Open brain coral position and flow

[Guss]

Hi guys , I got a open brain coral yesterday , I feel like it’s still not opening up of is flesh is still retracting, I placed it on the bottom corner of my tank and on the opposite side I have a sicce nano 200 wave maker . My tank is the nano max xl cube . Is the flow considered strong flow on the coral . I’ll post pic to make more sense , got a plate coral at the same time and and 3 euphyllia corals and they all seem ok. Just worried about the brain if I should wait for move it .

 

[eqbal9947]

I like to have it to where the flesh slightly moves.
How mature is your tank? took me awhile before i could keep them alive.

 

[Guss]

I like to have it to where the flesh slightly moves.
How mature is your tank? took me awhile before i could keep them alive.

Been about 7 month or so , everything else seems ok plate coral zoas and euphyllia and candy cane gsp and cloves. I just got it yesterday night . But haven’t seen the flesh really expand , to be honest even when I bought it i didn’t notice how much the flesh expands >.< got 4 corals at the same time . Had to drive to another city to get them and was in a hurry. Usually how long dose it take for them to acclimate to a new tank ?

 

[eqbal9947]

Been about 7 month or so , everything else seems ok plate coral zoas and euphyllia and candy cane gsp and cloves. I just got it yesterday night . But haven’t seen the flesh really expand , to be honest even when I bought it i didn’t notice how much the flesh expands >.< got 4 corals at the same time . Had to drive to another city to get them and was in a hurry. Usually how long dose it take for them to acclimate to a new tank ?

It really depends on the trachy.
I would wait a bit before panciking though.
Low light and low flow, if you see any skeleton through the flesh, the flow is too much.
I would also do an ICP test.
I dont know if theres a coincidence, but i had a hard time keeping them alive and then changed my salt and they became alot happier.

 

[Guss]

It really depends on the trachy.
I would wait a bit before panciking though.
Low light and low flow, if you see any skeleton through the flesh, the flow is too much.
I would also do an ICP test.
I dont know if theres a coincidence, but i had a hard time keeping them alive and then changed my salt and they became alot happier.

I have the light on acclimation on 15% just worried about the flow I’ll keep it for a day and if the skeleton still showing I’ll move it , ty

 

[VintageReefer]

Low flow and low light

They can take a few days to adjust and in my experience sand getting in those skeletal ridges will cause infection and kill them. I no longer place trachy, lobo, symphyllia on the sand. I use coral risers to keep them elevated just above the sand

 

[eqbal9947]

Low flow and low light

They can take a few days to adjust and in my experience sand getting in those skeletal ridges will cause infection and kill them. I no longer place trachy, lobo, symphyllia on the sand. I use coral risers to keep them elevated just above the sand

really good advice, the sand will slowly degrade the tissue and then theyre prone to infections,
I putty mine to ceramic plates and dust some sand on the plate so it cant be seen when the trachy is fluffy

 

[VintageReefer]

really good advice, the sand will slowly degrade the tissue and then theyre prone to infections,
I putty mine to ceramic plates and dust some sand on the plate so it cant be seen when the trachy is fluffy

I use eco rock mounts. They are live rock mounds with a hole for a frag plug

I use these all over for anything I want slightly out of the sand

 

[Guss]

I can’t tell if it’s doing better or how fleshy it should be . I seems to be ok u can c the skeleton outline a bit but not sure if it’s that way ,or it should not show at all seem there some flesh on it ,it’s just the out line of the skeleton

 

[VintageReefer]

I would leave it and feed it every 2 or 3 days, usually they prefer to eat late at night after tank lights have been off for a while, and it should poof up more