IS MY CORAL DYING??

Mr. Mojo Rising · Feb 4, 2022

Emma_fish said:
I’ve Got the Salinity down to 1.026 now at least according to my hydrometer, the only reason I got a hydrometer is because I’ve heard there are a lot of variables with a refractometer and lighting, angle, amount of water and many more things can affect results and everything has to be the exact same every time you test to get an accurate result
I’m hoping my corals can make a recovery, is it likely that they will?And would it be worth getting some coral food like reef roids and feeding them to help them recover?
Here are pictures of all of my coral today
Favia, chalice (I think that one is dead), acan, sponge and candy cane

Thats why we advise to never buy cheap in this hobby.... the cost of the refractometer plus the cost of the hydrometer is close to the cost of the hanna checker, which is the best of the best. (every one of us has been burned this way, a few times)

Dburr1014 · Feb 4, 2022

Emma_fish said:
I’ve Got the Salinity down to 1.026 now at least according to my hydrometer, the only reason I got a hydrometer is because I’ve heard there are a lot of variables with a refractometer and lighting, angle, amount of water and many more things can affect results and everything has to be the exact same every time you test to get an accurate result
I’m hoping my corals can make a recovery, is it likely that they will?And would it be worth getting some coral food like reef roids and feeding them to help them recover?
Here are pictures of all of my coral today
Favia, chalice (I think that one is dead), acan, sponge and candy cane

1st and 3rd picture are gone.
2nd picture looks like it's holding on but it needs some serious help. Need to keep the water as stable as you can.

Now, do yourself a favor, take that hydrometer to someone you know in the hobby. Someone who knows what there SG is and check there water with it. Even a LFS, ask them what there SG is. Mark your hydrometer with a sharpie. Cuz it could be wrong, but testing it against a true SG, at least you know where the mark is.

Emma_fish · Feb 4, 2022

Dburr1014 said:
1st and 3rd picture are gone.
2nd picture looks like it's holding on but it needs some serious help. Need to keep the water as stable as you can.

Now, do yourself a favor, take that hydrometer to someone you know in the hobby. Someone who knows what there SG is and check there water with it. Mark your hydrometer with a sharpie.

Thought my favia would be ok as it still has some purple colouration but I guess Salinity that high has really affected them
I don’t know anyone apart from the couple that run my lfs would that be ok ?

Dburr1014 · Feb 4, 2022

Emma_fish said:
Thought my favia would be ok as it still has some purple colouration but I guess Salinity that high has really affected them
I don’t know anyone apart from the couple that run my lfs would that be ok ?

I think your seeing coraline algae. That is purple to.
Reread my last post, I edited it.