Ok, so it's not really an emergency but I need some help. I got my trachyphyllia about 1 1/2 weeks ago. When I first got it, it would inflate fully during the day and then retract at night. I noticed last week (after a week) that it wasn't inflating as much anymore. This weekend I noticed that it was starting to bleach. It is still alive because it still inflates a bit, just not as much.
I moved it into a shaded area because I think it was getting too much light. Everything else in the tank is fully open and growing.
The tank is a Red Sea Max C-130 with the Steve's LED upgrade. The blue lights were set to 2400 (60%) and white is set to 1600 (40%). I also turned the blue down to 50%. The trachy is on the bottom (about 20" down with the sand depth).
Water is good. I have been chasing ALK a bit, it got down to 7.5 but I brought it back up slowly over 2 days to 8.5. Like I said, everything else is good.
Calcium is 400-410
PH is 8.0
Here is the trachy the day after I bought it.
Here it is today before moving.
Is it going to be OK? Any advice is appreciated.
I moved it into a shaded area because I think it was getting too much light. Everything else in the tank is fully open and growing.
The tank is a Red Sea Max C-130 with the Steve's LED upgrade. The blue lights were set to 2400 (60%) and white is set to 1600 (40%). I also turned the blue down to 50%. The trachy is on the bottom (about 20" down with the sand depth).
Water is good. I have been chasing ALK a bit, it got down to 7.5 but I brought it back up slowly over 2 days to 8.5. Like I said, everything else is good.
Calcium is 400-410
PH is 8.0
Here is the trachy the day after I bought it.
Here it is today before moving.
Is it going to be OK? Any advice is appreciated.