Elegance coral help

[muggle0981]

Bought this elegance about 3 weeks ago

not inflating last 2 weeks-staying like this

1.026 salinity
450 calcium
9.7 alk
Magnesium 1250
Nitrate bout 15
Phosphate are minimal

more flow?

More light but they are low par

 

[Nano sapiens]

In case you aren't aware, Elegance coral are prone to a type of 'wasting disease' where they stop opening up and deteriorate over the span of a few short weeks, unfortunately (especially those from the Indo-Pacific areas like Indonesia, Aussie sourced seems to be quite a bit better and would be the only ones I personally would purchase).

Not saying this is necessarily the case with yours, but something to be aware of.

Good video from Down Under:

 

[Uncle99]

Many are like the hellio-Fungia (long tentacles plates) which don’t last long even in perfect conditions.

 

[muggle0981]

Didnt realize that-i thought they were somewhat hearty

I try to only buy hearty corals to idiot proof my tank

would you pull it or let it deteoroate

 

[flashsmith]

I had 2 rather large ones at one time. Big enough to consume a fish. They did great for a few months then within a 2 week period they both wasted away. I wasn't aware of the issues mentioned above either. Scratched that one off my list.

 

[Lavey29]

Try direct feeding it. Low to moderate flow and light. Mine is in semi shaded area. Had it over a year and it is football size now.

 

[muggle0981]

Its definitely low to moderate flow

Ill try feeding it

 

[vetteguy53081]

Bought this elegance about 3 weeks ago

not inflating last 2 weeks-staying like this

1.026 salinity
450 calcium
9.7 alk
Magnesium 1250
Nitrate bout 15
Phosphate are minimal

more flow?

More light but they are low par

I feed mine chopped krill. 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 but rather where 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.

 

[homer1475]

Also to note.....

If it has a conical shaped stony structure for a base, push it into the sandbed so it polyp can lay out on the sandbed. This is how they are in nature. They do not like being whipped about where they can cut their polyp on the stony skeleton, but rather like to "lay open" on the sandbed.

I have found over the years, while they do like light, low light( Ijhave 2 that range from 50 par to 120 par), and low flow is best for their health.

 

[muggle0981]

Came home to this

Is it dead

 

[Tcook]

Came home to this

Is it dead

If you can get ahold of some ciprofloxacin you might try a bath. Nothing to loose. There is a recent thread with the instructions.