
I live in Florida, current temp is 94F and I’ve noticed my tank has been slowly climbing in temp. Can this be the issue as well? Current tank temp is unfortunately 82-84…
I will provide pictures of my corals, please bare with me as zoom may be required.
Thank you