frogspawn acting weird

[traveldrop]

my frogspawn has been in my tank a long time and has never closed like this and my other one is doing fine so i don’t know what it could be parameters are all good

 

[Sharkbait19]

Exact numbers would help.
Might just be splitting or pooping. They close up when they do.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Agree that we need more information.
Btw, not a soft coral ;)

 

[traveldrop]

calcium 427
magnesium 1265
nitrite- 0
nitrate- 8
ammonia 0
ph 8
alkalinity- 155

Agree that we need more information.
Btw, not a soft coral ;)

 

[traveldrop]

calcium 427
magnesium 1265
nitrite- 0
nitrate- 8
ammonia 0
ph 8
alkalinity- 155

just tested my water

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

just tested my water

What unit of measurement is that Alk level?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

How long have you noticed it looking "weird"? As was previously mentioned, euphyllia can change for a variety of reasons. If it were my tank, I wouldn't worry until it was contracted for more than 48-72 hours... It could still be moody after that long, but if it's back to normal,you would have made changes for no reason.

 

[traveldrop]

How long have you noticed it looking "weird"? As was previously mentioned, euphyllia can change for a variety of reasons. If it were my tank, I wouldn't worry until it was contracted for more than 48-72 hours... It could still be moody after that long, but if it's back to normal,you would have made changes for no reason.

it’s been like this for like a day and a half

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Does it seem to be getting worse? Can you see the skeleton? (Is the flesh pulling away?)

 

[traveldrop]

Does it seem to be getting worse? Can you see the skeleton? (Is the flesh pulling away?)

it’s been getting worse thru out the day

 

[Apotack]

If you can’t find a cause, a water change and run some carbon Couldn’t hurt.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

it’s been getting worse thru out the day

Honestly, it's still puffy and evenly distributed within the polyps... I agree that a water change/carbon is a fine idea, but would not do anything more invasive than that right now.
Has your flow to that area changed AT ALL? This could be anything from you repositioning a powerhead to cleaning off some algae thereby making a pump run stronger...
I'm not trying to minimize the situation (frogspawn is my favorite coral as well), but it still just looks moody to me.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Obviously stress due to either water or something that changed in parameters.
What test kits are you using? Calcium is important for them as is lighting. You stated you had this guy a while. Any change in flow or lighting ?
My suspect - salinity or temperature warmed up.

 

[traveldrop]

Honestly, it's still puffy and evenly distributed within the polyps... I agree that a water change/carbon is a fine idea, but would not do anything more invasive than that right now.
Has your flow to that area changed AT ALL? This could be anything from you repositioning a powerhead to cleaning off some algae thereby making a pump run stronger...
I'm not trying to minimize the situation (frogspawn is my favorite coral as well), but it still just looks moody to me.

that’s probably what did it i cleaned my power heads and the flow got a little stronger

 

[traveldrop]

Obviously stress due to either water or something that changed in parameters.
What test kits are you using? Calcium is important for them as is lighting. You stated you had this guy a while. Any change in flow or lighting ?
My suspect - salinity or temperature warmed up.

i use a aqua spin to test my water and i don’t think it’s something with the water cause my other frogspawn is doing great

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

that’s probably what did it i cleaned my power heads and the flow got a little stronger

I would put money on that answer. Try moving it a little farther away from the flow and see if it opens back up.

 

[Donk18]

Your mag is a little low. Euphyllia tend to like higher mag 1350 plus. I would try and move it to a very low flow area to see if that is possibly the issue.