I’m in a really though spot.
I bought an elegance coral for my nano reef a few days ago, not having known much about them at the time. After doing a lot of research, I learned about their sensitivity and susceptibility to ECS. I knew it was a mistake, especially when after moving it in my tank, it reacted very much, as shown:
I thought it was a goner. However, today, it’s back, and open better than it ever was.
Although nothing happened and I dodged a bullet once, I know of their low success rate, and simply fear that under my tank’s conditions, it will perish over time. I already called the LFS, and they’re more than willing to take it back from me. They did say, however, that they have a strict coral QT and aquaculture protocol, so the coral I bought should be completely free of ECS. I still, however, fear it will wither away in my small, relatively new and unstable, tank.
I’m conflicted. I love this coral so much. I’ve had it for less than a week, and it already is my favorite coral. It is the elegant centerpiece my tank was previously missing. I do not want to get rid of it. However, because of how much I love it, I would hate even more to see it slowly deteriorate. I feel like it is only responsible to allow someone with more experience and a more stable tank to take care for such a nice piece. Am I making the right call to bring it back to the LFS? If I do keep it, will I slowly see it die?
I bought an elegance coral for my nano reef a few days ago, not having known much about them at the time. After doing a lot of research, I learned about their sensitivity and susceptibility to ECS. I knew it was a mistake, especially when after moving it in my tank, it reacted very much, as shown:
I thought it was a goner. However, today, it’s back, and open better than it ever was.
I’m conflicted. I love this coral so much. I’ve had it for less than a week, and it already is my favorite coral. It is the elegant centerpiece my tank was previously missing. I do not want to get rid of it. However, because of how much I love it, I would hate even more to see it slowly deteriorate. I feel like it is only responsible to allow someone with more experience and a more stable tank to take care for such a nice piece. Am I making the right call to bring it back to the LFS? If I do keep it, will I slowly see it die?
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