Please help. Sick coral.

[Jennyw]

We got it a week ago. It looked happy all week until last night. What's wrong? Can I do anything?

 

[Hemmdog]

What’s your parameters. What’s your light?

 

[Jennyw]

Working on testing right now. Light is biocube led stock lights

 

[Jennyw]

What’s your parameters. What’s your light?

Ammonia is...?.25 maybe? I'm changing water now... What percent? Would 20% be okay?

 

[Jennyw]

Okay. Did a 20% water change. I could add some activated charcoal (I have the kind I use for my fresh tank) if that would help?

 

[Whisperer]

Looks like it can use a little more flow. The clown may host it and may kill it in the process.

 

[Jennyw]

I think we've been over feeding. I'm feeling very guilty. ...

I put more flow on it and it looked worse. I can try, but it looked like it was breaking apart when I added more flow. But it isn't like a fire hose is squirting it.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

What's the nitrite at? Do you test the alkalinity, calcium or magnesium? While there won't be significant uptake with LPS it will be important to keep track of those numbers. You should always register 0 on ammonia.

 

[Jennyw]

What's the nitrite at? Do you test the alkalinity, calcium or magnesium? While there won't be significant uptake with LPS it will be important to keep track of those numbers. You should always register 0 on ammonia.

A couple days ago all was 9, calc was 450

 

[Hemmdog]

A couple days ago all was 9, calc was 450

Then I’m gonna say it’s your light. Because you do have coraline. I don’t know anyone using stock lights with lps.

 

[Jennyw]

Then I’m gonna say it’s your light. Because you do have coraline. I don’t know anyone using stock lights with lps.

I'm just trying to understand- the Coraline is bad? I don't follow...

 

[Hemmdog]

I'm just trying to understand- the Coraline is bad? I don't follow...

The coraline shows your tank parameters are fairly stable. So it’s not that. Meaning the issue is light or flow. But euphilla are tolarent of most flow types, so it has to be the light.

 

[Jennyw]

The coraline shows your tank parameters are fairly stable. So it’s not that. Meaning the issue is light or flow. But euphilla are tolarent of most flow types, so it has to be the light.

It was so sudden....I thought light problems would be slower