Please describe to me how typical corals behave in a day when they are happy and settled.
I’m obviously new to saltwater and I have an Evo 13.5 with green rodactis, pulsing zenias, duncans, red discosomas, a GSP and a kenya tree. There are also 2 oscellaris clown fish, 1 spot tail blenny, 1 trochus snail, 1 nassarius snail and 3 cerith snails.
The tank has been cycled since march, then fish added and about 6 weeks later, the corals, in 3-4 batches. So it’s been running 4 months since cycling.
I’m still trying to find my perfect light schedule and powerhead setting, but no matter what I do, and even if I don’t change anything for many days, it seems the corals are taking turns not being happy about something (and I have no idea what). When the light go on, one of my two duncans will shrink. Then a few hours later he will open about half of what he used to when I bought him. The other one doesn’t do any of that. The other that’s bothered opens up more at night (I’ve lowered the lights and it seems to have no effect). The GSP was very full at first, then seemed to lose fullness 2-3 weeks ago, then in2 days it was completely closed. It hasn’t opened at all the past 2-3 days. Never mind the acropora, it was my first coral and a test and it’s probably dead, I need to remove it.
The xenias will also sometimes shrink when the lights go on, but not always. Sometimes just one of the three do it. During the day, sometimes one will close for no apparent reason.
The kenya tree has shrunk a little bit since I got him. During the day it will sometimes close as well, then reopen, halfway or completely.
The only ones that never seem bothered are the mushrooms. The zenias also look very happy and full when they are not closing for whatever reason. All three of them have made many new polyps (not sure if the new growth are called polyps or not).
What’s going on ? Is this normal in a new tank or are one of the cuc members disturbing the corals (I have very seldom see them do it, but sometimes they are close to them) or is something else missing ?
I started dosing phytoplankton a few days ago and I’ve also added a bottle of copepods and tiger pods at the same time.
I make my own RO/Di water (0 TDS), I use red sea salt (blue bucket) and my parameters are :
PH : 7.8
Alk : 1.025
Nitrates : 0-5 ppm
KH : 8
Ammonia : 0
Nitrites : 0
Mag, calcium and phosphate I haven’t tested yet. I will buy some tests in the next few weeks.
So, tell me, how do typical corals behave in a stable tank ?
Here is a video taken 5 minutes ago. The lights were out and I turned them on just for the purpose of the video.
I’m obviously new to saltwater and I have an Evo 13.5 with green rodactis, pulsing zenias, duncans, red discosomas, a GSP and a kenya tree. There are also 2 oscellaris clown fish, 1 spot tail blenny, 1 trochus snail, 1 nassarius snail and 3 cerith snails.
The tank has been cycled since march, then fish added and about 6 weeks later, the corals, in 3-4 batches. So it’s been running 4 months since cycling.
I’m still trying to find my perfect light schedule and powerhead setting, but no matter what I do, and even if I don’t change anything for many days, it seems the corals are taking turns not being happy about something (and I have no idea what). When the light go on, one of my two duncans will shrink. Then a few hours later he will open about half of what he used to when I bought him. The other one doesn’t do any of that. The other that’s bothered opens up more at night (I’ve lowered the lights and it seems to have no effect). The GSP was very full at first, then seemed to lose fullness 2-3 weeks ago, then in2 days it was completely closed. It hasn’t opened at all the past 2-3 days. Never mind the acropora, it was my first coral and a test and it’s probably dead, I need to remove it.
The xenias will also sometimes shrink when the lights go on, but not always. Sometimes just one of the three do it. During the day, sometimes one will close for no apparent reason.
The kenya tree has shrunk a little bit since I got him. During the day it will sometimes close as well, then reopen, halfway or completely.
The only ones that never seem bothered are the mushrooms. The zenias also look very happy and full when they are not closing for whatever reason. All three of them have made many new polyps (not sure if the new growth are called polyps or not).
What’s going on ? Is this normal in a new tank or are one of the cuc members disturbing the corals (I have very seldom see them do it, but sometimes they are close to them) or is something else missing ?
I started dosing phytoplankton a few days ago and I’ve also added a bottle of copepods and tiger pods at the same time.
I make my own RO/Di water (0 TDS), I use red sea salt (blue bucket) and my parameters are :
PH : 7.8
Alk : 1.025
Nitrates : 0-5 ppm
KH : 8
Ammonia : 0
Nitrites : 0
Mag, calcium and phosphate I haven’t tested yet. I will buy some tests in the next few weeks.
So, tell me, how do typical corals behave in a stable tank ?
Here is a video taken 5 minutes ago. The lights were out and I turned them on just for the purpose of the video.