Poll: What is that one coral that just won't grow in your tank for no good reason?

[hejjo]

I have a mixed reef and everything grows great except my rasta zoas. Their always mad n I'll never understand. Their not dead but never happy. Everything else including other zoas r great.

 

[Kworker]

All Montipora, I only have one that does well but any other one I put in my tank dies on me. Meanwhile I have tons of acro's from easy to difficult doing nicely.

 

[glb]

All Montipora, I only have one that does well but any other one I put in my tank dies on me. Meanwhile I have tons of acro's from easy to difficult doing nicely.

I'm starting to think the same thing about my Jedi Mind Trick. It's been in the tank a month and hasn't grown one bit. The color isn't as bad as the pic, but it's definitely not a bright red and green.

 

[SaltyReefer]

Acans, chalice and gonipora....die or shrivel to barely anything and just sit there....frustrating. ..

 

[Snitch]

I'm glad to see others can't keep chalice, I swore I was the only one. Every single one I've tried goes brown then bleaches, then just dies.

Yellow polyps for me. Can't figure it out. They usually blow up real fast, then pinch in and die.

Clams. Any type. I think 6 months is longest I've ever kept one.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I'm glad to see others can't keep chalice, I swore I was the only one. Every single one I've tried goes brown then bleaches, then just dies.

Yellow polyps for me. Can't figure it out. They usually blow up real fast, then pinch in and die.

Clams. Any type. I think 6 months is longest I've ever kept one.

I have the same problem and love Chalices.

I would try ones that have been around for a while.

Even though most Chalices Die on me ones that have been around for a while do great.

Hollywood Stunner
Miami Hurricane
Mummy Eye

Also when I keep them under T5 they tend to live.

If I put them in a Tank with LED's it is a death sentence for Chalices.

 

[glb]

I have the same problem and love Chalices.

I would try ones that have been around for a while.

Even though most Chalices Die on me ones that have been around for a while do great.

Hollywood Stunner
Miami Hurricane
Mummy Eye

Also when I keep them under T5 they tend to live.

If I put them in a Tank with LED's it is a death sentence for Chalices.

I have a Hollywood stunner that's doing great. The last chalice I had bleached out within 30 minutes of putting it in the tank.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I have a Hollywood stunner that's doing great. The last chalice I had bleached out within 30 minutes of putting it in the tank.

30 Minutes?

That is Insanely Quick.

What Kind of Lights do you Have?

You must be giving it Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Too Much Light.

For me it takes at least 4 or so days before a Coral has noticeable issues.

Usually takes at least 2 Weeks for me to have Chalice Problems.

I have never heard of any Coral having Problems after Only 30 Minutes!

 

[glb]

30 Minutes?

That is Insanely Quick.

What Kind of Lights do you Have?

You must be giving it Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Too Much Light.

For me it takes at least 4 or so days before a Coral has noticeable issues.

Usually takes at least 2 Weeks for me to have Chalice Problems.

I have never heard of any Coral having Problems after Only 30 Minutes!

I was insanely ignorant to believe the lfs that chalice can handle nitrates 'just fine'. Plus I didn't acclimate and who knows how many other mistakes I made. The lights weren't the issue because I don't run them high. But I learned my lesson and now my new chalice is doing fine!

 

[glb]

I can't get my Jedi mind trick monti to grow. A month in and nothing. It's not dying, it's just not growing. I thought that they were the easiest kind. Go figure. My chalice is growing like crazy and this monti, not so much.

 

[that Reef Guy]

I can't get my Jedi mind trick monti to grow. A month in and nothing. It's not dying, it's just not growing. I thought that they were the easiest kind. Go figure. My chalice is growing like crazy and this monti, not so much.

I have one with no growth after 12 Months.

One Month is nothing.

Also remember when something is easy it does not mean it grows fast.

It just means easy to keep as in hard to kill which has absolutly nothing to do with growth.

 

[glb]

I have one with no growth after 12 Months.

One Month is nothing.

Also remember when something is easy it does not mean it grows fast.

It just means easy to keep as in hard to kill which has absolutly nothing to do with growth.

Thanks! I feel better now.

 

[Deep_Six Corals]

I've had the same problem with 2 different frogspawn. The have both shrunk down to Lil tentacles poking out of a grey/blue base. It has baffled me because I keep acros chalice acans zoas montis anemones and other softies like gsp just fine. I even recently added a beautiful torch that is doing fine (so far). So Yea, frogspawn.

 

[glb]

I think each tank has a personality beyond the numbers. It tells us if we pay attention what will work and what won't.