Dramatic or cooked?

[LiveRockDaddy]

Sigh, it’s my pink Kenya again.

I think it’s dying. It’s been retracted for a week now. I moved it up on a homemade frag rack, out of the way of inhabitants.

Before and after pics, as well as most recent parameters.

It seems to have a reddish tint near the base? I can’t tell if it’s just shedding though.

Would a coral dip help it?

For reference: my Devil’s Hand is doing phenomenal.

TYIA

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hello!

Kenya tree is a lower light coral. It might be getting too much light.

What do you think?

 

[LiveRockDaddy]

Hello!

Kenya tree is a lower light coral. It might be getting too much light.

What do you think?

Light intensity hasn’t changed. Red circle is where it has been since December 5.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Oh I thought you said you moved it up in the tank?

 

[LiveRockDaddy]

Oh I thought you said you moved it up in the tank?

I moved it off the rock to the side of the tank on a frag rack after being in its current state for a week.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Ah ok I'm following now!

I will say that they are pretty resilient! Hopefully it bounces back.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I hope it hasn't entered the 'Going, Going, GONE!' stage. Keep us posted.

 

[LiveRockDaddy]

Ah ok I'm following now!

I will say that they are pretty resilient! Hopefully it bounces back.

Do you think a dip may help? I have some Carls Coral dip

 

[LiveRockDaddy]

Sadly, I think it has died, or is dying. It looks really bad.

 

[Shirak]

Your nutrients are low especially phosphate.

 

[LiveRockDaddy]

Your nutrients are low especially phosphate.

I’ll disagree as phosphates should be .03 to .08 to control algae.

 

[Shirak]

I’ll disagree as phosphates should be .03 to .08 to control algae.

.03 is too low to be certain you have phosphates. Test kits have a margin of error. Even the ULR Hanna has a .02+- and a 5% accuracy. .03ppm could be 0. Don't forget corals use the same nutrients that algae use. Controlling algae with low nutrients will control coral grow as well... in a negative way. CUC is a better way to go for algae control. I would recommend .05 - .1ppm range or even slightly higher for PO4 and 20-30ppm for NO3.

Your tank looks quite new and fish load is very light. Your corals are starving

 

[exnisstech]

I’ll disagree as phosphates should be .03 to .08 to control algae.

I control algae keeping phosphates as high as 0.9 which is as high I can test so maybe even higher. Never been below 0.35 in this tank. Only tanks I've ever had algae issues has been tanks with lower N and P