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Also try bringing up your salinity to .025

Will do, it’s actually right in between the 24 and 25 so that should be easy. I do about a gallon a day for water change. I do it thru a AWC from auto aqua
 

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Are the candy cane stuck to the Rocks? You could try to save one or if there's any tissue in the other one both. I have a son Coral that I'm doing that with and I've got polyp extension after a couple weeks. I pull it out of the tank and put it in a container and squirt food on it every day and leave it for a couple hours. I come back periodically and squirt the bottom with my pipette to stir the food back up, so more will fall into the polyp openings. I went from no polyp extension to polyp extension with tentacle nubs.
 

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I have a pair of purple firefish as well. I thought I lost one and then 14 days later I saw her just chilling under a rock in the back. I also have one that swims around. Chances are if you didn't get a nitrate spike and your clean up crew isn't huddled around one spot, the other fire fish is still alive. But I won't by them again because of how timid and shy they are. As far as the lava rock goes, get an ICP test from bulkreefsupply.com. They're $50 and it will tell you exactly what you have (and don't have) as far as metals, etc. I think I have lava rock and my stuff is doing just fine.

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I have a pair of purple firefish as well. I thought I lost one and then 14 days later I saw her just chilling under a rock in the back. I also have one that swims around. Chances are if you didn't get a nitrate spike and your clean up crew isn't huddled around one spot, the other fire fish is still alive. But I won't by them again because of how timid and shy they are. As far as the lava rock goes, get an ICP test from bulkreefsupply.com. They're $50 and it will tell you exactly what you have (and don't have) as far as metals, etc. I think I have lava rock and my stuff is doing just fine.

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Marine Depot has them for $30 as well.
 
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Perfect, maybe my purple fire fish will come out. I’ll get the test. Love the tanks guys. Can’t wait until mine matures a bit more. Maybe the other fire fish will come out soon. I learned my lesson on those fish too. Way to timid
 

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