Candycane heads dropping out overnight.

[reeferforever]

Hi guys, My candycane has been losing heads overnight. Yesterday they were looking good but the next day they were coming out. Is there a reason? I dont have Live parameters but it wasnt bad last time i saw them (2 days ago)

 

[reeferforever]

(all my other coral are doing fine)

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Really need parameters for your tank
What about flow and lighting?
Do you have photos of the rest of your tank?
Is there anything that could potentially be bothering it? (fish, cuc)

You said, the candy cane was fine yesterday? Do you have any recent photos? It just seems odd how, in one day, it can be fine to be on the verge of being dead, especially with how much of the skeleton is showing. I'm wondering if it hasn't been doing good for some time now and it is now finally starting to loose the heads.

 

[reeferforever]

Really need parameters for your tank
What about flow and lighting?
Do you have photos of the rest of your tank?
Is there anything that could potentially be bothering it? (fish, cuc)

You said, the candy cane was fine yesterday? Do you have any recent photos? It just seems odd how, in one day, it can be fine to be on the verge of being dead, especially with how much of the skeleton is showing. I'm wondering if it hasn't been doing good for some time now and it is now finally starting to loose the heads.

I have a 16hd and low flow on him. about last week i did a blackout and a head fell out. I thought it was stress from the blackout so i disregarded it. i do have a cleaner shrimp that runs on the corals.

 

[reeferforever]

Really need parameters for your tank
What about flow and lighting?
Do you have photos of the rest of your tank?
Is there anything that could potentially be bothering it? (fish, cuc)

You said, the candy cane was fine yesterday? Do you have any recent photos? It just seems odd how, in one day, it can be fine to be on the verge of being dead, especially with how much of the skeleton is showing. I'm wondering if it hasn't been doing good for some time now and it is now finally starting to loose the heads.

Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:34
Salinity:1.026
Phosphate:0.2
Alk:8.3
Calcium:425
Magnesium/1447
Ph;7.9
This was the parameters 2 days ago.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The positioning doesn’t look good to be jammed in the corner like that. I imagine it is very low light and low flow. What intensity is your Prime?

 

[BryanM]

Probably need to take new parameters just so you can rule out tank chemistry.

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Agree with above not loving placement tank also looks fairly new?
Candy canes are pretty hardy so something is settling on
you need to retest alot can change I two days and what test kits are you using

 

[reeferforever]

Agree with above not loving placement tank also looks fairly new?
Candy canes are pretty hardy so something is settling on
you need to retest alot can change I two days and what test kits are you using

my tank is 1.5 years old, just new rock. I used aquaspin from my LfS.