I have a candy cane that was supposedly DOA when it arrived a couple of weeks ago. The thing is, it's not dead, and seems to be mounting a comeback, with soft tissue slowly regrowing from the calcified cups. I also have a cauliflower colt, that also seemed DOA, but it too seems to be slowly improving.
My question is, do I need to do anything differently than I would for normal, healthy corals as far as light level and nutrition? I get conflicting info with regard to intensity, some saying high intensity is better, and others saying to keep it subdued. I've been keeping a Kessil A360WE at about 50% intensity, about half way between full blue and full white, hanging about 16 inches above a 20 gallon long QT, with the cauliflower near the top of the tank, and the candy cane at the bottom. I've also been feeding every 3rd day with targeted feeding of Reef Snow.
Does this sound like a reasonable care regimen, or should I be dialing light up or down? Feeding more or less frequently? I'm determined to bring these things back, and I'm brand new to keeping corals so I don't have much to go on for experience.
My question is, do I need to do anything differently than I would for normal, healthy corals as far as light level and nutrition? I get conflicting info with regard to intensity, some saying high intensity is better, and others saying to keep it subdued. I've been keeping a Kessil A360WE at about 50% intensity, about half way between full blue and full white, hanging about 16 inches above a 20 gallon long QT, with the cauliflower near the top of the tank, and the candy cane at the bottom. I've also been feeding every 3rd day with targeted feeding of Reef Snow.
Does this sound like a reasonable care regimen, or should I be dialing light up or down? Feeding more or less frequently? I'm determined to bring these things back, and I'm brand new to keeping corals so I don't have much to go on for experience.