Coral possibly dying !

[Bayareareefer18]

No, but you did say that ammonia isn't a problem for corals, and then provided a quote that stated some might even like ammonia. If they like it, why not feed it to them?

I agree that the ALK is probably the problem and an ammonia reading of 0.25, depending on the test kit, probably isn't a problem either. You did say the "Ammonia not that big a deal for coral right?," which could be telling a new reefer that they don't need to be concerned with ammonia. Even in the last article that you linked, it stated that ammonia causes cell structure problems in coral, just like all other living organisms, though not at the levels typically seen in an aquarium. The problem is, what are these "typical levels?" Is it 0.2 ppm and lower, or is it 2.0 ppm or higher? I just think that telling a potentially new reefer that ammonia isn't a big deal for corals is dangerous. They don't have the same experience that someone like RHF or Jake Adam's has.

Again, I agree with you that the ALK is probably the culprit in the OP's situation, along with stability issues.

I suppose I could have worded that comment differently. What I meant is, from what I understood, ammonia may not be "that" big of a deal... Ideally do we want to suscept coral to ammonia? No not if we can help it.

Definitely had no intention of steering the OP, or anyone else for that matter, the wrong direction.

The beauty of this forum is many different takes on things and hopefully the accumulation of all of it together can provide the correct answers and course of action for those in need.

I'm no Jake Adam's or RHF myself but I do try to absorb as much info as possible from as many different points of view as possible.

 

[HCl+NaHO=]

All my levels seem to have been leveling out so what I'm wondering is is this Coral healthy and growing

You can actually see the flatworms in this pic

If the tank doesn’t kill it. They will

 

[Juscuziam]

I noticed today that on the tips of the coral inside the holes there are florescent buds. I have a magnifying glass on the side of the tank and looking at it closely you see small green dots inside the holes. Some of the white color seems to be browning where it used to be white. Even without the glass you can see little green specs inside the holes. Can coral grow back ? Also I have a brain coral and its doing well, when I feed it little tentacles come out and the color is bright and puffy. My ammonia is still 0.2 but all other levels are par. What else should I test for? Im going to post some clearer pics just hard with the lighting

I appreciate all your help. I took these corals as the seller gave them to me for free as he was out of the hobby and selling it so better to try and save them rather then getting tossed in the trash

Voice texting as im working so sorry in advance for the grammar

I will take a better pic tonight with a good camera and post

 

[Juscuziam]

I noticed today that on the tips of the coral inside the holes there are florescent buds. I have a magnifying glass on the side of the tank and looking at it closely you see small green dots inside the holes. Some of the white color seems to be browning where it used to be white. Even without the glass you can see little green specs inside the holes. Can coral grow back ? Also I have a brain coral and its doing well, when I feed it little tentacles come out and the color is bright and puffy. My ammonia is still 0.2 but all other levels are par. What else should I test for? Im going to post some clearer pics just hard with the lighting

I appreciate all your help. I took these corals as the seller gave them to me for free as he was out of the hobby and selling it so better to try and save them rather then getting tossed in the trash

Voice texting as im working so sorry in advance for the grammar

I will take a better pic tonight with a good camera and post

So I noticed today that they are little green polyps growing inside the holes of the coral where the tips are and even in the parts that are white there is also green polyps growing in the middle. Should I frag it or let

 

[Tamberav]

Leave it be imo. It is trying to recover from being badly bleached.

 

[Juscuziam]

Ok great, I'm super impressed I thought it would never come back being a new tank setup. Today the little green polyps have spread to more branches almost everyone has a green spot inside and when feeding they stick out a bit. Alkalinity is 7 and I've ordered a apex doser and trident. Trident will take about a month but I can monitor the dosages and add when needed.

 

[Juscuziam]

 

[Juscuziam]

As of today