Scoly...help

[domination2580]

Ok so I noticed my scoly receding....I think it's because of the tank swap...but what do you guys think...ruling out all possibilities. Alk is 9.3, calcium is 480 no ammonia, no nitrite...

 

[Ljaus]

Got a photo of what it currently looks like? I'm guessing the tank swap might have it sooking or it's from the lights

 

[domination2580]

How did I forget the pic lol

 

[cloak]

Too much light perhaps? You might want to find the coral some shade for awhile and see how it responds. It doesn't necessarily have to be placed in the shadows, but putting it on the bottom and off to the side for a week or so might help. GL.

 

[domination2580]

Everything else is doing fine.

 

[domination2580]

Light is set at the same when I switched tanks. About the same placement

 

[Ljaus]

Too much light perhaps? You might want to find the coral some shade for awhile and see how it responds. It doesn't necessarily have to be placed in the shadows, but putting it on the bottom and off to the side for a week or so might help. GL.

+1 on this, i would move it to a lower light area

 

[Ljaus]

Light is set at the same when I switched tanks. About the same placement

I would still move it, definitely no harm it trying that

 

[Elementalj]

I would still move it, definitely no harm it trying that

+1 on moving it lower.

 

[Rick.45cal]

What are your NO3 and PO4 levels? My Scolymia is my indicator for when my NO3 or PO4 is getting low, they are VERY sensitive corals. If either NO3 or PO4 starts to approach 0 it gets pale and bleaches. They also do NOT like very much light! My tank is very bright (386 PAR on the sandbed of a 27" deep tank) my scolymia sits in the shade of one of my rocks, if it isn't in the shade it starts to bleach in areas. My guess is you have a combination of things going on there, likely starvation from lack of nitrate or phosphate, and too much light. They are also very easily damaged, so it is very possible that the move is also the cause. Mine has never recessed like that, but I can tell you from my experience, that it is far more sensitive than any of the SPS I have.

 

[JaimeAdams]

Is there algae growing on the sides of the skeleton that it is receding from?

 

[domination2580]

No3 amd undetectable since new tank. Phosphates I'm not sure....I've had it under lights about the same area before and did very well.

 

[domination2580]

Amd no algae growing yet.

 

[Ljaus]

Lps can become very sensitive to light when No3 and Po4 are extremely low. To give it a chance I would move it to the bottom, regardless of the light intensity being the same as before. It's not doing well now so it's the scollys best chance of recovery and the first thing that I would try

 

[domination2580]

Lps can become very sensitive to light when No3 and Po4 are extremely low. To give it a chance I would move it to the bottom, regardless of the light intensity being the same as before. It's not doing well now so it's the scollys best chance of recovery and the first thing that I would try

I moved it to the sand bed...on the side where not as much light

 

[Ljaus]

No problem, give it a couple of days and we what happens, if it begins to inflate more each day that's good, if not we will look again