Bubble coral dying?

[CoralB]

I appreciate the advice and your help. I had reached out to vetteguy previously about my elegance coral and he suggested I move it somewhere with more light which is how I got to this situation in the first place. I did dip the elegance with koral MD before putting it into the DT. I will order an iodine solution tonight as well and attempt to dip the bubble in that.

In the mean time try to reach out to vetteguy on this issue . He seems to be pretty knowledgeable about a lot of things maybe he could share some insight .

 

[AlphaCasual]

Here are a few pics of the elegance before I moved it to a different location.

 

[AlphaCasual]

@vetteguy53081 have any insight, sorry for always asking for advice!

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 have any insight, sorry for always asking for advice!

Look like an elegance coral. Elegance corals require a moderately high amount of light to support photosynthesis. But that doesn’t translate to strong light. LEDs, fluorescent, or other reef-caliber lights will be sufficient. You want to aim for a PAR of about 80-120. Also important is water flow which should be moderate.
You don’t want the flow to be too hard or too soft. “Just right” means the tentacles flow gently, like leaves in a light wind. Too little and elegance corals will not thrive. Too much flow and you risk tearing the delicate polyps.
The proper flow brings nutrients to the polyps, ensuring they remain nourished. And you’ll see the typical “sweeping” movement as they drift in the current.
The elegance coral is photosynthetic, which means commensal photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae that live inside its body tissue and provide nutrition by harvesting the energy in light – much like a house plant. They also benefit from regular feedings. with foods such as krill, Mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, or small pieces of fish, and shrimp.
Elegance corals ARE prone to elegance coral syndrome (ECS). If your coral has this disease, you’ll see swelling around the oral disc and unopened polyps or a white mucus coating.

 

[AlphaCasual]

Sorry, I mentioned you because we were previously talking about the elegance coral, if you look earlier in the thread you will see the bubble coral I was looking for advice on! Sorry for the confusion.

 

[AlphaCasual]

I have made the decision to pull it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have made the decision to pull it.

Most important with this coral is water movement and light. Bubble corals do best with low to moderate flow which should be just enough to keep the bubbles moving slightly but ultimately, aim for gentle water movement. Anything more can actually damage this coral. This flow is needed for bubble to remove algae and debris as well as for feeding best at night as they use their sweeper tentacles to help catch food ditributed by this current.
Lower light keeps them happy and up to 150 PAR.
They require nitrates, phosphates, calcium, magnesium, and stable alkalinity especially Mag, alk and CA. regular water changes will help maintain these levels.
Lastly is feeding mentioned before. Good foods are : small pieces of shrimp, crab, brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, and small plankton

 

[AlphaCasual]

@vetteguy53081 as everything in my tank has been stable the only thing I can think of that has changed was me redoing my rocks and that may have changed the flow too much to agitate it. Other than that potentially bjd from the elegance but I still don't think that is the issue. I will order a better powerhead to give myself better control over the flow in the future and maybe wait until I get a bigger tank before adding a bubble coral again.