Turbinaria problems

reefiniteasy · Oct 21, 2020

Here is my neon green Turbinaria. I have had it over a year. Polyps have not been extended since last weekend. Is this normal? I see what looks like new polyps beginning to burst through the surface or what may be tissue damage. All other corals are doing great, both sps and lps. Parameters are great as well. Does anyone have any idea what’s going on

Alk - 7.9dKH
Mg - 1455ppm
Ca - 485ppm
PO4 - .02
NO3 - 2ppm

fishguy242 · Oct 21, 2020

hi,i think looks great,along with rest of reef

just monitor for a week anything seems to worsen,come on back

ScubaFish802 · Oct 21, 2020

Your tank looks great by the way

JGT · Oct 21, 2020

fishguy242 said:
hi,i think looks great,along with rest of reef just monitor for a week anything seems to worsen,come on back

Agree. Looks vibrant and healthy. Params are spot on. Presume you haven’t moved him in tank so lighting par is same. Presume no new corals so no warfare going on. Just let it play out. Should be fine.

vetteguy53081 · Oct 21, 2020

Mag and ca slightly high. Verify salinity and assure you’re not getting a fakse reading.
Moderate light and water flow is all they ask

reefiniteasy · Oct 22, 2020

fishguy242 said:
hi,i think looks great,along with rest of reef just monitor for a week anything seems to worsen,come on back

Thank you, makes me feel better.

802ScubaFish said:
Your tank looks great by the way

Thank you!

JGT said:
Agree. Looks vibrant and healthy. Params are spot on. Presume you haven’t moved him in tank so lighting par is same. Presume no new corals so no warfare going on. Just let it play out. Should be fine.

The only warfare that takes place is between the bubble and frog. They are jerks.

vetteguy53081 said:
Mag and ca slightly high. Verify salinity and assure you’re not getting a fakse reading.
Moderate light and water flow is all they ask

Salinity is 1.026 as read by refractometer and Hanna pen. Mg and Ca have always been high. That’s where the AquaForest mixes. Actually the last box was 1530 Mg. The new box is less. I will double check salinity today after work to make sure. Maybe flow. You got me thinking, I had to adjust a pump last week. Hmmm...